Debating on semi full time no back use, is he too young still?

Angela · Mar 11, 2012

A bit of background.... We have a Compass B505 in DH 2011 Nissan Juke, but I've never been a fan of the belt fit on DS. DH just got a 'beater' truck to use for dump runs and the like. He wanted to have a no back booster in there for DS to use on the VERY rare occasion that it would be necessary, so I picked up a no back Amp for in there. I'm not concerned about that at all because it will be used SO rarely. I tried him out in it in the Juke though too thinking that if the belt fit was good we might get him a high back amp for that car to replace the Compass. So... it ended up the no back was an AWESOME fit in the Juke! The shoulder belt and lap belt both fit great.

Here's my concern though... do you think he's still too young for it? He'll be 7 in July, weighs 70 lbs and is 48" tall. Thoughts?

Genevieve · Mar 11, 2012

If it provides a better fit than the highback, and he'll stay in position, I would not hesitate to use it.

crunchierthanthou · Mar 11, 2012

6.5 is a completely reasonable age for a backless booster as long as there's a good belt fit and the vehicle has head support.

momtoo3 · Mar 11, 2012

Ds2 is 6.5, 52 lbs and 48 in. He will be going backless in my van for spring break and the summer. I tried him today in ds1's backless big kid and the fit was great. While I feel a little better about a hbb for him I am okay with having him in the nbb for the summer while he is out of school and I have all of the kids I watch and the belt fit is great. I have been worried about it for a while but after seeing how well he fit I feel better. My main reason for a hbb was because he still falls asleep but we only take short trips or take him to camp when I have all the kids so there will be no sleeping. If your ds will stay in position or not fall asleep I would feel okay with it.

Angela · Mar 11, 2012

Awesome, exactly what I wanted to hear. It would only be used for shorter rides (no longer than a couple hours) and doesn't fall asleep easily in the car. If we take it for longer drives we put him in the booster mode in the Frontier (his primary seat in my car). So we have the sleeping issue covered. I think we may try him out in it for a few weeks and see how he does. Then I think we're going to put the Compass in the truck, after we see if he fits correctly in it, in there.

cryswilkins · Mar 11, 2012

At 6.5? Totally ok.

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