Help for larger toddler

3acorns4Christy · Jul 20, 2007

I have a friend that has an almost 3 year old that weighs 42lbs. They live in Canada so their seat choices are few between. What would be the best choice to keep her harnessed? She may not fit width wise in the Radian, then what?

wendytthomas · Jul 20, 2007

Maraton. TC has upped their limits to 65 pounds, so the Marathon would probably be a good fit. There's rumor that the Regent is coming to Canada at some point....

Wendy

canadianmom2three · Jul 20, 2007

Apex is pretty wide in the seating area as well, although my DD at 70lbs still thinks she fits just fine in the seating area of radian...

Jewels · Jul 20, 2007

For seats that harness there is the Radian and hopefully soon we will be seeing the MA go to 65lbs on the market. I also have heard of the Regent coming to Canada; in fact the tech who was supposed to be teaching my CRS class has been sending me emails and one of them was about the Regent recall. I emailed her and asked if she had seen Regents in Canada (since they are illegal, wondering what she would do/say) and what she thought of them. This was her response to me "wonderful seat......and it is at Transport Canada level now....but not yet on Cdn market due to wt limit that US has set for the harness straps." So hopefully it will come soon!

canadianmom2three said:
Apex is pretty wide in the seating area as well

I heard that the Apex isn't increasing the weight limit to 65lbs though

The evenflo seats harness to 47lbs:
Evenflo Bolero/Generations make a decent booster
Evenflo Chase makes a ok booster

The Graco Cargo harness' to 48lbs and makes an ok booster.

And of course there is the Apex that will harness to 48lbs and makes a decent booster.

bombedier · Jul 20, 2007

I am so excited to hear that the Regent may be available in Canada soon!

CDNTech · Jul 20, 2007

I would try out the Radian before you discount it too quickly. It is a very narrow seat, however, it's interior measurements are pretty much the same as the Marathons.

The Radian has 1/2 an inch less in hip room and 2" MORE in shoulder room for interior measurements over the Marathon. I think the Radian would be a better option over the Marathon.

I would also look at the Evenflo Bolero/Generations. Harnesses to 47lbs and then makes a decent booster.

The Apex also harnesses to 48lbs and then makes a decent booster... but it does require that you have vehicle headrests behind it in order to use it. The seat needs to be completely supported by the vehicle seat/headrest.

snowbird25ca · Jul 20, 2007

I'm with Jen. I'd go the Radian route - direct her to babyproofing plus who has the 65lb stock and then she'll have the highest weight limit available at the moment.

How tall is the 3yo old? What seat is he in now? What province does he live in? What vehicle does he ride in? How close is he to turning 4 and is he gaining weight quickly or has he plateaued some what?

In terms of combo seats, my recommendation would be the Generations/Bolero because it has a nice wide seating area, harnesses to 47lbs and makes a decent booster. That buys him another 5lbs which should be a year anyways. Not ideal by any means, but if the other seats aren't possible, it's better than a booster at this age...

I would only go with a seat with a 47 or 48lb weight limit if he wouldn't fit a radian and couldn't get a MA with a 65lb weight limit on it. I don't think any of the new weight Marathon's have shown up in Canada yet...

tiger926 · Jul 21, 2007

We have a very long torsoed daughter - she is 4 years old, 41.5" and 41lbs, and the Marathon didn't work for her at all, but in the Radian she is on the 2nd top slot from the top. We really wanted to get a Marathon for 1 car, and Radian for the other, but we found that the Marathon was not a good fit for her whereas the Radian was as it has the highest top slots on market.

I would stay away from Evenflo Chase/Traditions as she outgrew this in 5 months - seats are way too short and so she could only use it for a few months, which was ok (although seat cost $140.00 at Sears) as the Radian then came out and that is a great fit for her.

Good luck, Tiger

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