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pat88
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Hey everybody Forgive me if this has been asked a million times before, but I keep getting conflicting answers from internet searches on this one..
Is the Radian 80 (FF) suitable for a VERY wide shouldered child? My son is 36-1/2 inches tall and 35 lbs at 24 months - and he's built like a tank. I don't forsee him getting any skinnier or narrower, he's been 90th-95th% since birth, and is long waisted and sits high.
The reason I ask specifically about the Radian is we have a 2004 Subaru Forester and he is currently in a Britax Marathon FF. His legs and huge feet are somewhat squooshed behind the driver's side, and his shoes often get stuck between the front seat and carseat, which is already in the more upright "toddler" position. The Marathon just seems enormous back there. From what I have read, the Radians are narrower at the base, more upright, and fit well in cars that don't usually accommodate many seats, but what about the width "inside"? Has anyone put a larger size child into a Radian comfortably, and had the seat last a while? He is snug but comfy in the Marathon, but he will of course be growing
I have read here that middle seat installation in a Forester just won't work. Putting him behind the passenger seat is also not an option, because I have an infant in a Chicco Keyfit30 RF there. (That passenger seat is pushed up so far already because of that carseat I feel like I'm sitting on the hood of the car when we drive). My daughter is also 95th% height/weight, but I don't think we will run into an issue getting her into a Radian someday.
Eventually we will probably need another car, as we want to have a third baby, so if the Radian won't work, does anyone have any other suggestions for "wider inside" carseats?
Thank you so much everybody who takes the time to answer! I know that nothing will substitue putting him in an actual seat and trying it out, but I am just wondering where to start looking.
Is the Radian 80 (FF) suitable for a VERY wide shouldered child? My son is 36-1/2 inches tall and 35 lbs at 24 months - and he's built like a tank. I don't forsee him getting any skinnier or narrower, he's been 90th-95th% since birth, and is long waisted and sits high.
The reason I ask specifically about the Radian is we have a 2004 Subaru Forester and he is currently in a Britax Marathon FF. His legs and huge feet are somewhat squooshed behind the driver's side, and his shoes often get stuck between the front seat and carseat, which is already in the more upright "toddler" position. The Marathon just seems enormous back there. From what I have read, the Radians are narrower at the base, more upright, and fit well in cars that don't usually accommodate many seats, but what about the width "inside"? Has anyone put a larger size child into a Radian comfortably, and had the seat last a while? He is snug but comfy in the Marathon, but he will of course be growing
I have read here that middle seat installation in a Forester just won't work. Putting him behind the passenger seat is also not an option, because I have an infant in a Chicco Keyfit30 RF there. (That passenger seat is pushed up so far already because of that carseat I feel like I'm sitting on the hood of the car when we drive). My daughter is also 95th% height/weight, but I don't think we will run into an issue getting her into a Radian someday.
Eventually we will probably need another car, as we want to have a third baby, so if the Radian won't work, does anyone have any other suggestions for "wider inside" carseats?
Thank you so much everybody who takes the time to answer! I know that nothing will substitue putting him in an actual seat and trying it out, but I am just wondering where to start looking.