Favorite Backless Booster for small booster rider

bella_1818 · Jan 24, 2014

I want to get a backless booster for DS for a third string backup seat and for his friends that are all riding in boosters anyway to use when we give them a ride home.

It would be awesome if it fit well enough I'd be comfortable with him riding in it to/from swim team, where his parka (ankle length rain jacket-very thin) keeps him from riding harnessed. Right now we spend 30 minutes changing clothes at swim just to do it again at home after he showers.

Must have LATCH. Going outboard on third row of 2013 Odyssey with leather seats.

I'll come back and post pictures after it arrives since the nearest Safe Kids is 2 hours from me

sirrahn · Jan 24, 2014

Until you said it must have LATCH I would have said Harmony literider/youth booster hands down. Always an excellent belt fit on small kids ime.

What about the Connext? It's similar in shape. We like our backless Affix, but it's wider and bulkier. It's OK for my skinny 8 yr old, but her literider is better IMO. Hth!

kam1011 · Jan 28, 2014

sirrahn said:
Until you said it must have LATCH I would have said Harmony literider/youth booster hands down. Always an excellent belt fit on small kids ime.

I would have said this, too, and I'll add for your purposes, I think you would be better off without latch. This way, you have it easily accessible for carpools to grab and go. I always keep a spare Evenflo Amp in the back of the van for extra guests and grab it whenever my 7yo goes off with a friend or relative. It's quick and easy.

bella_1818 · Jan 28, 2014

kam1011 said:
I would have said this, too, and I'll add for your purposes, I think you would be better off without latch. This way, you have it easily accessible for carpools to grab and go. I always keep a spare Evenflo Amp in the back of the van for extra guests and grab it whenever my 7yo goes off with a friend or relative. It's quick and easy.

It will live in the third row seat. I don't want it to be a projectile.

veggiegirl228 · Jan 29, 2014

Yes the Graco Connext. It latches and you find it at Walmart for $15-18. The shape helps it fit into tighter spaces more often (narrow at back). To give an idea of youth rider (literider) to Connext for size and shape. I have a couple of more pictures if need them, let me know

Baylor · Jan 29, 2014

My little guy loves the Sante fe. It is a comfy seat and fits him well.

henrietta · Jan 30, 2014

veggiegirl228 said:
Yes the Graco Connext. It latches and you find it at Walmart for $15-18. The shape helps it fit into tighter spaces more often (narrow at back). To give an idea of youth rider (literider) to Connext for size and shape. I have a couple of more pictures if need them, let me know

For a smaller booster rider, it will just depend on how leggy they are. I'd love for our backless to latch, but the Connext is too deep for him to not slouch and in a 3 across that's tight, it isn't likely to work no matter how narrow the back is. The Harmony literider does work.

For your your child, the Connext may fit him fine, b/c all kids are built differently.

And fwiw, the Harmony literider and Cosco topsider are both slim enough and light enough to be stowed under the back seat, so that they aren't a projectile. In fact, on long trips, we usually use a high back booster for ds1 (well, we used to, before our 3 across!) and put the literider on the floor for a footrest. When we get to our destination, we'd have the literider as a backup seat to ride with his cousins.

essnce629 · Jan 30, 2014

Another vote for the Harmony Literider!

E&A0607 · Jan 31, 2014

it the lite rider the same as the youth booster?

Keeyamah · Jan 31, 2014

E&A0607 said:
it the lite rider the same as the youth booster?

Yep, they changed the name for some reason.

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