Graco Nautilus, Britax Decathlon, Radian -- 3 across 3rd row PICS!!!!

[Gypsy]

The models ~

2YO (will be three Monday), 33 pounds, 39 inches -- Even with the 2nd from the bottom slots in the Nautilus, barely above the 2nd from the top slots on the Decathlon.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1720.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1722.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1724.jpg

7YO, 55 pounds, 50 inches, shoulders are slightly above the top Radian slots, has an inch or so until reaching the top slots in the Nautilus.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1730.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1731.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1732.jpg

An inch or more to grow
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1734.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1729.jpg

Leg support
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1740.jpg

Three across 3rd row of 2006 Kia Sedona ~ Graco Nautilus, Britax Decathlon, Radian!

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1737.jpg


Defrost & I had a lot of fun today & though it was work, those 3 HWH seats were so much fun to install!!!

Here are 5 seats/vest safely installed in my van
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1738.jpg


My daughter's review? "it's comfortable, but would be more comfortable if it was pink"
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Nautilus/IMG_1744.jpg


Thanks Defrost for taking the pics and spending the day with me working a seat check, shopping for a G. Naughty, and working with me to get those three across my 3rd row. Simply amazing! I love you :love:

[Defrost]

Aw, :love: you too! Thanks for buying me a G-Naughty. ;)

We've got to see how it installs in the third row of my Mazda 5, though!

[LuvBug03]

would be more comfortable if it were pink lol!!!

thanks :love:

[jdubsm]

LOL at your daughter's review. Sounds like the same one one of my girls would give.

I'm glad you found your GN today and that you didn't have to hunt too much. It's also good you got on the road when you did and made it home before this storm hit.

Great to meet you both today.

[crunchierthanthou]

thanks. It's cool to see it fitting 3 across. :)

does she have as much room in the van as she does in the house?

[Gypsy]

thanks. It's cool to see it fitting 3 across. :)

does she have as much room in the van as she does in the house?

I'll check tomorrow. It was snowing earlier and everyone was cold, so we were trying to quickly get the pictures taken.

[crunchierthanthou]

It was snowing earlier and everyone was cold, so we were trying to quickly get the pictures taken.

you, my friends, have a problem. ;)

[Gypsy]

you, my friends, have a problem. ;)

You need not tell us. We already know. There does not yet exist a 12 step program for those of us obsessed with child advocacy & safety which does, of course, include being passionate about child passenger safety.

Maybe we should start a group for people like us? Hmmm, maybe on the internet? we could call it www.car-seat.org ??? All in favor, raise your right hand. I'll count.

[Jewels]

You need not tell us. We already know. There does not yet exist a 12 step program for those of us obsessed with child advocacy & safety which does, of course, include being passionate about child passenger safety.

Maybe we should start a group for people like us? Hmmm, maybe on the internet? we could call it www.car-seat.org ??? All in favor, raise your right hand. I'll count.

:ROTFLMAO:

~Raising right hand :D

[JoyJoy]

I love these photos. I am so wanting that seat more each time I see it. I could fit my 8 year old in it. She is about the height of your DD but she is not even 50 pounds yet. She is only 48 pounds. I am so siked. I have a nearly 7 year old who is 38 pounds. Oh the options it has. I am so glad for these pics. I never wanted a seat so bad LOL. I am so addicted to this car seat thing too. I have truly seen the light thanks to this site. :thumbsup:

[Defrost]

you, my friends, have a problem. ;)

Pot? This is kettle - you're black! :ROTFLMAO:

[HEVY]

Is it safe for the seat in the middle back to be overlapping the Radian like that, it's also slanted because it's on the Radian. Does that pose a problem if there's an accident, like the child hitting the middle seat? Was there a way to put the middle seat in the captains seat and since there is a middle shoulder belt in the back put the vest? Or maybe put the vest in the middle and the seats in any other configuration. I think I would have tried to put the booster, vest and Radian in the back and the GN and BD in the front, It seems that ya'll worked at it awhile so maybe this was the only way to get secure fits, so I'm basically just wondering. :) Ds looks comfy in the GN but your dd looks like the legs may be an issue, the support ends at a few inches from the knee.

[mom2riley]

Great pictures, you 2 are awesome with all your seat pics. Now I want the GN even more. :rolleyes:

[Gypsy]

Is it safe for the seat in the middle back to be overlapping the Radian like that, it's also slanted because it's on the Radian. Does that pose a problem if there's an accident, like the child hitting the middle seat? Was there a way to put the middle seat in the captains seat and since there is a middle shoulder belt in the back put the vest? Or maybe put the vest in the middle and the seats in any other configuration. I think I would have tried to put the booster, vest and Radian in the back and the GN and BD in the front, It seems that ya'll worked at it awhile so maybe this was the only way to get secure fits, so I'm basically just wondering. :) Ds looks comfy in the GN but your dd looks like the legs may be an issue, the support ends at a few inches from the knee.

The Decathlon isn't tilted because it's on the Radian, it's tilted because it's a split bench back there and it's just tilted a bit, the same way that seats can be safely tilted a bit when installed on any seat, sometimes there are just bumps in the seat cushion that prevent it from being perfectly straight. It's not unsafe. Each seat is installed independently of each other, in fact I was able to slide my finger between the Radian and the Decathlon all the way from the top to the bottom of both seats.

[Gypsy]

About possibly putting the vest in the center back...

I am not comfortable putting a child with zero SIP in between two kids with seats that have hard shells that the child in the vest's head would bash into in a crash. It's out of my comfort zone.

[HEVY]

Makes sense. :thumbsup:

[Gypsy]

Oh, the reason we did this is because Debbie and I have a BFF who is having surgery tomorrow, and I will have her kids several times this week.

In the G. Naughty will be my 7YO
In the Decathlon will be my almost 3YO (too big to RF)
In the Radian will be my friends 2YO (too big to RF)
In the Ride Safer Vest will be her almost 6YO
In a booster (not the pink one!) will be her 9YO.

I needed to be able to get 3 harnessed kids in back, or at least 2 harnessed kids so I could buckle a booster, and this was just going to be quicker for getting them all in and out. I can fold down the captains chair with the RSTV on it to access the 3rd row to help the kids get buckled, then pop it back up and put the almost 6YO in it and go.

[remken]

Is anyone else jealous because they don't have a friend like Debbie and Gypsy that would try out seats with them.

[keri1292]

I w-w-want a carseat friend! :crying:

I love that they fit in the 3rd row! I haven't tried 3 in my Windstar because it looks utterly impossible. Maybe 3 Radians. Maybe.

[Holly]

Would the Nautilus fit outboard next to a RF Radian in the center?

[Auntie2Avi]

I w-w-want a carseat friend! :crying:

Me too!!! Does anyone who lives near me want to come play? Avi's mother doesn't understand the fun in it, plus she doesn't have any new seats that I could try.

[Gypsy]

Is anyone else jealous because they don't have a friend like Debbie and Gypsy that would try out seats with them.

Awwww! If you want to come here, we will play with carseats with you!

[Gypsy]

I w-w-want a carseat friend! :crying:

I love that they fit in the 3rd row! I haven't tried 3 in my Windstar because it looks utterly impossible. Maybe 3 Radians. Maybe.

I LOVE my van! It's awesome!

[Gypsy]

Would the Nautilus fit outboard next to a RF Radian in the center?

No.

The passenger outboard seat is bigger than the drivers outboard seat -- this is common in most benches with 3 seating positions.

The Radian installs off center because of the split bench, it's too close to the drivers outboard seat, no other seat would fit there -- a vest maybe. The Decathlon doesn't have that same issue, it installs well (still a bit off center) but it leaves enough room for the Radian. We did try the Radian in the center with the Decathlon outboard drivers side, but it wouldn't work. There also wouldn't be enough room for a Radian center with a Radian drivers outboard. Passenger outboard would accommodate almost any seat other than a Regent for three across.

[ZephyrBlue]

Is anyone else jealous because they don't have a friend like Debbie and Gypsy that would try out seats with them.

Yeeesss! I'm jealous, too :( I wish I could play car seats with someone.

*pout*

[Mama!]

I LOVE my van! It's awesome!

I love my S edona too! Thank you for the pics!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Gypsy]

I'll check tomorrow. It was snowing earlier and everyone was cold, so we were trying to quickly get the pictures taken.

She did NOT have as much room, it was significantly less, however she still had a solid .5-.75 inch. The seat is also in recline mode for more comfort, I bet she would have more in full upright mode which I will gladly try after this week is over.

I also measured the highest slot on the Decathlon (16-16.5") the Radian (17") and the Nautilus (18-18.5"). People tend to measure things differently, so I figured while I was out there, with all three seats I could measure them.

[JoyJoy]

I showed my 6 year old these pics. She will be 7 next month. I told her see that 7 year old is in a car seat. She said no that is not a car seat its a booster seat with straps. :D Ok then that works call it what you want but it would be great if I can get two of them. I would so put them to use. Thanks again my DD responded well too it. More then likely because it looks like her booster she has.:thumbsup: but with straps.

[Gypsy]

I showed my 6 year old these pics. She will be 7 next month. I told her see that 7 year old is in a car seat. She said no that is not a car seat its a booster seat with straps. :D Ok then that works call it what you want but it would be great if I can get two of them. I would so put them to use. Thanks again my DD responded well too it. More then likely because it looks like her booster she has.:thumbsup: but with straps.

Awww! So glad my daughter could help! I'll tell her tomorrow, she will be thrilled!