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Lilliputian
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I need a forward facing seat for tall, slim children. My children are really tall, but we don't need a seat that harnesses to a really big weight because they'll all be too tall for whatever seat they have way before they get to the upper weight. I don't care whether it's a rear-facing or also a booster as I won't be using it for either of those. This is for my 3rd son, and I have 5, so I have a wide assortment of other seats.
My main priority is that the seat has really high harness slots. I'd also like it to be easy to buckle and easy to tighten and loosen. I have 3 in car seats right now (plus one in a booster and one in a regular seat belt), so I like to have one of my older sons buckle him into the carseat, and then I come behind and make sure everything is right. A narrow, lightweight seat would be nice, but it's not as important as the other things. I drive a 12 passenger van, so I do have extra seats, but it would be nice to actually be able to use them when we have guests.
My last big forward facing seat was a Britax Regent. I hated it. It was so big. We needed the height, but the width and weight were just crazy. My oldest is incredibly tall with most of his height in his torso and actually outgrew it before his 5th birthday. The seat I'm buying now is for my 5 year old right now and later my 2 year old. They're taller than average but not off-the-charts tall, so I don't need the absolute tallest carseat ever. In other words, if there's a spectacular seat that's .5" to 1" lower than the tallest one available, that's fine. My 3 month old may end up being crazy tall, since he is centimeters away from outgrowing his Chicco KeyFit30, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
My main priority is that the seat has really high harness slots. I'd also like it to be easy to buckle and easy to tighten and loosen. I have 3 in car seats right now (plus one in a booster and one in a regular seat belt), so I like to have one of my older sons buckle him into the carseat, and then I come behind and make sure everything is right. A narrow, lightweight seat would be nice, but it's not as important as the other things. I drive a 12 passenger van, so I do have extra seats, but it would be nice to actually be able to use them when we have guests.
My last big forward facing seat was a Britax Regent. I hated it. It was so big. We needed the height, but the width and weight were just crazy. My oldest is incredibly tall with most of his height in his torso and actually outgrew it before his 5th birthday. The seat I'm buying now is for my 5 year old right now and later my 2 year old. They're taller than average but not off-the-charts tall, so I don't need the absolute tallest carseat ever. In other words, if there's a spectacular seat that's .5" to 1" lower than the tallest one available, that's fine. My 3 month old may end up being crazy tall, since he is centimeters away from outgrowing his Chicco KeyFit30, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.