We're trying to figure out the perfect car seat for our second car. I get a little obsessive and have been reading on this website a LOT. DH is not willing to research. He tells me to get whatever I want, but at the same time complains if things aren't exactly the way he thinks they should be. I want something that he likes, is comfortable with and will use properly. (Sounds reasonable, right?)
So, I install one of the options (CA65) in our car and ask DH to check it out. (DS was in the seat.) He goes to the seat, grabs it at the top, and yanks it with both hands - pulling it to the side. And for that reason, he doesn't like the seat. Oy!!! I try to explain that that's not how you check an installation, and that in a crash it would be okay for the seat to tilt, that DS would still be protected by the seat. He doesn't buy it, or he does, just mentions that he likes our primary seat better (he complains about the RadianXTSL all the time!)
So I try a friend's RA55. They do install easily! I asked him to go take a look (this time w/o child) and he does the same thing! Oy!!!
If I didn't care about DH feeling comfortable, I'd just get a Scenera and be done with it. But that feels flimsy, DH won't drive more than a few blocks with DS, etc, etc.
So, I install one of the options (CA65) in our car and ask DH to check it out. (DS was in the seat.) He goes to the seat, grabs it at the top, and yanks it with both hands - pulling it to the side. And for that reason, he doesn't like the seat. Oy!!! I try to explain that that's not how you check an installation, and that in a crash it would be okay for the seat to tilt, that DS would still be protected by the seat. He doesn't buy it, or he does, just mentions that he likes our primary seat better (he complains about the RadianXTSL all the time!)
So I try a friend's RA55. They do install easily! I asked him to go take a look (this time w/o child) and he does the same thing! Oy!!!
If I didn't care about DH feeling comfortable, I'd just get a Scenera and be done with it. But that feels flimsy, DH won't drive more than a few blocks with DS, etc, etc.