We originally puchased this car seat with the OshKosh padding. When we needed a second car seat, we purchased a Graco and found it difficult to tighten the harness when it was being used rear facing, so we went out and purchased a second Evenflo Triumph 5. Since our daughter is small for her age, she will be rear facing for a while longer and this harness is so easy to use since the tightening cranks are on the sides. The padding is very thick, our daughter is so comfortable in it, she falls asleep almost instantly. My only concern is to see how well she will fit in it when she is 18 months old, if she is so comfortable in it now