Any boosters I missed?

Thank you so much for all your help! I think I'm getting to the end of my search, if only because I'm running out of options. Sorry this is so long. I hope this will be my last thread for a while.

Nauti, Turbo, Monterey, Oobr, Parkway SGL - None are great and the Oobr may be the only acceptable option. The others fit DD surprisingly well, but don't play nice with my car. And I had thought fitting tall/slim DD would be the challenge.

Thought about compromising and looking at slightly shorter or non-latch boosters like the new Peg Perego, Air Boost, and new Recaro, but they all require vehicle head rest support. We've never been able to leave ours on because it sticks way out and turns out it is not reversible.

The only other option I can think of to even try is the Kiddy booster, but it's about the same cost as the Oobr, I have no idea if it will play any better with my car, and the lack of cup holder is seriously inconvenient. Is it really worth trying?

My car apparently loves the Frontier 85, but I think it's too big/wide for DD to booster in, at least for a while.

Is that really it?

And if so, would you buy an Oobr to booster train her in your car, then put it away to use next year (or then use it in car 2 even though there's a better fitting choice for that car)? Or would you trust a close relative to booster train with the seat that works best in their car and wait until next year to buy a booster for your car?

Just watching a video and looking at pics of the Kiddy. Seriously, that thing is super cool! But those belt guides look really far back for my troublesome forwardly positioned vehicle shoulder belt.

If you can find a good deal on a Kiddy World Plus it would be worth it just for the booster function. The belt guides are different on it.

Phineasmama said:

If you can find a good deal on a Kiddy World Plus it would be worth it just for the booster function. The belt guides are different on it.

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Thanks for the suggestion! I just checked that one out. I'm not sure the belt guides would be better. They still look fairly far back and somewhat obscured, but I need to go look at my shoulder belt again. Unfortunately, there's no way to know for sure without the opportunity to try one. All I see is $279 everywhere for this. Maybe it would be an option later on when we're buying another booster and it's been out long enough to have sales.

Is it really about 23" tall? And does the latch really not work in booster mode? That would be disappointing. Is it heavy? No cup holder, right?

Hmm, idk. I don't think they're far back. And the way they hold the seat belt is perfect for awkward belt placements.

It doesn't latch, because the latch is attached to the shield. But I haven't had a problem with it moving around at all. It's not heavy. No cupholder.

But it's super comfortable for my DD and works with my crap seatbelts, so sometimes you just have to take what you can get :/

It does look really nice! So you have crap seat belts too? Thanks for the suggestion and answers! I'll give it some more thought. Thank you!

Sorry, but could I ask one more question about the belt guides on it. I forgot to ask, do you know if they're facing more towards the back or the side? Does that make sense? Like would they work better for a seat belt behind the seat or one coming from next to it, to the side? It's really hard to tell these things from pictures.

And it's really tall, right? The height sounds awesome!

It's super duper tall! I just happen to have it sitting in my living room since we're going to Ikea tomorrow, so I took some pics. My van seat belts sit very far forward which in most boosters makes it either not retract, or tangle badly, or both. This is the only one that is easy for DD to do. Never tangles, and retracts perfectly.

This locks in place so the seat belt cannot slide out

Phineasmama said:

It's super duper tall! I just happen to have it sitting in my living room since we're going to Ikea tomorrow, so I took some pics. My van seat belts sit very far forward which in most boosters makes it either not retract, or tangle badly, or both. This is the only one that is easy for DD to do. Never tangles, and retracts perfectly.

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Sounds like our cars have twin seat belts! This might work great with ours too. If only they sold it just as a booster for less money. Did you find it in any stores or just online? I'd love to see one IRL. I might have to check around.

I love Ikea! Have fun!

No I don't think they sell it in any stores :/ I know that someone on swap had posted two for sale though...
I wish they sold it just as a booster too, because I will be needing one for DS when he gets to booster age.

I'd just order one from Amazon if I were you, you can always send it back if it doesn't work. And I know the price is high, but if you're considering the Oobr...

Phineasmama said:

This is the only one that is easy for DD to do. Never tangles, and retracts perfectly.

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You have their Cruiserfix too, right? How does that do with your shoulder belts? For $60 less with latch and that cool adjustable seat depth, I'm hoping I misjudged the belt guides on that one too. It's really hard to tell without trying them in my car.