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    Question 86y in 2005 chevy pick up truck front seat?

    our truck has an awkward middle seat with only lap belt From what I read it sounds like the only option for utilizing this seat is the 86y harness. This is for kids ages 10 -13 who grew out of a booster The seat does have top tether, and the manual does not mention anything about weight limit...
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    other (irresponsible) parents driving your kids

    Haven’t been her for a while.. my kids have outgrown many car seats, and I’m back here for a long rant! My son is 9 and rides most of the time in a backless booster. I’d say about half of his friends ride in boosters, the other half does not despite the fact that it is pretty obvious that they...
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    car recommendation . need 3 seats in the back

    we need to replace our 2004 CRV. Looking for 4-5 year old car with real 3 back seats, meaning being able to seat 3 kids in a booster or 3 skinny adults in the back. Other requirements are a pretty large baggage space, and good performance in the Northeast winter (with snow tires) Anything else...
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    Booster seats for rental car in costa rica

    we are going on vacation to Costa Rica for 2 weeks , and will have a rental car for most of the time. Our kids are 10 (rides in Harmony backless) and 7 (rides in high back AMP) we usually take car seats with us as carry-on, but this time we'll be traveling light. I was thinking of taking the...
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    Question non-locking seat belts??

    we're overseas now for a family visit in Israel . To my amazement both grandparents have cars with seat belts that do not lock when pulled all the way out. These are new cars, Mitsubishi and Hyundai 2011 and 2012 models! Do manufacturers save money on installing seat belts without the locking...
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    Narrow booster to fit middle seat

    hi i need some more space in my back seat for a 3rd person. I currently have Parkway driver side and HB Turbobooster in the center. Would Evenflo AMP or Harmony literider give more room than the TB? It can be low back, since it's center and for my 8 year old. I have a 2004 CRV and it has...
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    Question booster recommendation 8YO and 4.5YO

    my 8YO rides in high-back Turbo-booster. She's skinny, and the booster fits her perfectly. I'd like to get for her a low-back for occasional car pools in town. The Turbo low-back is OK, but in 3 across the arm rests in some cars make buckling hard, so if I could find something narrower, it would...
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    Would you take a child in the front seat?

    car with lap belt only in the middle, and need to take 3 7 year olds. This is for short rides in town. Is it better to have 1 child boostered in the front seat (there is airbag, and the seat moved all the way back) or have 1 child in the middle with lap belt only ? My instinct tell me take 1...
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    need infant seat for 3 across in CRV

    I currently have a turbobooster and a Decathlon FF in the middle. I thought I could borrow from a friend a bucket seat, since we're not big fans of those, and would probably use it just for 3-4 months, and only because it will be winter. I tried it (Evenflo Discovery) and it does not puzzle well...
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    Question 3 across in 2004 CRV

    We currently have 7.5 year old in Nautilus, 4 YO FF in Decathlon, and expecting #3 this fall. my oldest is now at the top slots , so will be moved to Turbobooster or Parkway. The 4 year old will probably move to the Nautilus, because the Britax seems to be the hog (does not puzzle well with the...
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    Question borrowing LATCH in center seat

    so in most cars I've seen there is no set of LATCH for the center seat :thumbsdown: I've looked in the manual of our car (Honda CRV 2004) and it says nothing about this (just that the 'car is equipped with LATCH for the 2 outboard seats') Looked in my friend's Toyota Venza 2009, and again the...
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    Good booster for travel

    We are traveling overseas this winter, and I need a booster for my 7 year old. She's about 48#, 47'' and rides most of the time in Nautilus ( she still has about 1/2'' harness room) and occasionally rides in Britax Parkway booster, which we all love, but its not comfortable for packing. I...
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    Measuring shoulder height, and booster for travel

    My daughter is almost 6 and rides in GN. Her shoulders seem to be even with the next top top slot. Does this mean I have to move the harness to the top slot? Or wait until it's clearly above the slots? Also, we'll be traveling in December, and I was thinking of taking a HBB instead of the...
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    Would you keep RF at 32 pounds, 29MO?

    He's in a RF Decathlon, and I think the RF limit is 33 pounds. Not sure how long will it take to gain that extra pound ..
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    Question Need advice for 3 across in '97 Subaru Legacy

    We have in the back seat a 5 year old in Nautilus and a 2 year old in MA rear facing. Occasionally we carpool a friend in a Parkway booster, which barely fits outboard. Soon the 2 year old will be turned FF (weight limit) and then I don't think the Parkway will fit at all. The MA is soooo wide...
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    Question Yet another flying question..

    We'll be flying overseas these holidays with a 5 year old and an almost 2 year old. In our car we have a nautilus for the 5 year old and a RF Decathlon for the 21 months old (almost 30 pounds). Is flying with the nautilus comfortable? It will be a 12 hour night flight, and I'm hoping DD will...
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    Height limit in Britax Roundabout RF

    I've searched the manual and all it says about max. height is ear-level with the top of the shell. Nothing about RF. So is it an inch from the top of the shell ? Even with ? My son is 1.5 inches from the top, and I'm wondering how much longer will he have in this seat RF.. thanks!
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    Radian65 in Subaru Legacy 97?

    I've been looking this up, but couldn't find anything clear. I'd like to buy a FF seat for my 4.5 year old with high slots, and pass down her Decathlon to my 16 months old RF. The 16 months old is in the middle seat in our Subaru Legacy 97 (with lap belt we can get a great solid install of both...
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    Question Your opinion- which seat will be good for us?

    I bought about a year ago a Decathlon for my 4.5 year old daughter and a Roundabout for my 16 months old son, in which he currently rides RF. My son is big, and his head is almost 1 inch from the top of the seat shell, so I'm thinking of moving him to the Decathlon RF (I think he weighs about...
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    tethering Britax RA rear-facing

    I'm about to install rear-facing RA in our Subaru. It's a '97 car, so no latch, only a lap-belt in the middle back seat. It's for a 13 months old, 25#. Can I tether the car seat? And if so where would be a good spot to tether it to?

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