Would You Rather...

JCsMomma · May 13, 2013

Okay, I know the best choice would be to find a position with a top tether or to rear face... But let's pretend neither scenario is possible- If you had a FF, almost 4 year old & 40lb child that had to be in a seat with no top tether, which seat would you rather use (and let's ignore cost, etc as well and pretend this is the deciding factor):

1. Britax Frontier 85 using LBP

2. Recaro ProSport using lap/shoulder belt which seems to work similarly to the LBP on the FR85

3. Britax Frontier90/Pinnacle 90 with SafeCell which if I'm reading correctly will reduce head excursion in a crash

nannykates · May 13, 2013

I'd do frontier 85 lbp. I feel more sure that long belt path works to reduce head excursion than safe cells(maybe if I had seen a video of safe cells working I would feel differently but I thought they were onr of those "maybe" technologies). Isn't there also question as to how effective safe cells will be in the 90 because of the lower profile base? The prosport lap and shoulder belt just doesn't seem as dynamic of an install to me.

But that is my reletively uneducated (compared to folks on here) opinion.

creideamh · May 13, 2013

I'd choose FR85 with LBP as well.

JCsMomma · May 13, 2013

nannykates said:
I'd do frontier 85 lbp. I feel more sure that long belt path works to reduce head excursion than safe cells(maybe if I had seen a video of safe cells working I would feel differently but I thought they were onr of those "maybe" technologies). Isn't there also question as to how effective safe cells will be in the 90 because of the lower profile base? The prosport lap and shoulder belt just doesn't seem as dynamic of an install to me.

But that is my reletively uneducated (compared to folks on here) opinion.

Hmmm, I sort of thought the safe cells compressing and lowering the center of gravity was the way it reduces forward movement? I'm basically just paraphrasing what Britax said though, I honestly have no deep understanding of how these technologies work. I could swear I read someone had seen a video of safecell in action, I wish I knew who that was.

nannykates · May 13, 2013

JCsMomma said:
Hmmm, I sort of thought the safe cells compressing and lowering the center of gravity was the way it reduces forward movement? I'm basically just paraphrasing what Britax said though, I honestly have no deep understanding of how these technologies work. I could swear I read someone had seen a video of safecell in action, I wish I knew who that was.

I think my issue is everything we have seen of the safe cells has been in the convertibles which have a very different base design. There isn't much space under the seatbelt for the cells to crush on the 90.

Carrie_R · May 13, 2013

I would go ProSport... for two reasons. First, I personally feel that the straight-across belt path is going to provide a more even restraint than the serpentine LBP, which may torque to one side. That's my laymen, parent-not-tech answer based on nothing but the thoughts inside my head though. Secondly, to me it's telling that Recaro is so confident in their LBP that they require it, withOUT tether, at higher weights... whereas Britax requires installation WITH tether at higher weights, regardless as LBP.

As a tech, I would first attempt to retrofit or rear-face if possible, of course.

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