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    Which booster seats can use top tethers again?

    Sorry if this has been asked....I did do a search and didn't come up with the exact answer. If I wanted one booster only seat in the back of my sedan (not a combo seat) is Safeguard my only choice? Thanks!
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    Need to start using our second car more -- new seats?

    I have 2.5 - 6 year olds.....amazingly similar in size (very close in pounds, too, owing to the fact that I have a huge two year old and tiny toddlers). So I have two CarGos in the back of a Toyota Camry Hybrid, that we only have to use in a pinch. But now dh is going to start taking the 5 and...
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    Technical question and seat check vent

    First off, I LOVE the seat techs that have helped me in my county. They are so nice and accomodating. But whenever I have had "help" I come away more confused than before....and everyone seems to say something conflicting. 2 years ago, they complimented me (it was dh though) on the solid...
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    Question Car seats on airplanes.....widths?

    I just read on Wikipedia that an average economy class seat is only 17 inches. So I guess my GNs won't fit at 20 inches a piece. Here are specs: http://www.gracobaby.com/catalog/product.aspx?modelNumber=8J00MTX&productID=1533&tab=dimensions&CategoryID=1&subCatID= My backup seats, CarGos...
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    TB backless install with the attachable shoulder router

    We have a TurboBooster (backless only) that I bought to use only in rare carpooling situations. I have only used it once, but want to use it for a week soon on vacation with a rental vehicle. He's my oldest....6.5 now....and a pretty tall one. He weighs an average amount but is just so darn...
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    Two nitpicky questions for GN owners

    1. What about that insert/seat liner? It annoys me and I pulled it off. It is supposed to be for just smaller kids? The straps annoyed me with the larger settings. (I use the two GNs for my older boys.) 2. And how about the seat for smaller toddlers? I tried my just turned 2 year old in...
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    GN -- Head bobbing again

    Just got my new GN. Fabulous mostly. Easy to use and install. BUT I don't see how my kids can SLEEP in it at all. The recline is minimal. I asked them to try to sleep in it and there was no place for their head to rest. :confused: When you have bigger kids, is any seat better for this...
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    Question Where to get RideSafer Travel vests?

    We are combination flying/driving this summer for the first time with four where one is out of an infant travel system. That's a lot of full size seats to lug! :eek: Would a Ride Safer Travel Vest be okay for a 3.5 year old, almost five year old (but small) and 6.5 year old? The two year old...
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    Turbo Booster Questions

    1. I know that you never buckle OVER the armrest, but do you buckle in FRONT of it or in BACK of it? I am assuming in front since the belt goes over the thighs better that way, but there is no illustration or anything I can find in the manual about it. Even in the pictures I can't tell. 2...
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    If the date for LATCH requirement was 2002, why can't I find my tether anchors in my Ody?

    I know where the top tether anchors are in my middle row, but can't find any in my back row. Do I need retrofit? Thanks!
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    WWYD? Carpool buckle situation?

    I was transporting another child today and he buckled himself into my spare booster. He buckled OVER the armrests! I rebuckled him of course. He says he does it this way at home and his mom says he can buckle himself in. (I still buckle all my kids.....is that weird? And I unbuckle at our...
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    Would any tech want/need two unused tether straps?

    Long story. Have two CarGos. One came with the tether strap (unattached) in the box. The other didn't. I called for a new one. They sent it. They accidentally sent TWO. I go to install. Apparently the later versions have factory installed tether straps on the back......d'oh. It was...
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    How do I put a top tether on a Cargo?

    Okay....I searched and searched on this forum, and apparently I am the only one too stupid to have to ask this question......and the manual says NOTHING about it....only a funky picture that I cannot figure out. HOW do I attach the top tether to the back of the seat?????? There is only a...
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    Century seats -- all expired right?

    Hi all! Just got back from a trip to see my newborn nephew and my sister had him in a very old looking seat. It was a Century. I know they were acquired by Graco ages ago.....but I think it was so long ago that they should all be expired by now? Anyone know? If so, how to tactfully tell her...
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    Booster seats when you have no LATCH

    Sorry if this is highly repetitive, but my search term(s) turned up wayyyy too many posts no matter how hard I tried. My 2002 Ody has no latch in the third row. Help me evaluate please. If there is a seatbelt failure, won't the risk of seatbelt only and 5 point harness be the same? And the...
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    Belt and LATCH together -- bad?

    My local tech says that you should either secure the car seats with a seatbelt or LATCH but not both. But, since I don't have top tethers (2002 Ody) what's the downside of using both means to secure the seat....? Especially when I have to latch the belt behind the seat anyway to avoid the...
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    I need a car seat makeover!

    I don't like any of them, really! Here are my specs: In the Honda Odyssey 6 y.o. ds, about 40 pounds, Graco Turbobooster (want a 5 point harness.) 4.5 year old ds, about 35 pounds, Graco Ultra Cargo (I guess this one is working for him..the only one I like.) 3 year old ds, about 30 pounds...

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