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    No re-thread harness suggestions

    Hello, CarSeat experts, it's been a few years since I last posted. I am a daycare provider and my much-beloved carseats are set to expire one by one over the next couple of years, beginning with one that expired in August, and the next (a Scenara) to expire in December. The market has changed...
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    Question Quick-Reference Seat List

    Hi, Everyone, I haven't been on this board for a while. I recall there used to be a sticky-post at the top of the Canadian forum that listed available seats in Canada, with their specs, including shoulder harness height and ff and rf weight limits. Did I miss it, or is it somewhere else now...
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    Question Tall 2-year-old

    Hi, I posted over a year ago about my sister-in-law's gigantic baby, who outgrew his RF carseat by weight (30 pounds) before he was a year old or walking. She didn't take my offer of a Truefit, they were so eager to turn him so they could drive without their knees under their chins. :( She...
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    Question Scenara Chest Clip

    I've been slowly replacing my daycare car seats over the last 2 years, and my last remaining seat from my own kids will expire this December. I already have Radians and Truefits galore, (oh, how I wish for a hybrid of those), and one Scenera. I need an inexpensive narrow seat that rear-faces...
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    Vent I'm ruined for garage sales!

    This weekend I went browsing through The Great Glebe Garage Sale, our city's most highly attended and densest sale of the year. It's in the residential area just south of the downtown core - hundreds of thousands of people, and traffic is gridlocked for the entire day... Apparently I am ruined...
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    News In the News today - accident

    Reading this really shook me for some reason - felt so close to home. I hope the mom is recovering... Poor woman. But smart - "Ottawa paramedics said the 29-year-old woman was taken to hospital with a fractured pelvis, a fractured lower leg and internal injuries. She remained in serious...
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    Question Previously owned seat advice

    A very close friend of mine is offering to sell me her two Radians, DOM Nov 23, 2007 - rated to 65 pounds. I know the history, in fact I recommended them to her when her twins passed 40 pounds - the plan was for me to buy them when the boys move up to boosters - which is now. I'm wondering...
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    News Ad on CJOH in Ottawa...

    I haven't been watching tv much lately, so this may be an old topic... I just caught the tale-end of an ad spot during the news tonight, in Ottawa, on CJOH. It said something to the effect of "car-seats and booster seats save lives, but only if they are used correctly". Then my daughters got...
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    Question Pathetically stupid Safestop question

    Hi, I found the answer - but I want to be doubly sure... I'm switching my Radian (48) from a 45 pound daycare child to a 32 pound daycare kid, (still forward facing). I haven't used the safestop in forever... now I look to find it, and I stupidly have both safestops tucked away together -...
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    Question Heavy 12-month-old - how to rear-face

    Hello, all: My sister-in-law in Kitchener is blessed with a very hefty little boy. He is almost 12 months, weighs 28.5 pounds, and is not yet walking. He was following the 95th percentile curve very nicely, then suddenly shot up off the chart at his most recent well-baby checkup. I have...
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    Carseats in the News

    Hi - anyone else read Dear Abby? Has this already been posted? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucda/20090914/lf_ucda/parentswagetugofwarovertoddlerscarseat This letter was posted on Dear Abby's news feed on Monday. I would love to jump on it and use it as a great opportunity to promote not only safety...
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    Thinking and re-thinking these carseat options

    Hi Again! You've all been a fantastic help, in this, the year that I need to replace all my daycare carseats. I'm having a huge turnaround in daycare kids, and my best-laid carseat configuration plans never seems to survive the first encounter with the little enemies. *grin* I had 3 carseats...
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    5-year-old sentenced to traffic class

    No mention of a car-seat anywhere. :( But I wish more 5-year-olds would be offered this class! We could create an army of miniature safety-conscious car-seat experts! http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090605/koddities/oddity_kiddie_traffic_class LOS LUNAS, N.M. - A New Mexico...
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    Centre Shoulder Seat-belt

    Is it possible, and is there a rule or trick, to installing a car-seat in the middle (centre) space of a 3rd row bench? It's a 2007 Kia with one of those 60/40 split benches. There are 2 sets of UAS anchors, but they're both centred in their respective portion of the seat - so the...
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    Installation Questions - Truefit Lockoff

    Hi, I received some awesome advice a few weeks ago, and currently have 2 rainchecks for purchasing the Truefit at Zellers. These will be to accomodate daycare kids during the week, *and* my own twin 6-year-olds during the evenings and weekends. (Thanks for the awesome suggestion, Cat!) I was...
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    SK Radian New Design - Canada?

    Hello, Further to my last post here: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?p=781400 I have been trying to track down sources for the Sunshine Kids Radian. I noticed a thread on here somewhere (can't find it now) describing and photographing a new design with side bars and a narrower foot. I...
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    Recommendations

    Three of my carseats are expiring in December, and I use them for my home daycare, so I will be replacing them at some point this year. First - For my back row in my van, I will probably need two SK Radians for my back seat (I have a Radian 48 that's still good) so I can fit 3 across. I'm in...
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    Booster Seat Widths

    Hi, Does anyone have information on which are the narrowest booster seats on the Canadian market? I currently have 2 Cleks from Canadian Tire, I think they measure 14.5 inches in width. I'm curious to know if I have any other narrow options, either backless or high back boosters. I'm in a...
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    Transporting booster seat by air

    I am travelling via Air Canada within Canada in the next week. I would like to transport my two CLEK booster seats for my daughters to use in cars and taxis when I reach British Columbia. The dimensions of the CLEK are small (5" X 16" X 14.5"). This seems to exceed the "one personal article"...
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    Travelling by air with a child over 40 pounds

    I wanted to check in to see what the standard way of air travel is for a child over 40 pounds who uses a booster seat with lap/shoulder belt in a car. I know that the booster cannot be used without a lap/shoulder belt, so is no good for on flights - are the seats small enough that they make do...

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