fyrfightermomma
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I'm not sure how much longer I'm gonna keep S rear facing. She's getting tall (about a 16" torso although I admit I never measured) and is gaining a lot of weight. She's pretty much at the top slots of the Young Sport (an inch to go) and on the top slots of the Radian FFing (about 1 1/2"-2" to go) to give you an idea of her torso height. I really like the idea of keeping the two big ones in the 3rd row, and the baby in the 2nd row with one seat stowed.
Problem is there is only one anchor in the 3rd row. So one kid would have to be untethered. E probably won't be boostered full time until age 6 so I have a ways for that.
I hate not having a tether, but I tried only have one kid in the 3rd row and two in the 2nd and I didn't really like it. It was too ackward to reach back there and buckle for me. Maybe I'm just a wuss, I dunno. But I really like having that big space on the stowed seats to climb in in winter or change diapers etc. I'd much prefer the two big kids in the back.
I remember hearing the GN did really good untethered. Any other seats that do good? I don't have switchable retractors. It's a Dodge Grand Caravan so they just lock at the latchplate. I was under the assumption the switchable retractors were "better" cause it almost acted like a top tether. So mine doesn't have that aspect.
What seats besides the Radian do well untethered? Which child would you put in an untethered seat? An older or younger child? What about having the 2nd row seat in front of them? Will they strike it?
She's in two XT's right now mainly RFing and when E is at school she rides in the YS just cause it's easier when I'm pregnant than huffing back there to buckle her RFing (yes I admit being lazy)
So she is almost 3, 38-39" and 33 or so pounds. This wouldn't happen until about 3 1/2 about (summer probably) Just trying to plan ahead.
Thanks!
Problem is there is only one anchor in the 3rd row. So one kid would have to be untethered. E probably won't be boostered full time until age 6 so I have a ways for that.
I hate not having a tether, but I tried only have one kid in the 3rd row and two in the 2nd and I didn't really like it. It was too ackward to reach back there and buckle for me. Maybe I'm just a wuss, I dunno. But I really like having that big space on the stowed seats to climb in in winter or change diapers etc. I'd much prefer the two big kids in the back.
I remember hearing the GN did really good untethered. Any other seats that do good? I don't have switchable retractors. It's a Dodge Grand Caravan so they just lock at the latchplate. I was under the assumption the switchable retractors were "better" cause it almost acted like a top tether. So mine doesn't have that aspect.
What seats besides the Radian do well untethered? Which child would you put in an untethered seat? An older or younger child? What about having the 2nd row seat in front of them? Will they strike it?
She's in two XT's right now mainly RFing and when E is at school she rides in the YS just cause it's easier when I'm pregnant than huffing back there to buckle her RFing (yes I admit being lazy)
So she is almost 3, 38-39" and 33 or so pounds. This wouldn't happen until about 3 1/2 about (summer probably) Just trying to plan ahead.
Thanks!