There are a lot of threads about 3 across, but I haven't found quite what I needed.
I've got a 2010 Prius. Once every week or two, we transport our young friend and all of her children. Mom is fairly large, so needs the front seat, leaving us with the backseat for all three kids.
Child 1: Age 5, perhaps 50 pounds.
Child 2: Age 3, just over 50 pounds (yes, really)
Child 3: Age 18 months, perhaps 30 pounds
I own one Diono R120. The youngest child usually rides in a Cosco Scenera, rear facing. But we need our own seats, so I can install them in advance.
We tried the Diono in the outboard side, the Scenera in the center, and a Cosco high back booster on the other side. Resounding failure. I won't even tell you what came next - it won't happen again.
One option is to buy two more R120s. They hold every one of these kids, they have high weight limits, and they're narrow. But they're expensive and heavy. I'm hoping to put the two younger children in Diono 120s, and get a narrow booster for the 5 year old.
1. Should I bite the bullet and put them all in Diono seats?
2. If I go with a booster, what's the narrowest one out there?
3. Have any of you put two Diono side by side with a booster in a Prius? What's the best configuration?
Thanks everyone!
Toby McAdams
CPS tech in Minnesota
I've got a 2010 Prius. Once every week or two, we transport our young friend and all of her children. Mom is fairly large, so needs the front seat, leaving us with the backseat for all three kids.
Child 1: Age 5, perhaps 50 pounds.
Child 2: Age 3, just over 50 pounds (yes, really)
Child 3: Age 18 months, perhaps 30 pounds
I own one Diono R120. The youngest child usually rides in a Cosco Scenera, rear facing. But we need our own seats, so I can install them in advance.
We tried the Diono in the outboard side, the Scenera in the center, and a Cosco high back booster on the other side. Resounding failure. I won't even tell you what came next - it won't happen again.
One option is to buy two more R120s. They hold every one of these kids, they have high weight limits, and they're narrow. But they're expensive and heavy. I'm hoping to put the two younger children in Diono 120s, and get a narrow booster for the 5 year old.
1. Should I bite the bullet and put them all in Diono seats?
2. If I go with a booster, what's the narrowest one out there?
3. Have any of you put two Diono side by side with a booster in a Prius? What's the best configuration?
Thanks everyone!
Toby McAdams
CPS tech in Minnesota