jess71903
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I'm such an idiot.
I have DS RF in his TF, and had loaned my SS1 to a friend. When I found out I was pregnant, she offered the seat back to me, but I was almost sure it wouldn't fit next to the TF in my Explorer, so I told her I didn't think I'd need it. Later I decided to try, just to be sure, so I installed the SS1 quickly in the church parking lot before going home. Lo and behold it worked! I couldn't believe it. So then I decided to use it. I told her she could keep it as long as she needed it until Jan. She ended up getting a Woot TF within a month or so, so I got the SS1 back. It's been sitting in my laundry room since.
Well, today I decided to clean out my car, including DS's TF. I decided while I had it out anyway, I would try the SS1 again and this time take the TF out after I installed it to be sure it wasn't relying on the TF for a tight install. Crap. It was. So I installed it again, scooching it all the way over, then tried to get the TF back in. No go. The door hits the headrest when I close it. If it wasn't for the stupid 60/40 split and the hard thing on the edge of it, I could scooch the SS1 over a little more and we'd be fine.
In the end, I got them both in independently tight, but I had to press my hand down into the seat of the SS1 to get it locked into the base, and well, I just don't trust that we (*coughDHcough*) would be diligent enough to do that every time. I'm also not sure it was quite reclined enough, and the more reclined it is, the worse the fit is next to the TF. It also tends to push the SS1 out from the seat a little (making it crooked) when I do that. It's less than 1" so I think it'd be okay, but it makes me uncomfortable.
I quit there. I think I can get it in baseless, but man, what a pain. DH would never do it, either, so it'd be all me. I also could try the SS1 outboard behind the passenger and the TF in the middle. That might make a difference since I might could scooch the TF over a little more without it hitting the hard thing, but again, that's just inconvenient. DS is 31lbs and not mobile enough to climb in himself yet. DH really doesn't need a seat behind his long-legged, 6'4" self, but he *can* drive in front of the TF if he needs to....in fact, that might get DS his Radian a little faster if DH had to ride in front of the TF.
. I also hate not to use a perfectly good seat, but I guess I could sell it or keep it for a loaner. I do have a friend due in June and I know she got rid of her DS's infant seat. Hmmm.
Incidentally, I think I figured out how this happened to my other SS1 base.
That mark is exactly where the hard thing is in my car. I bet I put pressure on it installing and caused that to happen.
Thanks for letting me vent!
I have DS RF in his TF, and had loaned my SS1 to a friend. When I found out I was pregnant, she offered the seat back to me, but I was almost sure it wouldn't fit next to the TF in my Explorer, so I told her I didn't think I'd need it. Later I decided to try, just to be sure, so I installed the SS1 quickly in the church parking lot before going home. Lo and behold it worked! I couldn't believe it. So then I decided to use it. I told her she could keep it as long as she needed it until Jan. She ended up getting a Woot TF within a month or so, so I got the SS1 back. It's been sitting in my laundry room since.
Well, today I decided to clean out my car, including DS's TF. I decided while I had it out anyway, I would try the SS1 again and this time take the TF out after I installed it to be sure it wasn't relying on the TF for a tight install. Crap. It was. So I installed it again, scooching it all the way over, then tried to get the TF back in. No go. The door hits the headrest when I close it. If it wasn't for the stupid 60/40 split and the hard thing on the edge of it, I could scooch the SS1 over a little more and we'd be fine.
In the end, I got them both in independently tight, but I had to press my hand down into the seat of the SS1 to get it locked into the base, and well, I just don't trust that we (*coughDHcough*) would be diligent enough to do that every time. I'm also not sure it was quite reclined enough, and the more reclined it is, the worse the fit is next to the TF. It also tends to push the SS1 out from the seat a little (making it crooked) when I do that. It's less than 1" so I think it'd be okay, but it makes me uncomfortable.
I quit there. I think I can get it in baseless, but man, what a pain. DH would never do it, either, so it'd be all me. I also could try the SS1 outboard behind the passenger and the TF in the middle. That might make a difference since I might could scooch the TF over a little more without it hitting the hard thing, but again, that's just inconvenient. DS is 31lbs and not mobile enough to climb in himself yet. DH really doesn't need a seat behind his long-legged, 6'4" self, but he *can* drive in front of the TF if he needs to....in fact, that might get DS his Radian a little faster if DH had to ride in front of the TF.
. I also hate not to use a perfectly good seat, but I guess I could sell it or keep it for a loaner. I do have a friend due in June and I know she got rid of her DS's infant seat. Hmmm. Incidentally, I think I figured out how this happened to my other SS1 base.
That mark is exactly where the hard thing is in my car. I bet I put pressure on it installing and caused that to happen.
Thanks for letting me vent!
