Nautilus vs Generation65???

lourdes · Nov 4, 2011

I am helping a grandmother ho is raising her granddaughter buy a hardness/booster combination seat, so which one is better for a 3 y/o that weights 42 pounds and is 40 inches long??? I guess the Maestro is not an option because of the weight limit.

Jessica61624 · Nov 4, 2011

I would go with the nautilus.

Kac · Nov 4, 2011

Nautilus. Hands down.

tam_shops · Nov 4, 2011

Nautilus.

My 5yo still rides in his, he was already too tall for the Generations last summer when we tried it.

He still fits in the Maestro, but the weight limit is lower than the other two seats, so it also depends on the build of your child. ONLY goes to 47#

tam

bobandjess99 · Nov 4, 2011

the seats arent really comparable. True, they are both combination seats, but its sort of like saying a crappysport and a radian are comparable just because they are both convertibles. They have drastically different height limits. Like, for most kids, about a 2-3 YEAR difference in usage, because of the drastically different top slot height.

Now,..if you could find one, AND it was more than $30 less than the nauti, I'd say go for the apex 65. It's sort of a middle ground between the gen 65 and nauti....the top slots are about 17.5, which is an inch lower than the nautis 18.5, but significantly higher than the gen65s 16.25 inches. And it has the 65 lb weight limit, unlike the maestros 50.
Big lots had them for a while for cheap. If you could lay your hands on one, i think it would work really well for this situation.
Otherwise, I think the nauti is really the best bet. Amazon has the base cover for less than $140 right now.

cookie123 · Nov 4, 2011

Is a new seat urgent? The new Evenflos will be coming out in December and are worth a look.

bobandjess99 · Nov 4, 2011

cookie123 said:
Is a new seat urgent? The new Evenflos will be coming out in December and are worth a look.

I was also going to mention this, but i was afraid that the 42 lb child was in a 40 lb seat. But yes, what cookie said

lourdes · Nov 4, 2011

cookie123 said:
Is a new seat urgent? The new Evenflos will be coming out in December and are worth a look.

She is 42 pounds in a 40 pounds limit evenflo

lourdes · Nov 4, 2011

She is big for a puertorrican child, the only thing that worries me is the reviews about the nautilus crotch strap but I just talk to the grandmother and she wants to spend the extra money for a better seat so she will go with the nautilus

tam_shops · Nov 4, 2011

Will the new Evenflo seats be coming here that soon? I thought I'd read they were waiting on Canada...And, thanks, missed the 42# weight when I suggested the Maestro, I wouldn't worry about it being so close w/ a 4yo, but w/ a 3yo I wouldn't do it...

Didn't Walmart have the Nautilus on sale in the last flyer? Or is that over now?

tam

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