5 kids in Expedition, help!

Aprilmom

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I am trying to figure out the most efficient way to have my kids in our new vehicle. Please give me some ideas! Some days we are in out of the vehicle 4 or 5 times and it gets exhausting!

DS1 is 11 , rides in Clek booster (77 lbs)
DD is 4.5, 46 lbs
DS2 is almost 3 and 32 lbs
DS3 is almost 2 and 27 lbs
DFS is 1 and 32 lbs

Seats I have are RNXT (35lb rf limit), 2 Truefits, 1 regular radian (original 48 lb ff limit), 1 AO (newer, 50lb ff limit) EF Big kid and Confidence boosters. I am open to purchasing a new seat if something else will work.

We are in Canada and must tether for forward facing. My youngest 2 ride rearfacing. I have the 8 passenger version, the middle row has 3 top tethers and the rear row only has 1 in the middle.
 
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skitle1802

New member
Hopefully someone with experience in the Expedition can chime in. But I wanted to let you know, loading and unloading 5 kids in any car/seat combo is exhausting. Good luck!
 

Chely7425

New member
Can any of the younger kids buckle themselves? That would have a lot to do with how I would arrange things..
 

Amaris

New member
I have an 05 Expedition, so if you are getting a new model the body style will be different and the seats may not install the same. That said, here's what I would do: DS1 in cleck middle row outboard (the seat that allows the outboard seat to fold down the easiest), dd middle row middle seat ffing in AO if she fits by height, DS2 and DS3 rfing in the 3rd row in the XT and TF (though I notice that DS2 is pushing the weight limit). If the 3rd row hasn't changed much the RN installs great there (dd would be rfing in the 3rd row if my back would allow me to get her in and out!) and DFS rear facing middle row outboard. I've found that a backless in the 3rd row didn't work out well because it is too reclined when all the way up. Michael complained that it physically hurt. To make it make more sense that all that rambling:

DS1 cleck DD in AO DFS rfing TF

DS2 rfing RN DS3 rfing TF
 

Aprilmom

New member
Its a 2010. I never thought of putting 2 of the boys rearfacing in the 3rd row. I think that will work out really well for the 2 youngest.
Right now I have it set up this way:
Back row clek, ff RNXT (DD), rf baseless ao (DS3)
Middle row: empty, ff RN (DS2), rf TF (DFS)

I really dont like the rf ao in the 3rd row. Its horrible when he falls asleep and is so hard to buckle. DD can buckle herself, i will see if she still fits in it.
 

Amaris

New member
I was thinking a little about this last night. If you put the rfing TF behing the cleck then it will be easier to get to the rfing RN because the TF can't be tethered rfing. Also, if it's similar, you can move the middle seat in the middle row forward while there is a child seat (but not a booster) installed there, which would make it somewhat easier to get to the rfing RN, also.
 

Aprilmom

New member
Still havent got a chance to switch around. I have to get a cover on 1 of my truefits.
So I think what I am going to do is:
3 rd row: Rf TF (or rnxt) Rf Radian, clek
2nd row: Rf TF, FF RNXT (or ao), empty

I am thinking the TF might be too wide in the 3rd row. I am kind of wishing for a Myride there :whistle:
 

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