Outgrowing our high backs....safe to go backless yet?

libranbutterfly

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• Oct 30, 2012

• #1

Kamille is on the highest setting of our evenflo big kid and turbobooster. She will be eight in January. She rarely sleeps in the car, but we have to do lots of holiday traveling. She has ridden in the literider as a spare and does ok in it, but just not sure if she is ready to go backless full time. What high back boosters would you recommend? She rides mostly in the third row of my Plymouth expresso, but we will most likely be driving dhs chevy blazer for the holidays as my van is having trouble lately Needs to be three across friendly. Thanks

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bubbaray

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• Oct 30, 2012

• #2

I'd put her in a backless. No question. There is no safety advantage to a highback statistically. My own 8yo rides in a LBB in my car. She still rides in a HBB in DHs truck because she sleeps in his vehicle lots and likes the wings.

ETA if you want a HBB, my DD is in a PW

 

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babyherder

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• Oct 30, 2012

• #3

I wouldn't worry about her being in a backless. But if you want her in a highback I think that would be fine too. For holiday travels I'd probably try to get her a highback just for comfort but maybe she won't mind either way.

 

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tanyaandallie

Senior Community Member

• Oct 30, 2012

• #4

My 9 year old still loves her Monterey, though not sure that it is very 3 across friendly. She has tried to go backless but has found she really prefers the high back in our main vehicle for those rare time she may fall asleep in the car.

 

libranbutterfly

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• Oct 31, 2012

• #5

Yeah, thats what I'm wondering about, long trips and such. If i can get something 3 across friendly for her to use this winter, then switch to backless, then lexi can use the new seat afterwards, her torso in only 1/2 inch shorter than kamille. Now to convince the hubby.... i need to figure out a seat to get the baby in the center of his car too, since we will be using it for holiday travel, and Lexi has outgrown the marathon.

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bbartlettnfld

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• Oct 31, 2012

• #6

My 9 yr old, sits in a backless around town, but for long drives always prefers the back on because she car sleeps. She would never be able to stay in position with out the back on!

 

tiggercat

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• Oct 31, 2012

• #7

My daughter is about 6m younger and also getting too tall for the back on her Turbo. We've tried backless and while she does ok on short trips (and in the "novel" stage of doing something new), she has trouble sitting correctly for long trips. I am getting her a parkway SGL because the Monterey living in my basement is incompatible with my vehicle (forward jutting headrests, Monterey requires head support).
If I were you, I'd try out a backless and if she sits well, go for it. But be prepared that she might not sit properly without the physical reinforcement of the high back.

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flutie128

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• Oct 31, 2012

• #8

I have a parkway and monterey for DS but he rides in them backless right now. Over the summer he asked and at 8 I let him start riding backless. If we go on a long trip I will probably put the back on since he still fit but otherwise I feel he is safe in a backless.

 

joolsplus3

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• Oct 31, 2012

• #9

I just read this title and knew what seats you were referring to... too bad they are so short!

 

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tanyaandallie

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• Oct 31, 2012

• #10

My dd had been BEGGING me to go backless forever so I think it was a surprise to both of us that she wanted the back put back on. She just could not get comfy when she was trying to fall asleep. She doesn't have a ton of time left in a high back so is going to have to figure it out eventually.

 

Shaunam

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• Oct 31, 2012

• #11

DS is 8 in January and I've already switched him. He still rides in a PW in grandma's car though because she doesn't have headrests and the seat backs are short. If you travel enough that it would be worth it, you could get something like a PW, otherwise backless is fine. I've trained DS to sleep sitting up in the backless. It CAN be done! And it's good anyway for when they ditch the booster entirely. They need to know how to sleep sitting up.

 

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arly1983

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• Oct 31, 2012

• #12

I, too, have a DS that will be 8 in January and is in a backless. I never could find a HB that he fit in and that also fit in my 3-across. He doesn't sleep in the car, seriously ever. For a while he was in a literider but he needed more leg support. Finally, we found the cruz and now we have two.