Boosters...my head is spinning!

momtomy3boys · Feb 17, 2014

Currently my 6 (almost 7) year old is in a Frontier85. My 4 year old's Marathon is going to expire soon so we're going to move my 6 year old to a booster and the 4 year old to the Frontier. Our 6 year old is mature enough to sit properly in his seat so I'm not worried about the transition. However my head is spinning trying to decide what to get. We've always had Britax seats so that was my natural inclination but I don't know if that's necessarily the best choice.
He is a small 6, 41 lbs and 43 in. We will have a Frontier 85 and a SF Air 35 also for his brothers. We have a Chevy Traverse and he is generally in the 3rd row but occasionally when we need the extra cargo space or the dogs are with us all 3 boys ride 3 across in the middle row of the Traverse.
TIA!

MommyShannon · Feb 18, 2014

I don't know for sure if it will fit 3 across but it has a better chance than some others. It's a nice seat. We have the previous model and DD likes it. He's small enough that you don't need the height of it though. I've heard good things about the Turbo booster with safety surround too.

MyTwoSons · Feb 18, 2014

Here's a link to a thread I started the other day comparing the Parkway and the Performance Booster. It has links to pics of my son in both (he's 6 and has very similar stats as your DS), as well as my perceived pros and cons if that would help. http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=263211

The pics were in a captains chair of a Ford Flex. I'm not sure how wide the 2nd row of a Traverse is, but the Performance Booster is pretty wide so it might not work for the times you wanted 3 across.