Question Highest harnessed weight limit and shell in Canada?

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trinalb

Member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #1

Hi, I have done a bit of searching but haven't quite found my answer. My friends little girl is 50 lbs at 3 years old and has outgrown her Marathon by height. Her mom is looking at boosters and I am trying to convince her to get a harnessed seat instead. Problem is, obviously the child is huge and mom doesn't want to have to put out money for new seats again soon and wants to get three seats (mom, dad, grandma vehicles) so doesn't want to spend a lot per seat.

Am I right that Britax Frontier and Diono Radian are the tallest shells/slots available in Canada? Is 65 lbs FF the highest harness limit available here? Are there any shell/weight limit seats that are more budget friendly? Is there a good thread or blog post around that talks about high limit seats and compares them so I can point her to it? TIA!

 

HONEYhas3

CPST Instructor

• Oct 22, 2012

• #2

Frontier and Nautilus are the best options. You can find the Nautilus on sale often at Canadian Tire and Walmart.

The Frontier would be my top pick since it has the tallest harness slots on the market. It also converts into a booster.
If you go to a smaller specialty shop and buy 2 or more, they will usually offer a discount. (Prices for the Britax should be the same across the board, since the Manu seats the retail prices $299)

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #3

How is the price point on the Evenflo SecureKid 300 or 400 (I remember you have one but can't remember which) there? It is almost as tall as the Nautilus and here it is significantly cheaper, so might make a good seat at least for grandma's car and probably get her to a safe part-time booster age there, if the same holds true on pricing.

 

canadiangie

New member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #4

ketchupqueen said:

How is the price point on the Evenflo SecureKid 300 or 400 (I remember you have one but can't remember which) there? It is almost as tall as the Nautilus and here it is significantly cheaper, so might make a good seat at least for grandma's car and probably get her to a safe part-time booster age there, if the same holds true on pricing.

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199. :thumbsdown:

 

amelia222

New member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #5

ketchupqueen said:

How is the price point on the Evenflo SecureKid 300 or 400 (I remember you have one but can't remember which) there? It is almost as tall as the Nautilus and here it is significantly cheaper, so might make a good seat at least for grandma's car and probably get her to a safe part-time booster age there, if the same holds true on pricing.

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It's $200 here and I'm fairly sure that the only place to get it is BRU. They have the nautilus for $250.

 

canadiangie

New member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #6

What is this?

http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=12960368

 

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trinalb

Member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #7

What are the actual harness slot heights in the Frontier, Nautilus, RXT and Securekid? Are they all up to 65 lbs FF harnessed and up to 100 lbs booster?

 

tam_shops

New member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #8

[ame="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B007M7XZ2O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB"]Frontier is $241 on Amazon right now.[/ame] I had one ordered and the shipping date was mid October. I cancelled it when the local store matched my price. Since they were holding my deposit I put down for insurance, I was thrilled!

Make sure the mom knows the different top harness height differences. The classic Marathon had 17" harness slots, and the Securekid 18", w/ 18.5" for Graco Nautilus and 19.5" for the Frontier. I'd be pretty upset as a parent if I spent even $100 and then the seat lasted a year or less and I wasn't aware of that. 1" torso lasting a year for most kids after 2yo.

Best of luck!

tam

 

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trinalb

Member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #9

Is there a reason you don't mention Diono RXT as an option?

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #10

trinalb said:

Is there a reason you don't mention Diono RXT as an option?

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It's top slots are an inch or inch and a half lower than the Nautilus's.

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #11

amelia222 said:

It's $200 here and I'm fairly sure that the only place to get it is BRU. They have the nautilus for $250.

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I know I found it on the Sears website at one point. $50 price difference is about what it is between it and the Nautilus here, too. But if you can get a Frontier for $40 more, that seems significantly more worth it to me! (The Frontier is 20.5", not 19.5".)

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #12

canadiangie said:

What is this?

http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=12960368

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It has 19" top slots- but the harness is too short for kids to actually fit in at the upper slots. :thumbsdown: Here's a thread with pic, there are several others: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=227021

Evenflo has apparently postponed distribution in the US while this is addressed.

 

tam_shops

New member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #13

ketchupqueen said:

(The Frontier is 20.5", not 19.5".)

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Is this wrong, did it change or am I reading it wrong? Highest Harness Height: 19.5 in. If it's wrong, how do we get it fixed? I use those numbers all the time.

tam

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #14

It's wrong by my measurements. I consistently measure 20.25-20.5 depending on compression. PM or resubmit numbers on the form to correct errors.

 

tam_shops

New member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #15

Thanks! Now that I see the numbers, I think I've read the Frontier being ~20" before, I know that 0.5-1" doesn't really matter, it's taller, but to someone spending that kind of money on an older/taller child, the year estimate can make a big enough difference that they may (or may not) opt to buy it...When kids are getting close, like both mine were, it becomes a really hard decision!

tam

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 23, 2012

• #16

My 6 year old has an almost 20” torso and has almost half an inch to grow in her FR still, I totally hear that.

 

tam_shops

New member

• Oct 23, 2012

• #17

It's even harder when they're 6yo+. My 6 3/4yo was on the top slots of the GN and one of the reasons I went Oobr vs Frontier is 1" for one year of growth for the seat just wasn't practical. This is a good reason to buy YDS the Oobr (if I like it when I eventually get to see it). I *love* that rigid latch the Oobr has!

I can pass along my Maestro for a spare and keep the Frontier for long trips, as originally planned...

tam

 

Pixelated

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• Oct 23, 2012

• #18

canadiangie said:

What is this?

http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=12960368

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Hey, didn't know this was here. But I won't be suggesting it until the harness length issue is solved.

This is the SecureKid 400 although I haven't seen it in person yet. Were you thinking they were the same thing Angie, or did you just come across the SureRide (is it replacing the...Titan? Momentum? I don't know my Evenflo seats very well).