Anybody willing to get measurements for me?

safeinthecar · Nov 19, 2013

I'm specifically looking for harness length from the top slot to buckle and then to where the hip strap enters the shell..

The Triumph that's my fall back seat for casted kids is going to expire fairly soon and will need to be replaced. One of the things that make it work is the super long harness.

I'm most interested in the Foonf, the Triumph 65, the NextFit, and the Peg, but something else may work if it happens to have a long enough harness and the correct shape..

I don't need Radian, Symphony, SmartSeat, Secure Kid Britax, or anything with a narrow seat pan and high sides at the knee.

Carrie_R · Nov 19, 2013

I can do the NextFit once mine arrives (hoping tomorrow or Thursday.) Uness someone beats me to it.

Do you want the harness lengthened all of the way out, and then measured like that? All as one measurement, or as two separate measurements (top slots to buckle, buckle to hip strap attachment point - or top slots, through buckle, to hip attachment point?)

How would the SureRide/Titan65 be for shape?

Keeyamah · Nov 19, 2013

Carrie_R said:
How would the SureRide/Titan65 be for shape?

Until/Unless they lengthen the harness on the Sureride, I don't know that it would work well. I can barely fit a near the weight limit 6 yr old in it (child on the 5th/second for the top slots). The harness is only about 32" from end to hip slot (unhooked from splitter plate).

Mags462 · Nov 19, 2013

1. I will get the nextfit in the AM

2. HI! I've missed seeing you around here

trippsmom · Nov 19, 2013

Keeyamah said:
Until/Unless they lengthen the harness on the Sureride, I don't know that it would work well. I can barley fit a near the weight limit 6 yr old in it (child on the 5th/second for the top slots). The harness is only about 32" from end to hip slot (unhooked from splitter plate).

I'll check mine tomorrow. I can buckle a 77# 7.5yo in mine. Not much excess left, but he's over the weight. He is at the next to top slot, possibly needs top if installed, but I haven't tried since he's over weight limit.

Keeyamah · Nov 19, 2013

trippsmom said:
I'll check mine tomorrow. I can buckle a 77# 7.5yo in mine. Not much excess left, but he's over the weight. He is at the next to top slot, possibly needs top if installed, but I haven't tried since he's over weight limit.

Yeah, I could just, with great difficulty, get a 70# 8 yr old in it who is even with the second from the top slots. She had no harness adjuster strap left, none. It wasn't in the car, I was playing with it in the house.

safeinthecar · Nov 19, 2013

Carrie_R said:
I can do the NextFit once mine arrives (hoping tomorrow or Thursday.) Uness someone beats me to it.

Do you want the harness lengthened all of the way out, and then measured like that? All as one measurement, or as two separate measurements (top slots to buckle, buckle to hip strap attachment point - or top slots, through buckle, to hip attachment point?)

How would the SureRide/Titan65 be for shape?

Yes, with the harness lengthened as much as possible and all the slack at the hip. I need it in two measurements, the first in a straight line from the top slots to the buckle, the second from the buckle to the hip slot. I need overall length, but I also need to know how much of that is a function of the top slot height. For example, the Frontier has the longest overall harness, but 16 inches or so of it is required just to reach the top slots. The same length harness on a seat with 14 inch top slots (would be completely unusable but makes for a drastic example) would allow much more slack at the hips than the Frontier.

The SureRide/Titan is a no go. The shell by the thighs is too high and straight for a kid casted in an abducted position.

SnoGurl · Nov 20, 2013

Triumph65--

Top to buckle--16"
Hip slack-- 13.5"

Mags462 · Nov 20, 2013

Nextfit - 31in harness overall length.....

And 17in of that is required to go from the top harness slot to buckle. There is the extra 14in of harness that could be used in the hip area.

I'm not 100% sure i did that right, but after re-reading your questions several times i think i did

Clek CPST · Nov 20, 2013

Foonf
- top slot to top edge of buckle tongue 13.5" approximately.
- top slot to outer crotch buckle slot at the top of the seat pad is 18.75"
- harness webbing from buckle tongue to hip strap is 17"
- top harness slot without compressing the seat pad is 17"

If you need any variations on the measurements I can easily get it for you.

safeinthecar · Nov 20, 2013

Clek CPST said:
Foonf
- top slot to top edge of buckle tongue 13.5" approximately.
- top slot to outer crotch buckle slot at the top of the seat pad is 18.75"
- harness webbing from buckle tongue to hip strap is 17"
- top harness slot without compressing the seat pad is 17"

If you need any variations on the measurements I can easily get it for you.

Oh wow. That really puts the foonf out there as a front runner.

How great is the forward facing recline?

momtoo3 · Nov 20, 2013

Is the CA65 too narrow?

safeinthecar · Nov 21, 2013

momtoo3 said:
Is the CA65 too narrow?

No, that would work shape wise.

momtoo3 · Nov 21, 2013

Okay, I think I did it right...I pulled the harness all the way loose and raised the headrest to the top slots. Then I pulled all the slack into the hip area so the chest area was tight.
Because of the continuous harness it was a bit hard to measure but I think these are pretty accurate:
Shoulder slot to buckle was about 13 inches
Hip slot to buckle was about 16.5 inches
Total harness length on that side was 29.5-30 inches.
I measured total harness length on the other side at 29.5 inches so I think they were pretty equal.

Does a continuous harness help in that situation?

Clek CPST · Nov 21, 2013

safeinthecar said:
Oh wow. That really puts the foonf out there as a front runner.

How great is the forward facing recline?

There are 2 recline positions for forward facing - position 1 is quite upright, position 2 the recline varies depending on how you install the seat. I've found in some vehicles when it's installed ff'ing with LATCH recline 2 can be fairly upright when it's pushed in close to the seat back, but I've also seen a good chunk of recline with it as well. The requirement so far as contact with the vehicle seat goes is that some of the back of the car seat is in touch with the vehicle seat or headrest.

safeinthecar · Nov 21, 2013

momtoo3 said:
Does a continuous harness help in that situation?

A continuos harness can help perfect the fit, but it usually works without. I find that the harness wears against the cast very quickly if parents try to saw it back and forth at the hips, but as long as the harness is replaceable, that's not too big a deal.

safeinthecar · Mar 9, 2014

Bumping this thread to see if I can get any additional seats measured. Triumph expires in May, so I'm at the point of finalizing my choice.

rachelandtyke · Mar 9, 2014

True Fit?

safeinthecar · Mar 9, 2014

rachelandtyke said:
True Fit?

I'd prefer something with a 40+ rfing limit, but my Triumph now is only 35# and has worked for years, so i guess it's a contender.

safeinthecar · Mar 26, 2014

rachelandtyke said:
True Fit?

Did you get a chance to measure?

Anybody willing to get measurements for me?

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