One of the interesting things about traveling abroad is how different baby equipment can be and that included availability. While in Japan, we found that a 'baby chair' was simply a tall bar-stool type thing with no straps -- not a great option for our wiggly 12 month old. We made do with that chair by wedging it up against a table leg, but poor girl was constantly slipping and sliding down and generally looking uncomfortable.
When we decided to travel to India, I talked to a friend who told me that high chairs were few and far between and also (and by the way, this is not country-specific) not always clean. With the memory of Japan still fresh in our minds, I went searching online for a solution and after some research, decided to purchase the Munchkin travel booster seat. We used the seat extensively in India and also at the grandparents', making it possible to avoid buying a high chair for their place as we only visit a couple times a year
I chose the Munchkin seat because of a) the price, b) I liked the look of it, the c) the sturdy legs, d) the ease of folding it up into a carry case, and e) the extra storage for placemats, food, etc. The seat fits nicely into a suitcase and isn't very heavy, maybe less than a couple pounds. The one downside is that it doesn't have arm straps, only straps for the lap, but we saw that as an improvement over nothing at all! Another issue with this travel seat is that the chair you install it in needs to have a high back otherwise it will not work properly as the back of the booster is not particularly sturdy or supportive.
When we decided to travel to India, I talked to a friend who told me that high chairs were few and far between and also (and by the way, this is not country-specific) not always clean. With the memory of Japan still fresh in our minds, I went searching online for a solution and after some research, decided to purchase the Munchkin travel booster seat. We used the seat extensively in India and also at the grandparents', making it possible to avoid buying a high chair for their place as we only visit a couple times a year
I chose the Munchkin seat because of a) the price, b) I liked the look of it, the c) the sturdy legs, d) the ease of folding it up into a carry case, and e) the extra storage for placemats, food, etc. The seat fits nicely into a suitcase and isn't very heavy, maybe less than a couple pounds. The one downside is that it doesn't have arm straps, only straps for the lap, but we saw that as an improvement over nothing at all! Another issue with this travel seat is that the chair you install it in needs to have a high back otherwise it will not work properly as the back of the booster is not particularly sturdy or supportive.
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