After some great suggestions here and hours of research online I went out this morning to look for new seats; couldn't find hardly ANY on my list. So I'd like to order something online but it's hard to know what to order that will fit good. If anybody has similarly built kids I'd love to hear what you are using!
Stats are:
DD 8yo: 54" tall, 54 lb, 18" shoulder height, 13" shoulder width. And her seated leg measurement is 16" from back of her bottom to the bend of her knee. She's built like a spider, all arms and legs
DS 6yo: 49" tall, 50 lbs, 16.5" shoulder height, 11.5" shoulder width, 13" back of his bottom to knee bend.
I did find the TurboBooster (only looked at it because I had seen many posts including it here) but it seems hard and uncomfortable to sit in for very long. And I found the Nautilus. The other seats on the list are:
8yo: britax PW, monterey & vivo but obviously I will consider anything that fits good and is sturdy and comfy.
6yo: nautilus or booster? When he sat in the Nautilus he only has about 1" left in the harness. Technically he's 6 1/2 I guess and he's a bit wiggly.
My kids seem slim so I was leaning towards the Britax PW BUT after reading lots of reviews and discussions I've seen more than one that said this seat was uncomfortable for taller kids because of issues with the edge of the seat sloping down-- no leg support, cutting off circulation, etc. So I'm not sure.
We drive a 1996 Subaru wagon, no head rests in the back. It doesn't have latch (seems like it would be a nice extra measure) but we are hoping to replace it as the family car with a newer Subaru fairly soon.
Thanks so much for any help!
Stats are:
DD 8yo: 54" tall, 54 lb, 18" shoulder height, 13" shoulder width. And her seated leg measurement is 16" from back of her bottom to the bend of her knee. She's built like a spider, all arms and legs
DS 6yo: 49" tall, 50 lbs, 16.5" shoulder height, 11.5" shoulder width, 13" back of his bottom to knee bend.
I did find the TurboBooster (only looked at it because I had seen many posts including it here) but it seems hard and uncomfortable to sit in for very long. And I found the Nautilus. The other seats on the list are:
8yo: britax PW, monterey & vivo but obviously I will consider anything that fits good and is sturdy and comfy.
6yo: nautilus or booster? When he sat in the Nautilus he only has about 1" left in the harness. Technically he's 6 1/2 I guess and he's a bit wiggly.
My kids seem slim so I was leaning towards the Britax PW BUT after reading lots of reviews and discussions I've seen more than one that said this seat was uncomfortable for taller kids because of issues with the edge of the seat sloping down-- no leg support, cutting off circulation, etc. So I'm not sure.
We drive a 1996 Subaru wagon, no head rests in the back. It doesn't have latch (seems like it would be a nice extra measure) but we are hoping to replace it as the family car with a newer Subaru fairly soon.
Thanks so much for any help!