AgwasStars2
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Hello all! It's been a while since I was on here (again), lol, and I'm hoping to get some advice from all of you fantastic advice-givers! :thumbsup:
I am in training to become a school bus driver for the city of Virginia Beach, and I need to get a seat for my youngest to sit in when he's riding along with me during my runs. (One of the perks of the job...don't have to pay for daycare)! In our van, he is rear-facing in a Britax Advocate (the previous model that I got for him last summer at a huge discount when the new models were coming out). In our secondary vehicle, he is in an older Marathon that I am going to have to replace in the next few months anyway because it is nearing it's expiration.
I'm trying to find something that will be easy to install, because I will only be substituting at first until I am able to get contracted, so I will be having to move the seat from bus to bus for a while. I'm not overly concerned with him staying rear-facing in the bus, since it is a huge vehicle and very well protected...and technically he CAN be forward facing (even though I sure as heck don't plan on turning him around in OUR cars anytime soon!).
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!
Oh, before I forget, I should probably add that the trainers say the easiest way to get a carseat installed on the bus is with ratchet sets...since only the special needs buses are equipped with seat belts, so if that is the "seat belt" I will be using, I don't think getting a secure install will be an issue, since tightening ratchet sets is fairly easy...although I do also have the option to purchase a seat belt from an auto parts store.
Sooooo....yea....now that you have all of the info...please tell me what YOU would choose to do if you were me.
I am in training to become a school bus driver for the city of Virginia Beach, and I need to get a seat for my youngest to sit in when he's riding along with me during my runs. (One of the perks of the job...don't have to pay for daycare)! In our van, he is rear-facing in a Britax Advocate (the previous model that I got for him last summer at a huge discount when the new models were coming out). In our secondary vehicle, he is in an older Marathon that I am going to have to replace in the next few months anyway because it is nearing it's expiration.
I'm trying to find something that will be easy to install, because I will only be substituting at first until I am able to get contracted, so I will be having to move the seat from bus to bus for a while. I'm not overly concerned with him staying rear-facing in the bus, since it is a huge vehicle and very well protected...and technically he CAN be forward facing (even though I sure as heck don't plan on turning him around in OUR cars anytime soon!).
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!
Oh, before I forget, I should probably add that the trainers say the easiest way to get a carseat installed on the bus is with ratchet sets...since only the special needs buses are equipped with seat belts, so if that is the "seat belt" I will be using, I don't think getting a secure install will be an issue, since tightening ratchet sets is fairly easy...although I do also have the option to purchase a seat belt from an auto parts store.
Sooooo....yea....now that you have all of the info...please tell me what YOU would choose to do if you were me.