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    Kudos to Britax Canada customer service

    I bought a Parkway booster last year at TRU (the last Parkway available in Canada, I think!) and it never worked properly, meaning that it wouldn't stay at the right height no matter what. So I figured I was stuck with duck taping it in place, or whatever. I was cleaning out my desk and found...
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    New Maxi Cosi booster at TRU

    Has anyone seen this or hear of this? http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=3257700&cp=2582972&parentPage=family&locale=en_CA Looks neat!
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    Do you own winter tires?

    For those of you who live in cold climates, do you have winter tires? I just bought mine last week (Pirelli Wintercarving, they're amazing!). We're in the middle of a huge storm (nearly 12 inches of snow and it's still falling) and well, it seems like a good topic to bring up. I live in the...
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    What's your driving record?

    So here we are being carseat fanatics in case we get involved in an accident, so our wee ones will have the most protection. But to me, the #1 protection is simply not getting into an accident. Driving defensively, maintaining my car, buying snow tires in cold climes (just did last week), etc...
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    Seats that RF past 30 lbs?

    I know some Cosco seats used to be labelled RF to 35 lbs. Are there any seats that will RF past 30 lbs in Canada? I just checked DS#2's growth curve and it looks like he will hit 30 lbs at around 15 months... a tad too soon for my liking. I know his weight gain can slow down at this point...
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    Longer buckle for Radian

    Can I get a longer buckle for my 2 Radians? My kiddos are growing fast and it gets harder and harder to fish out the buckle underneath them, let alone buckle it. I remember reading something about a longer buckle... does it exist, and where can I get one? TIA!
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    Some hospitals take CPS seriously

    I was out for a walk with baby and I just bumped into an acquaintance doing the same with baby #4... and of course we got into talking about baby gear. She had a brand new Graco Snugride which she told me the hospital basically made her buy to leave the hospital. A CPS-trained person (not a...
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    Poll: seat sightings

    I'm wondering if the Dorel seats are as popular elsewhere as they are here... I swear almost every seat I see installed in a car (I admit I'm a gawker) is the Alpha Omega. Just about everyone I know owns one in some form or other (Elite, Eddie Bauer, etc). Britax sightings are very rare here...
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    Belly pad on Radian

    Can I take this thing off? I find it quite annoying when buckling in the kids and I question its utility... what does it really do for my nearly 4 year old and her 2 1/2 year old brother (besides aggravate their mother, that is)?
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    silly poll... baby on board sign?

    I keep wavering on this one... on the one hand, it seems like a good idea to let other drivers know that you've got a small passenger on board, to be careful around your precious bundle, and on the other hand it seems, well, silly, but I'm not sure exactly why. So, are you for or against Baby...
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    3 across in a BMW X3

    I'm asking this for a friend who's expecting baby #3. She has 2 kids age 5 and 2 1/2 FF in huge Eddie Bauer seats (something like the AO, I guess) and she knows she'll have to buy new seats anyway. The 5 year old is nowhere near booster minimum weight, so she needs 2 FF harnessed seats (I was...
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    3 across in my new VW Rabbit!!!

    They said it couldn't be done... but here it is! I must confess the seats are not as rock solid as I'd like them to be (they don't feel like they're welded to the car) but there's less than 1" of movement at the beltpath for each seat. I've spent several hours trying different configurations...
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    Silly poll... how many seats?

    OK, I was counting today how many seats I had bought over the past 3 1/2 years (DD's age)... 8! For 3 kids in 2 cars. 10 seats! Graco Snugride 2 Alpha Omegas (before I found this site, now sold) Cosco Summit (see above comment) Graco Ultra CarGo Evenflo Chase 2 Radians 2 Cosco Regal Rides (to...
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    How long in an infant carrier?

    DS#2 is now 5 weeks old and has about 2 inches of shell left in his Snugride. I think he'll outgrow it within 1-2 months. DD outgrew it at around 5 months and DS#1 at 4 months (my kids are tall). I was just wondering how long your babies made it in their infant carriers (except for the...
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    New infant seat for baby #3?

    Simple question here: I still have my old Graco Snugride (DOM 2003) from baby #1. It's got a 3-point harness (salesperson talked me into buying it for "convenience", before I knew anything about carseats). Both DD and DS used this seat about 4-5 months (DD outgrew it by height and DS by weight...
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    Snugride vs Safeseat

    Can anyone tell me the size difference (width), if any, btw the Graco Snugride and Safeseat? I'm having second thoughts about using my old Snugride (DOM 2003, still usable but the basic model with no front adjust, 20 lbs and 26" limit, no EPS, basically barebones). Problem is I know the...
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    Yes! 3 seats in a VW!

    DH went to the dealership tonight and lo and behold was able to fit *easily* 3 seats (2 FF Radians and a Cosco Touriva RF) in any combination, in a new VW Rabbit! I tried and tried and it just couldn't be done in my VW Golf which is a very similar car, size-wise. Although the rear seat is the...
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    RAV4 or CR-V: 3 seats across?

    I am looking to buy either of these 2 small SUVs (2007 versions). Before I lug my carseats to the dealer, can anyone tell me if I can fit 3 seats across? My 3 seats are 2 FF Radians and a Graco Snugride for awhile, and later ideally a RF Britax Marathon (which I don't own yet). Your feedback...
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    3 seats in back of 2-door car

    I'm beginning to wonder if it's at all realistic to fit 3 seats in the back seat of my 2-door VW Golf. Baby #3 is coming in Feb and I am beginning to have serious reservations about the feasibility of this whole thing... DD is 3, very tall (about 41", all legs) and light (around 30#)...
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    Radian in Canada!

    I was just browsing through the Canadian Tire wedsite and found that the Radian is available in Canada! Yay! I can't find the measurements in the data base (width and harness height). I'm looking for a narrow seat with decently high harness slots and was set on either the Graco CarGo or the...

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