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APmama2MAK
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I own one because of the weight limits, not really for my child because he is light but for other kids that ride in my car a lot that are really heavy. I also like the buckles, the installation in my truck, and the ability to tether while rearfacing in the back of my truck.
Its nice to know my son wont have to be in a forward facing harnessed seat with no tether and that more children can rearface in my truck with no tether if they are not old/mature enough for a booster.
We have a trillion other seats including my beloved true fit premiere and yet the radian tends to stay in because its easy for me to unbuckle him (he buckles himself and my truck seat no longer flips forward so I cant get back there anymore) I can reach in the true fit easily...its just easiER with the radian.
I tend to NOT recommend them to anyone unless I can show/oversee installation because of their known compatibility issues with many cars/seating positions. I would rather recommend a myride or complete air with a 40 lb limit and know that it will most likely install a lot easier than the radian will. I could probably go on and on and on about all the reasons for using it, liking it, but not recommending it hardly EVER.
PS-I love the chest clip
Its nice to know my son wont have to be in a forward facing harnessed seat with no tether and that more children can rearface in my truck with no tether if they are not old/mature enough for a booster.
We have a trillion other seats including my beloved true fit premiere and yet the radian tends to stay in because its easy for me to unbuckle him (he buckles himself and my truck seat no longer flips forward so I cant get back there anymore) I can reach in the true fit easily...its just easiER with the radian.
I tend to NOT recommend them to anyone unless I can show/oversee installation because of their known compatibility issues with many cars/seating positions. I would rather recommend a myride or complete air with a 40 lb limit and know that it will most likely install a lot easier than the radian will. I could probably go on and on and on about all the reasons for using it, liking it, but not recommending it hardly EVER.
PS-I love the chest clip
christineka
New member
Both? I have radians because I love them AND because they are the easiest seats to fit in my third row. I'm sure I could fit others, but the radians are less hassle to figure out. I know they are thin! Plus my four younger kids still fit, which makes them even better than some other seats.
Mom2FiveGirls
Active member
I *thought* it was the only thing that would work. Of course I tried DD5's MA70 back there (center of the third row) just to see and DD1 and DD2 (on each side of it) said they actually have more room. I guess because of the way its shaped... So I was going to put DD4 in that and DD5 RFing in the RN80, but now I'm so frustrated with the seat and SK (SL not staying tight) that I want to throw the seat off a bridge.
armywife12
New member
The only reason I bought one was so I could continue to rf my son beyond 3 yrs old. He needed the extra weight limit. I pretty much despise the seat though and sold it not too long ago
glockchick
New member
I have them because my DD wanted to rf and is over 40 lbs. I have DS's because it bugs me when their seats don't match.
I like some aspects of it and hate others. I love how low the sides are for ease of getting the kids in and out. I hate the ratcheting harness adjuster, and that it doesn't work in one of my 2 vehicles.
I like some aspects of it and hate others. I love how low the sides are for ease of getting the kids in and out. I hate the ratcheting harness adjuster, and that it doesn't work in one of my 2 vehicles.
chelsey
New member
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Carrie_R
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Um, both to some degree. It really is a NEED for me -- both for my giant (now-FFing) 4yo who I wasn't ready to turn when he hit 40lbs before his 3rd b'day, and because there are only about three configurations that work in my third row, all of which require a Radian.
But, I do like the seat, there are a lot of aspects I do love about it. When I ponder what seats I would keep if I didn't need fifty-leventy-million, it's usually on the list. I'm not crazy about the company, though, and like pp's I'm hesitant to recommend it to any Joe, Bob or Mary just because there's so MANY complex issues with the seat. (Limits, over-the-top-slot rule, safestop, boot, recline foot rules, overreclining installs, bracing, RF tethering, install tricks, SL problems, harness loosening... what have I forgotten, lol?)
But, I do like the seat, there are a lot of aspects I do love about it. When I ponder what seats I would keep if I didn't need fifty-leventy-million, it's usually on the list. I'm not crazy about the company, though, and like pp's I'm hesitant to recommend it to any Joe, Bob or Mary just because there's so MANY complex issues with the seat. (Limits, over-the-top-slot rule, safestop, boot, recline foot rules, overreclining installs, bracing, RF tethering, install tricks, SL problems, harness loosening... what have I forgotten, lol?)
LuvMyCharlie
New member
I bought ANOTHER one(this is my third, I've swapped the other two) just because DS wanted to ride RF again. It is the only American seat that will accommodate him at this point. Installing it and trying to get it more upright than 40 degrees, I quickly remembered why I absolutely loathe the seat for everyday use. It's a great travel seat for us though and I'm glad to have another one for our flights at the end of the summer.
firemomof3
New member
Um, LuvMyCharlie...did you order a MT?!!!
As for me, both apply to me. I need my 65SL in the 3rd row with the 2 Britax conv. for 3 across. And I bought an XTSL for ds so he could rf until he was 4y/o. Now, he's ff in his Radian and on the top slots (but with plenty of growing room) and he loves it. I like it just fine ff and its a breeze to install in my van. I have never experience the loosening of the SL strap like so many others. I do check everyday and its always tight. Though, my best friend has a 2010 Pilot and she had the same problems with her XTSL and her 3y/o son. The replacement strap sent from SK seems to be working fine. I checked it myself over the weekend and I couldn't loosen the seat at all.
As for me, both apply to me. I need my 65SL in the 3rd row with the 2 Britax conv. for 3 across. And I bought an XTSL for ds so he could rf until he was 4y/o. Now, he's ff in his Radian and on the top slots (but with plenty of growing room) and he loves it. I like it just fine ff and its a breeze to install in my van. I have never experience the loosening of the SL strap like so many others. I do check everyday and its always tight. Though, my best friend has a 2010 Pilot and she had the same problems with her XTSL and her 3y/o son. The replacement strap sent from SK seems to be working fine. I checked it myself over the weekend and I couldn't loosen the seat at all.
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AtTheSouthDam
New member
I like mine. I know there are a lot of seats that worked in my situation and actually used most of them at one point (Como, MA, MR, and TF) but I kept going back to the RN. It gave me more flexibility and I never had installation issues, RF or FF. Sometimes I worried about because so many had trouble but mine were fine. I like, now, how little room it takes up in DH's Civic. And FF combo seat is going to seem huge in there in comparison. Oh, and I like how it fits my daughter. She is pretty slender despite her weight with narrow shoulders. The RN looks like it fits her.
glockchick
New member
I agree. That's my main gripe as well.
Pixels
New member
When I bought, I believed that it was the best seat for us and what we wanted from a seat. When I replaced one a year later (crashed), I replaced it with the same because I still believed that. About nine months after that, it overreclined in my car and went on hiatus until I had DS and DD moved outboard. Now both Radians are in use and I wouldn't mind having another.
I have pre-SL models with 40 pound limits, no loosening or harness issues.
I have pre-SL models with 40 pound limits, no loosening or harness issues.
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