(my box doesn't say Prospect or Cubb)
I'm helping my cousin look for a spare seat for DDs - they've outgrown the convert. seats and they have expired that they were using. They'll be 3 in a couple of weeks but are quite tall - 14 1/2" torso for the taller of the two girls, yet only only 32 pounds and quite active/squirrelly.
I decided to try out the Prospect. The local Target had the Eddie Bauer version. The top 2 slots are slightly higher than the Chase. We also liked that the base seems deep (most likely will be long legged), that it can convert to booster and then a backless booster (although dad doesn't have head supports in his truck).
BUT
NEGATIVE install for:
'03 Ford Windstar - captain's chair - the heavy stalk made it impossible to buckle in correctly. It sticks out on the outside of the seat - VERY far away from the belt path. {I didn't try the LATCH since I knew I would be returning the seat anyway
'05 Camry - middle and outboard (tried seat belt & latch outboard)
'01 Ford F150 extended cab - outboard - since there will be two
In both the PU and the Camry, initially it is a tight install but it loosed when shifted side to side 3-4 times. [While I was in the garage, it was only 20 degrees out. I still was sweatin' in a t-shirt.]
IMO, this belt path has the same problem as the Eddie Bauer IO seat: the path is too narrow/too far away from seat belt/latch anchor points. In addition, the wide armrests prevented the seatbelt or the latch from being FLAT and SMOOTH.
Back to square one in search of a "spare" seat for dad's truck.
I'm helping my cousin look for a spare seat for DDs - they've outgrown the convert. seats and they have expired that they were using. They'll be 3 in a couple of weeks but are quite tall - 14 1/2" torso for the taller of the two girls, yet only only 32 pounds and quite active/squirrelly.
I decided to try out the Prospect. The local Target had the Eddie Bauer version. The top 2 slots are slightly higher than the Chase. We also liked that the base seems deep (most likely will be long legged), that it can convert to booster and then a backless booster (although dad doesn't have head supports in his truck).
BUT
NEGATIVE install for:
'03 Ford Windstar - captain's chair - the heavy stalk made it impossible to buckle in correctly. It sticks out on the outside of the seat - VERY far away from the belt path. {I didn't try the LATCH since I knew I would be returning the seat anyway
'05 Camry - middle and outboard (tried seat belt & latch outboard)
'01 Ford F150 extended cab - outboard - since there will be two
In both the PU and the Camry, initially it is a tight install but it loosed when shifted side to side 3-4 times. [While I was in the garage, it was only 20 degrees out. I still was sweatin' in a t-shirt.]
IMO, this belt path has the same problem as the Eddie Bauer IO seat: the path is too narrow/too far away from seat belt/latch anchor points. In addition, the wide armrests prevented the seatbelt or the latch from being FLAT and SMOOTH.
Back to square one in search of a "spare" seat for dad's truck.