Which seat would YOU put where

amelia222

New member
If this was your vehicle, how would you arrange seats?

Vehicle is a 2002 MPV, so narrow 3rd row bench and two captain's chairs

Kids are:
-1yo, can be RF in Marathon or Radian
-2yo, RF in Radian
-4yo, FF in frontier, Truefit, or Radian
 
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amelia222

New member
TA on both 2nd row seats and center 3rd row. 4yo cannot buckle at all.

2nd row seats can be slid together. My current thinking is to put 4yo in the back and the RFers in the 2nd row slid together. Unless anyone has any better ideas?
 

canadiangie

New member
TA on both 2nd row seats and center 3rd row. 4yo cannot buckle at all.

2nd row seats can be slid together. My current thinking is to put 4yo in the back and the RFers in the 2nd row slid together. Unless anyone has any better ideas?


I like your idea. I can't think of a config that would be easier. I would probably keep both rf babies in Radians so they are equal in terms of low profileness.
 

mom2ari

New member
Another option is to put both RFers in the 3rd row and the FFer in the second. Load everyone in through the second row then buckle through the trunk. This could avoid fighting issues with kids sitting too close together. Just a thought.
 

amelia222

New member
Ok, so the Radian(s) won't RF in the 3rd row. I might be able to make it work with an angle adjuster and some fighting but I'd rather not. Radian RF in the 2nd row is perfect though. For now I have 4yo FF behind the driver, 2yo in Radian middle 2nd row, and 1yo in the 3rd row in the Marathon. I'll see how that works for now.

Kids don't fight (much) when they're close together and it's only for short drives since 1yo and 2yo are daycare kids.
 

momtoo3

Well-known member
Ok, so the Radian(s) won't RF in the 3rd row. I might be able to make it work with an angle adjuster and some fighting but I'd rather not. Radian RF in the 2nd row is perfect though. For now I have 4yo FF behind the driver, 2yo in Radian middle 2nd row, and 1yo in the 3rd row in the Marathon. I'll see how that works for now.

Kids don't fight (much) when they're close together and it's only for short drives since 1yo and 2yo are daycare kids.

That is exactly what I would do. I try to have my own kids in the most convenient to me spots because they are in my van all the time, rather than as needed for my daycare kids. I would be annoyed if I had to climb into the 3rd row to buckle ds3 on the weekends when I don't have any extra kids. He sits behind the driver's seat for that reason. During the week, I have to climb in no matter what so I make the weekends as easy as possible.
 

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