strollerfreak
Senior Community Member
Sooo...since I had to go to BRU today to get more spoons for my DD, and I had all the kids with me, I decided to play with a couple seats! All of these are of DS#1, he's 6yo 44lb & 45.5"
DS#1 in the BigKid Confidence. Back adjusted up one slot, headrest left in original position. He seemed really comfy in this seat, it's on a weird angle because of those raunchy LATCH anchors they have on their test bench.
DS#1 in the original Apex. This one was on the clearance table...the headrest was falling off of it and I couldn't even fix it and I kind of tried.
DS#1 in the "new" Apex...it has EPP foam in it and a new "suede" very AOE cover on it.
The angles aren't the best, and DS has a black shirt on which doesn't help, but I *DO* think that the new Apex does have taller harness slots than the older one at least by a 1/2" if not more. However, DS was complaining that the harness was "too tight", and you can see where his hand is in the one picture. He's never complained about that in his Husky, and the crotch strap is in the outermost position in the Apex.
I also tried DS#2 in a Graco SS2 that they had on clearance. He just turned 4 in December, weighs 34.5lb & is 39" (you can see him standing next to DS#1 in one of the pix). He would have used the middle harness slots, but the top of his head was already even with the top of the shell, there is no way that I would have ever let him use the top slot, because by the time he would have needed it more than half his head would have been hanging out the top of the seat.
DS#1 in the BigKid Confidence. Back adjusted up one slot, headrest left in original position. He seemed really comfy in this seat, it's on a weird angle because of those raunchy LATCH anchors they have on their test bench.
DS#1 in the original Apex. This one was on the clearance table...the headrest was falling off of it and I couldn't even fix it and I kind of tried.
DS#1 in the "new" Apex...it has EPP foam in it and a new "suede" very AOE cover on it.
The angles aren't the best, and DS has a black shirt on which doesn't help, but I *DO* think that the new Apex does have taller harness slots than the older one at least by a 1/2" if not more. However, DS was complaining that the harness was "too tight", and you can see where his hand is in the one picture. He's never complained about that in his Husky, and the crotch strap is in the outermost position in the Apex.
I also tried DS#2 in a Graco SS2 that they had on clearance. He just turned 4 in December, weighs 34.5lb & is 39" (you can see him standing next to DS#1 in one of the pix). He would have used the middle harness slots, but the top of his head was already even with the top of the shell, there is no way that I would have ever let him use the top slot, because by the time he would have needed it more than half his head would have been hanging out the top of the seat.
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