Jonah Baby
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I need to know what you think is the lesser of two evils.
My parents are not carseat-friendly, nor carseat-concerned.
I do not always have control over his travel situations with them, so simply giving them ultimatums on taking him in their vehicles is NOT an option.
Currently, they have a Wizard installed in my Stepmother's Vibe.
Giving them a Wizard (sneakily installed by me with LATCH) solved the biggest issue of them removing and reinstalling their carseat themselves - they did it with other seats EVERY time he got in and out of their car, literally, even when they watched him 2-3 nights a week.
My Father has an engineers mind, and thus, figured out how to uninstall the Wizard after a few months of it being left alone. When the Wizard was reinstalled by them, it was done slightly incorrectly, but it was in with the top tether and MUCH tighter than the previous seats I have given them (thanks Britax) with a locked retractor.
I mentioned to them the RSTV a few months back. My Stepmother is now interested and may be willing to purchase one.
What has more chance of being mis-used?
The RSTV on a barely 3-year old or the Wizard which is not always installed 100% correctly (but MUCH better than any other seat I've tried) ?
Is there another option for a restraint that I am not thinking of?
The Vibe has TAs AND lap-shoulder belts 3-across.
My father's Yaris may be used frequently with an RSTV (not so much with the Wizard), which has lap-shoulder belts 3-across and at least outboard TAs.
My parents are not carseat-friendly, nor carseat-concerned.
I do not always have control over his travel situations with them, so simply giving them ultimatums on taking him in their vehicles is NOT an option.
Currently, they have a Wizard installed in my Stepmother's Vibe.
Giving them a Wizard (sneakily installed by me with LATCH) solved the biggest issue of them removing and reinstalling their carseat themselves - they did it with other seats EVERY time he got in and out of their car, literally, even when they watched him 2-3 nights a week.
My Father has an engineers mind, and thus, figured out how to uninstall the Wizard after a few months of it being left alone. When the Wizard was reinstalled by them, it was done slightly incorrectly, but it was in with the top tether and MUCH tighter than the previous seats I have given them (thanks Britax) with a locked retractor.
I mentioned to them the RSTV a few months back. My Stepmother is now interested and may be willing to purchase one.
What has more chance of being mis-used?
The RSTV on a barely 3-year old or the Wizard which is not always installed 100% correctly (but MUCH better than any other seat I've tried) ?
Is there another option for a restraint that I am not thinking of?
The Vibe has TAs AND lap-shoulder belts 3-across.
My father's Yaris may be used frequently with an RSTV (not so much with the Wizard), which has lap-shoulder belts 3-across and at least outboard TAs.