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    Question oobr seat depth and comfort

    So I'm considering buying an Oobr (Julius!) but am a bit worried about the seat depth, particularly for older kids using it in backless mode. We currently have an Ollie, which my tall 7 year-old finds very comfortable, but it seems as though the Oobr is a fair bit shallower than the Ollie...
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    Roughly what height for passing the 5-step test?

    Can anyone give me a rough idea about how tall kids generally are when they pass the 5-step test? I know it will vary a lot by child and by car, but I'm curious. I have an eight year-old niece who is not much bigger than my six year-old. (I'd guess she's no more than 54 inches and 48 lbs.)...
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    Pondering a switch to a backless booster - WWYD?

    If anyone has a minute, I'd love some opinions about whether to switch DD#1 to an Ollie full-time in my car, which is a Subaru Legacy. She's is 6 yrs, 2 mos and about 49" and 55 lbs. Right now she's in a B510 with room to grow. The Legacy has side curtain airbags for rear passengers and...
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    Expiration on Clek Ollie?

    Does Clek have a 6 year expiration date? I've been wanting to buy an Ollie for some time now, and visiting relatives plus a coupon make a good excuse :) Right now, it will mostly be a spare seat, since DD#1 still fits well in her B510. But I'd like to have the Ollie long enough for it to be...
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    Aack! Toddler loosening MA harness

    DD#2 (who is 2.5) has figured out how to loosen the harness on her Marathon. I don't know if the adjuster has changed at all over the years; this seat is from 2005. It's the one where you just flip up the lever on the front of the seat and pull out the harness straps. She's figured out that...
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    mariposa cover questions

    I've managed to justify buying a new Mariposa cover for my MA. :D DD#2 will have to move out of her RA in my car soon, and we could use a spare cover. But I've never had a light-colored Britax cover before. Do they show dirt? Do they get that grubby look and if so, does it wash out? TIA!
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    Tech recommending *more* than one inch at belt path!

    So we had some friends in town this weekend, who live halfway across the country On my advice, they just purchased a Marathon for their five month-old, who has outgrown her Snugride. They had it installed in their non-LATCH car by a tech, but she told me that the tech admitted he almost...
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    What's your "turning point" weight on a RF Marathon?

    DD#2 has her two year checkup soon. I'm expecting her to weigh in between 30-31 lbs without clothes. I can't imagine that toddler clothes weigh very much, but at what unclothed weight would you recommend turning her FF? I'm thinking 31.5 or 32 lbs--does that seem right? I do prefer to...
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    Kia commercial--sleeping child, loose straps

    Has anyone seen this Kia commercial? I saw it last night. The family is out in what I assume is a Sedona. Mom turns around to smile at her preschool-age daughter, who is happily sleeping in her carseat. But the chest clip is way too low, and the straps are so loose that they have visible...
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    Compass FAQ regarding side impact airbags

    I just saw this on the Compass website, and thought it was interesting. (I presume that they are talking about side impact airbags, not side curtain airbags.) The part about the airbags opening down is something I didn't know, but that does make sense. "6. Can the B500 be used with side...
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    Dog barriers and top tethering

    This probably doesn't belong in coffee break, but I couldn't decide whether it was car safety or carseat related. Also, it was the unrestrained driver video that got me thinking about it. So I'm pretty good about projectiles in the car, except for my two dogs, who occasionally ride in the...
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    Compass customer service rocks! Again!

    I posted earlier today about DH breaking off a piece of EPS foam on our B510 while changing the seat pad. I emailed Compass and got a response back within an hour. They said the seat was safe to use, but needed to be replaced. They asked me to call, which I did. They are sending out a...
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    DH broke the EPS foam! Does it matter?

    So DH was changing seat covers on our Compass booster when I discovered that he had broken off a piece of the foam on one of the headwings. We stuck it back on, and with the cover on, it stays in place pretty well. But does that impair the EPS protection? Can you get routinely new foam from...
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    Adventure Mom: question about hand/foot/mouth

    I saw your thread earlier about HFM disease. I'm pretty sure my toddler has it. She has had diarrhea off and on for the past week, and there was a case of rotavirus in her sister's classroom at child care. But I saw a blister on her lip today, and then checked inside her mouth, where I saw...
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    Got my Compass B510 Daisy cover in the mail!

    And it is cute! (Okay, I got only part of it in the mail. For some reason, they sent only two of the four parts to the cover. But I called and they said they'd send the rest right away.) The brown is a very yummy chocolate color. It's that sturdy suede material they use on the other...
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    MA RF install question

    I should know the answer to this, but.... Does the Marathon *have* to be installed in the recline position when rearfacing? The manual says to put it in recline mode, but I don't know if that's just because it's aimed at parents with younger babies. (This is for our 19 month-old whose MA...
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    Quick question: when was the Galaxy discontinued?

    Hi folks, Someone on a listserv I'm on is selling a Galaxy. She says nothing about its age, but I know it's discontinued. As she's selling it for $80, I'd like to know how close it might be to expiration so I can email her and point that out. I don't remember seeing it for sale when I first...
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    Compass giraffe print fabric update

    So my giraffe print Compass B510 developed premature wear on the seat. I called Compass and they immediately sent out a new cover. (They sent only the bottom part.) The new giraffe fabric is definitely much sturdier than the old one, but they did a nice job of matching the two fabrics--you...
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    Aah! What I saw driving to work!

    So I'm on my way to work on a fairly twisty, high-speed two-lane road. You know, the highly dangerous kind. Oh, and it's icy out. I look in my rearview mirror to see that I am being tailgated by what I think is a Chevy Silverado. It is most definitely an extended cab, new enough to have...
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    Another nice thing about Compass

    I noticed this in my B510 manual the other day, when I was checking for something else: "Compass advises parents that children should use a child restraint with a built-in harness system until they exceed the weight or height limits specified by the manufacturer." Pretty good for a company...

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