YinzerMama
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Trying to decide if I want to keep the recaro boosters we just got.
They are super comfy and solid for the kid. Kid of hard to buckle due to how wide they are.
The latch part is ... I won't say useless but it is puzzling.
I KNOW the point of latch is so the seat won't become a projectile if unoccupied. So this is not a safety concern. But I thought another reason people liked latching boosters is because they stay where they are and don't migrate over the buckle so it is easier for kids to buckle?
The straps do not tighten so it may as well not even be latched from that perspective. And it is such a huge seat the chance of moving over the buckle is pretty good. And there is nothing grippy on the bottom of the seat at all so I have a feeling it's going to be a pain in the butt in my van (leather). Right now I have one in my husband's car which has cloth and I think we will keep that one but I don't know about the other two.
I LOVE how comfy they seem. (I don't think they will be useable to their full height though due to shoulder narrowness for bigger kids)
But I was really thinking of latch as something to keep the buckles from getting buried.
Is there any other latchable booster that just floats free like this? I thought they all allowed you to tighten the straps? (Aside from the Affix loosening weirdness I mean)
If there was something grippy under it would be OK but it just slides. So strange.
They are super comfy and solid for the kid. Kid of hard to buckle due to how wide they are.
The latch part is ... I won't say useless but it is puzzling.
I KNOW the point of latch is so the seat won't become a projectile if unoccupied. So this is not a safety concern. But I thought another reason people liked latching boosters is because they stay where they are and don't migrate over the buckle so it is easier for kids to buckle?
The straps do not tighten so it may as well not even be latched from that perspective. And it is such a huge seat the chance of moving over the buckle is pretty good. And there is nothing grippy on the bottom of the seat at all so I have a feeling it's going to be a pain in the butt in my van (leather). Right now I have one in my husband's car which has cloth and I think we will keep that one but I don't know about the other two.
I LOVE how comfy they seem. (I don't think they will be useable to their full height though due to shoulder narrowness for bigger kids)
But I was really thinking of latch as something to keep the buckles from getting buried.
Is there any other latchable booster that just floats free like this? I thought they all allowed you to tighten the straps? (Aside from the Affix loosening weirdness I mean)
If there was something grippy under it would be OK but it just slides. So strange.