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    Seat advice for new car

    Okay so I am getting a 2004 Ford Escape and I have 3 kids. Kids: G- 10 years, 72lbs, 54inches just outgrew the nautilus high back rides in the old school parkway mostly and uses a backless in the front seat of my 99 grand caravan currently. (girl) C- 8 years , 54lbs, 48 inches (boy) M- 6...
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    feeling weird about my car seat set up

    Okay so we now have two Dodge Grand Caravans one is a 2006 and one is a 1999. I drive the 99. Kids are Ambyr - 16 Gabby - 10 Cameron - 8 Magnus - 6 In the 2006 I have Gabby and Cameron both in High back boosters and Magnus is in the Nautilus harnessed. This is the main vehicle we use. In...
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    RSTV Sizes

    Kids: G-9 years old Boostered in a Nautilus - 63 lbs C-8 years old Boostered in a Parkway SG - 55 lbs M-5 years old Harnessed in a Nautilus - 42 lbs My in laws have a 05 Grand Caravan, and we often try to use one vehicle when we can the third row center is a lap belt only and has a head rest...
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    Looking at a new to us car

    So preface this by saying my kids are: G-9 years old will be 10 in March C-7 years old will be 8 in January M-5 years old newly So we are looking at a new vehicle and I was hoping to be able to use the seats we have. So we are looking at a smaller car like a civic, or a elantra, or something...
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    RSTV questions

    We are looking at taking a long road trip to Florida and with 4 adults we are going to drive straight through for 20 hours. I need to do three across the third row of a 05 Dodge Grand Caravan and I am finding as my kids get older this is harder and harder. Kids are at time of travel 10 years...
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    just realized I have a seat that will expire

    in july on the 31. school starts here in the middle of august. It is a spare backless that I am useing for a kid I babysit. Would it be horrible of me to use it for 2 weeks past the date since once school starts I won't have him? I already have more seats than I need and I hate to have to...
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    Nautilus Question

    Okay so I have a friend that just moved their child to a backless turbo and gave me their Nautilus. I know for a fact that it is not been in an accident or ever washed at all. They don't know how to take it apart so I know it is fine to keep using. So I want to put it in my hubby's van. He...
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    2012 Hyundai Elantra and Britax Regent

    Does anyone know if there are any compatability issues with these? Regent is currently in an 04 Elantra for a 4 year old that is over 40 lbs.
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    Need to start planning

    So I can afford the seats as I need them. I have three kids and need 1 set of seats for a 99 Dodge Grand Caravan these should be the most comfortable seats size does not matter. a 02 Dodge Grand Caravan these should be comfortable but able to do three across as these are also for travel in...
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    Would this be so horrible?

    I have a van and due to moving I am using all three of my harness seats to get three across and it was a tight fit and took a long time to get all of them in nice and tight. My MIL wants to come pick us up in her van and run around local in town with my husband, 8 year old, 6 year old, 4 year...
  11. M

    What to replace a t shield with

    I have a friend that I just found out is using a t-shield in one vehicle and a shield booster in another. I told her I would send her some info on getting a new seat for her little boy ASAP. He is almost at the top slots of a t-shield, he is just over two years old, and Slightly under weight...
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    Need New recommendations

    I have three kids G- 8 years old, 53 lbs, 51 inches tall. Full time booster. C- 6 years old, 42 lbs, 46 inches tall. Full time booster. M- 4 years old, 33 lbs, 41 inches tall. FF Harness. I drive a 99 dodge grand caravan. I currently own 7 seats 1 intera that expired in Feb. Oops 2 FP Safe...
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    I feel sad today...

    I took my DD GN out of my van for good. She is moving into a Old Style Parkway booster. She is 7 and just outgrew the GN. I wish I could buy another pink seat for her, but it is just not in the cards right now. And until I can get a new cover for the GN no one else can use it. My baby...
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    Which seats should I use

    We are going on a Day trip this weekend. We are heading down to cincinatti for a Library event. There will be 4 adults, and my 3 kids, plus 3 or 4 proton packs. The adults are all bigger people, Matt, Ashley, Jon, and I. The kids are Gabby (7), Cameron (5), and Magnus (2). I want to have...
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    so car trouble means I am walking more

    So here is the thing, my van has 4 bad tires and is getting hard to drive. So I have been trying to walk more if I need to go someplace, like taking my daughter to school everyday, picking her up, going to the store, or jsut getting out before we go crazy. I have 3 kids, stats are in my sig...
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    3 across help for tomorrow

    What are the chances I can get 3 across a chevy cobalt? I think it is a 2005, I do know it has 3 sets of latch. Can all three be used at the same time? I have graco nautilus radian Boulevard 2 FPSVB touriva Parkway. I can them all in harness, or the 2 oldest can use a booster, and the...
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    Help my friend and I pick a booster

    Okay my friends son is 6 years old, 61 lbs, and 4 ft. tall. He is done with the GN he does not like sitting in it and he does well enough in a booster that we are fine with him being in a booster. We need a booster that has good support for possible sleeping, since they do travel to North...
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    3 across success

    My family was supposed to go to a show last night during all the snow falling and my in-laws decided to drive us so that we were all in one vehicle and my FIL is excellent in all forms of weather. Really know his vehicle and I would trust him with my life. So he heads over and I bring all my...
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    Booster Training

    Okay I have a newly 5 year old son, who I would like to booster train for short trips with family and friends so that it is easier than me having to be on hand to install seats. He rides in a Radian for now, Thanks Shauna. I have two boosters to chose from the FPSVB, or the Old PW. I have...
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    Thinking this through....

    I have three kids Gabby will be 7 in March 48 lbs 47 inches Cameron turns 5 this week 36 lbs, and 41 inches Magnus 28 months old RF 25 lbs, and 35 inches I want to change out seats partly due Gabby needing to move to a booster and I want to be able to achieve 3 across in my van for traveling...

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