Transporting a friend's child/3-across dilemma

mom2juliarose

New member
On the 3rd of July a coworker is having a picnic at her house (near work). We have a very busy day at work that day, so the logistics of another coworker and I driving home (after work), then fighting traffic to get back to coworker #1's house. DH, on the other hand, has the day off, and has volunteered to pick up my coworker's DS (her husband works nights and won't be attending the picnic) as well as our 2 kids and bring them all to the picnic.

So the kids are:
DD--riding in a Turbobooster
Friend's DS--21 months, 26 pounds, 33"
DS--18 months, 28 pounds, 35"

Her son is older than DS, but two months ago they turned him forward-facing in their car (he's in a Radian).

I have the following seats for the 2 boys and am trying to get 3-across with 2 of them plus DD's TB: Radian, MyRide, TrueFit, SR32 (with base or baseless), Cosco High back booster w/harness.

I'm trying to fit them in the back of DH's '97 CR-V.

I know that the TB/FF Radian/RFing MR works for 3-across, but I'm not sure how comfortable *I* feel about transporting co-worker's son FFing. He's smaller than DS, after all. This will just be for one trip (from his house to the picnic, about 20 miles), but still I'm stressing over it. Do you think there's any hope of getting 2 RFing seats (of what I have to choose from) plus the TB in? Or perhaps even put DD in the Radian for a day and put 2 other seats RFing next to it?

The TB can't go in the middle of 2 RFing seats, either, as the center is lap belt only.
 
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EmmaCPST

CPST Instructor
I have the same car - I would do Radian, MyRide, Turbo and that should work.

Here's Radian, MA, Turbo:

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Just a note, I can't get the Radian RF in the center of mine without an angle adjuster, but the Turbo armrests should fit nicely under the MR wings like they do with the MA. The Radian installs outboard RF easily, I just twist the buckle stalk three times. You could also grab a Topside or a Literider if you're ok with your oldest going backless for this trip, that would buy you about an inch or so as well.

I definitely wouldn't put the 18 month old FF. It's my car and he needs to ride in best practice or he doesn't ride with me. They'll probably fit better anyhow.

**Er, I read wrong - the 21 month old is theirs. But yeah, still wouldn't do it. :)
 

EmmaCPST

CPST Instructor
I'm trying to fit them in the back of DH's '97 CR-V.

I know that the TB/FF Radian/RFing MR works for 3-across, but I'm not sure how comfortable

Last thing - the CRV doesn't have a tether for the center position, they're retrofits for the outboard positions only. Another reason I definitely wouldn't want to do that.
 

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