Chesapeake
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My husband's job is being transferred to Spain for two years, and I'd love advice from others on our car seat situation. Thanks ahead of time for sifting through all of the details! At the time of our move, our kids will be 3.5 and 6.5 - so I'll need seats that will work through ages 5.5 and 8.5. (Do kids still need boosters at 8.5?) They are very average-sized kids...no issues with shooting off the charts. Right now they're both happily using two identical Radian XTSLs. I have a few issues:
1- I'd like to buy any necessary extra seats before our move since I feel more comfortable with the options/pricing that I am used to here, and also want to avoid high shipping costs if I need to order online and have something shipped overseas.
2- Our Radians will be fine to use everyday in a car that we will purchase there, but I'd like to keep those sturdy (heavy!) seats in our car, and then have secondary seats that we use for frequent travel around Europe - seats that will be lighter and not so cumbersome dragging around on flights, trains, and sightseeing. Do you think my older child will be old enough to just use a backless booster...or no seat at all in the near future?
3- We will be sending one set of seats overseas in our shipment a couple of months before we leave, then taking the others on the flight with us. I was hoping to make the trip with the lighter "traveling" seats, but that would mean we'd be driving around with them here for a couple of months for everyday use. Not sure if that's the safest option.
4- My husband is in the military...I've been told this allows us to continue using our US seats while living abroad. Is that correct?
What seat options would you suggest we go with? I really appreciate any tips or advice!
1- I'd like to buy any necessary extra seats before our move since I feel more comfortable with the options/pricing that I am used to here, and also want to avoid high shipping costs if I need to order online and have something shipped overseas.
2- Our Radians will be fine to use everyday in a car that we will purchase there, but I'd like to keep those sturdy (heavy!) seats in our car, and then have secondary seats that we use for frequent travel around Europe - seats that will be lighter and not so cumbersome dragging around on flights, trains, and sightseeing. Do you think my older child will be old enough to just use a backless booster...or no seat at all in the near future?
3- We will be sending one set of seats overseas in our shipment a couple of months before we leave, then taking the others on the flight with us. I was hoping to make the trip with the lighter "traveling" seats, but that would mean we'd be driving around with them here for a couple of months for everyday use. Not sure if that's the safest option.
4- My husband is in the military...I've been told this allows us to continue using our US seats while living abroad. Is that correct?
What seat options would you suggest we go with? I really appreciate any tips or advice!