julia94115
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How is it with tall, lanky kids?
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Oober Clek fit?
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glockchick
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It's great. Fit my lanky 7 year old beautifully. 
julia94115
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Is the leg support pretty good- as in, the bottom of the seat is fairly long?
gsdguenter
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I thought the seat depth was shallow?
glockchick
New member
That it is. But it's ok if you have a cooler or rolled blanket to support legs.
That said, I replaced mine with a PW for my daughter because the lack of leg support bugged me.
julia94115
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Whew! Thanks! Just saved me $300!
luckyclov
New member
DS1 hated the Oobr. It had a very short stay in our line-up. He complained non-stop about his legs and back hurting. He always seemed to poke his back/chest foward in it - the same way he did in the X-Fix. It LOOKED uncomfortable, to be honest. And I couldn't seem to "train" him not to do it.
As far as his legs hurting, the Oobr is raised a bit more than most boosters, so the bigger drop, in addition to the non-generous seat depth, is likely what made his legs uncomfortable. Now, that said, he's currently riding in an Olli in DH's truck and doesn't complain. However, with the back on the Oobr, leg support is more limited.
As far as his legs hurting, the Oobr is raised a bit more than most boosters, so the bigger drop, in addition to the non-generous seat depth, is likely what made his legs uncomfortable. Now, that said, he's currently riding in an Olli in DH's truck and doesn't complain. However, with the back on the Oobr, leg support is more limited.
christineka
New member
Yeah. Leg support is bad. My kids complained that the seat was uncomfortable.
glockchick
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VoodooChile
New member
My dd is tall-ish (75% percentile at her 6 year checkup), not sure about her leg-to-torso ratio, but I'd call her lanky (6 slim pants size) and she finds it comfortable so far. I give her a foot prop for long trips but I'd do that for any seat. She doesn't complain around town.
julia94115
Active member
Now just 'cuz I'm curious, how tall is your daughter?
brooklynsmommy
Active member
We just bought this seat from Glockchick. Dd loves it. Here she is in it.
julia94115
Active member
OMG! She is TOO cute!!
She looks like she has a long torso?
I did see that seat for sale and that's what got me thinking about it. I love the look of it.
She really looks terrific in it! (If we just wanted to talk about aesthetics here.
She looks like she has a long torso?
I did see that seat for sale and that's what got me thinking about it. I love the look of it.
She really looks terrific in it! (If we just wanted to talk about aesthetics here.
glockchick
New member
She looks great in it! Ultimately, I asked my 7 year old what she preferred and she picked her TB over the Oobr. She as much as told me that it was because she preferred the print on the TB over the plain Clek.
VoodooChile
New member
Not sure offhand--I want to say 46". I'll try to measure her in the morning before school.
lovemybabies924
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My 6 year old loves hers she's almost 60 lbs, and wears sz 8
Sent from my iPod touch, sorry for any auto-correct typos!
Sent from my iPod touch, sorry for any auto-correct typos!
My daughter loves it so much we have two. She is a long-legged thing and does need a big cushion or sleeping bag underfoot, but that's an easy fix and the recline is sublime for sleeping.
LISmama810
Admin - CPS Technician
My son begged and begged for a "monkey skull" booster. He wound up so uncomfortable that he practically begged me to get rid of it. No leg support, he looked (and felt) like he was sliding off, and the belt guide was weird, IMO. He was 6 at the time, very tall, very lanky (long torso and long legs). We were both bummed because we WANTED to like it so much
No leg support, he looked (and felt) like he was sliding off, and the belt guide was weird, IMO. He was 6 at the time, very tall, very lanky (long torso and long legs). We were both bummed because we WANTED to like it so much 
NannyMom
Well-known member
My skinny 7 year old hated it from the first time she sat in it. And I just don't understand why we should need to provide foot stools for kids, the boosters (especially such expensive ones) should provide adequate support. I just find it odd that so many people think it's a normal thing to do.
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