I'm thinking there probably isn't any wonderful, cunning solution to make this easy, but I thought I'd check in just in case.
We have an '05 Prius (only car, and we have no plans to replace it anytime soon), DD1 (nearly 8, about 48", 45 lbs, long torso) and in a Vivo, DD2(3.5, about 36", 25 lbs, also long torso) currently in a FF Blvd, though up to recently she was in a RF Radian XT which I would love to go back to with that weight.
We are going to try to carpool with another preschooler who is 3, about DD2's height (will get more info, but heavier, I am quite sure), and rides FF in a Blvd in her parents' car.
I have: one Radian 65, one Radian XT, one Blvd, one Vivo, one Literider and one small RSTV. Is there some easy way that I can get three across in such a way that I could occassionally give one of DD2's friends a ride WITHOUT taking out the two harnessed seats? I'm not completely opposed to buying another seat to make this work, but buying a minivan is out....
Getting the Radian and the Blvd installed for the little girls is so stinky (I'm about to go out and try AGAIN to get the Radian installed tight enough to use, even FF in a 3 across - I don't see being able to do RF with a belt myself) that I am reluctant to take anything out whenever the carpool needs change.
I suppose, that in theory, I could put a booster in the front seat, but I am more than a little leary of putting an 8 year old in the front, HBB or no. I could try, but doubt that there is room for, say, a Frontier in the mix (and theoretically using it as a booster with the harness still in it - not sure if this is ok at all, even for a short ride). As it is, with the Radian, Blvd and Vivo in there, I am doing the booster "scoot-out to the side, buckle, and slide back before tightening the belt" thing with DD1. I am also pretty sure that the other preschooler's mom would not be ok with everyday use of the RSTV for her kid - and DD2 is still way too light.
Any solutions to the conundrum?
We have an '05 Prius (only car, and we have no plans to replace it anytime soon), DD1 (nearly 8, about 48", 45 lbs, long torso) and in a Vivo, DD2(3.5, about 36", 25 lbs, also long torso) currently in a FF Blvd, though up to recently she was in a RF Radian XT which I would love to go back to with that weight.
We are going to try to carpool with another preschooler who is 3, about DD2's height (will get more info, but heavier, I am quite sure), and rides FF in a Blvd in her parents' car.
I have: one Radian 65, one Radian XT, one Blvd, one Vivo, one Literider and one small RSTV. Is there some easy way that I can get three across in such a way that I could occassionally give one of DD2's friends a ride WITHOUT taking out the two harnessed seats? I'm not completely opposed to buying another seat to make this work, but buying a minivan is out....
Getting the Radian and the Blvd installed for the little girls is so stinky (I'm about to go out and try AGAIN to get the Radian installed tight enough to use, even FF in a 3 across - I don't see being able to do RF with a belt myself) that I am reluctant to take anything out whenever the carpool needs change.
I suppose, that in theory, I could put a booster in the front seat, but I am more than a little leary of putting an 8 year old in the front, HBB or no. I could try, but doubt that there is room for, say, a Frontier in the mix (and theoretically using it as a booster with the harness still in it - not sure if this is ok at all, even for a short ride). As it is, with the Radian, Blvd and Vivo in there, I am doing the booster "scoot-out to the side, buckle, and slide back before tightening the belt" thing with DD1. I am also pretty sure that the other preschooler's mom would not be ok with everyday use of the RSTV for her kid - and DD2 is still way too light.
Any solutions to the conundrum?