Our Review of the Eddie Bauer Designer 22 infant car seat
The Eddie Bauer Designer 22 Infant Car Seat is a basic infant car seat – comparable to those offered by Graco – with a signature plush Eddie Bauer exterior, and the added convenience of an in-car base. Equipped with LATCH, this Eddie Bauer baby seat can also be installed using conventional seatbelts. The carrier handle has a soft foam grip for comfort, and an adjustable canopy with a covered window provides shade for your baby and visibility for you.
The length and fit of the Designer 22 car seat's 5-point harness is easy to adjust in the back of the shell. A lever on the back of the seat allows you to release the seat from the base, and it locks back into the base with just a push and a click.
Like all infant carseats today, the Eddie Bauer Designer 22 has a weighted base that the infant carrier locks into. If you must frequently switch your carseat back and forth between several family cars, or find it easier to keep your baby in the infant carrier than take them in and out of a harness, this is the feature for you.
The base of the Designer 22 reclines easily into three positions, so you will always have the proper angle for installation. Additional bases (maybe for dad or grandma's cars) are available as well, making it easier to switch the carseat easily between vehicles. Without the base, you can still transfer the carseat from one car to another by using the vehicle's seatbelt – but it is much, much easier to install an infant seat with a base. The no-thread belt path makes buckling the baseless carrier a snap.
The comfort factor for Eddie Bauer carseats is equivalent to Graco infant seats. While quite safe and comfortable, the Eddie Bauer Designer 22 is not as thickly padded as the Chicco Key Fit or the Compass I-410.
New for 2007
Car seat specs
- Min child weight
- 5 lbs.
- Max child weight
- 22 lbs.
- Max harness weight capacity
- 22 lbs.
- Min child height
- 19"
- Max child height
- 29"
- Max 5-pt harness child height capacity
- 26"
Car seat dimensions
- Seat Base / Foot Width
- 18"
- Seat height
- 15.25"
- Interior seat back height
- 19"
- Bottom to lowest harness slot
- 9.5"
- Bottom to highest harness slot
- 12"
- Seat weight (without base)
- 8 lbs.
- Base weight (without seat)
- 5 lbs.
- New colors for 2007
- Front adjutment mechanism for the harness
- Woven poly-cotton cover
- Poly-propylene molded shell
- Easy-to-use LATCH system
- Works with conventional seatbelts
- 3 position adjustable base
- 5 point harness
- Can be installed without base
- No-thread belt path for easy vehicle installation
- Comes with full wrap cover











