Clek Olli for 6.5yo

hgpswimmer4 · Aug 21, 2013

I need a second booster for my 6.5yo DD. Her stats are in my sig (48.5", 51#) so she's quite big for her age. We have a Sunshine Kids Monterey booster which she LOVES in our main vehicle. We also have a spare LBB for carpools but we need another seat since she will soon be too tall for the Graco Turbo. I'm thinking of the Clek Olli cause I like the rigid LATCH it comes with. I'm not a big fan of the Foonf so I'm not sure if I will like the Olli. Any experience with it? I'll probably have to buy it on eBay since I've spent enough on car seats for all my kids this year. Would you feel comfortable with a child of her age in a LBB full-time. She does very well in a HBB full-time and I told her she could go LBB when she turns 7 but she might be ready. I hear LBB belt fit varies widely from child to child and car to car. My seat belts can't be that tall since my 9yo passes the 5-step test in it and he's 4'7". Any ideas? Thanks.

Dillipop · Aug 21, 2013

My 7 year old and 10 year old both sit in them in our second car. The belt fit is amazing on both of them and they both find them quite comfortable.

Make sure you buy them new or from someone you trust.

MommyShannon · Aug 21, 2013

My dd really didn't do well in a lbb until almost 8. Even now at 8 she can't use it if we are driving really late at night. She does ok for short maps but not passing out at bedtime. What cars would you use it in? The rigid LATCH only works if your anchors aren't off set. It only LATCHes in our van's captains chairs. Everywhere else I just have to stick it in without. DD loves it, but its fairly shallow so pretty different from the Monterrey. I'd probably keep her in the Monterrey and then get a Santa Fe since you know she would like it.

Athena · Aug 21, 2013

Has she been in a LBB enough to know how she'll do and is she okay with the lack of support? My DD just turned 7, is inches taller, and there's no way she'd be happy with that (or that her shoulder would be under our shoulder belt without a guide, but sounds like your belt is different).

It's a seat we'd seriously consider for a LBB though. I loved the rigid latch of the oobr, but found the lack of depth/height unacceptable for my tall kid, something this backless would have a bit more of. But I'd have to try one for fit/feel IRL and wouldn't take the risk of buying one off ebay.

hgpswimmer4 · Aug 21, 2013

ETA: We drive a 2011 Chevy Equinox. She has used our old Evenflo Amp LBB mostly for carpools and short trips. Her body type allows the belt to fit properly while in a booster and she tends to grow very quickly. I might also remove the back of the Monterey since its removable. Our vehicle has adjustable head support.

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