If you had to install a car seat in the front of a pickup...

zactayaus · Jul 20, 2011

...in the center postion FF for a one time 2 hour drive which seat would you use? RN80SL, RA55, or MR65?

Judi · Jul 20, 2011

Radian. What truck?

zactayaus · Jul 20, 2011

Judi said:
Radian. What truck?

That's what I was thinking. Oh, it's a F350.

skitle1802 · Jul 20, 2011

I would think a radian. Its narrow so it wouldn't interfer with the driver as much. Sits closer to the seat back (more out of reach of airbags, which aren't supposed to extend to the center position) and the flat, no base bottom will fit better the hump of the seat.

Judi · Jul 20, 2011

Ah, 350. I think we have one in the engine bay here.

Kac · Jul 20, 2011

I was also going to say the Radian because of the narrowness.

monstah · Jul 20, 2011

RN if the drive is right after breakfast. If it's nap time, I'd totally go with the RA55. But that's IMO.

zactayaus · Jul 20, 2011

monstah said:
RN if the drive is right after breakfast. If it's nap time, I'd totally go with the RA55. But that's IMO.

Hmm, hadn't even considered that. lol. We've never used either FF so I didn't even put head slump into the equation and I would say that it's very likely that he will fall asleep.

monstah · Jul 21, 2011

zactayaus said:
I would say that it's very likely that he will fall asleep.

First time FF front and center of a giant truck.... I wouldn't count on it!

mama2girls · Jul 21, 2011

zactayaus said:
Hmm, hadn't even considered that. lol. We've never used either FF so I didn't even put head slump into the equation and I would say that it's very likely that he will fall asleep.

My girls have fallen asleep FF in Radians and never had head slump. It would depend how upright it was though.

ketchupqueen · Jul 21, 2011

Having seen crash test footage from Britax showing that the new seats (with the SafeCell) were under the HE limits for tethered use WITHOUT the tether, I'd be as comfortable with the RA55 as with the Radian, if not more (because of the head slump issue.)

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