Booster shopping, help me pick

tracee877

Active member
So I'm starting to booster shop for DS2 who is almost 6, about 44 lbs and about 46". I don't want to use our combo seats as boosters. I haven't really kept up with boosters so what would you recommend for the following vehicles?

2006 Honda Odyssey - main vehicle - I'm thinking Britax PWSGL or Diono Cambria
1998 Ford Explorer - secondary vehicle, no latch, no side airbags - ?
2013 Mazda Tribute - not sure on airbags, secondary vehicle (grandparents car) - this car needs a seat with latch since I know they will not remember to buckle it when he is not riding with them
2006 Honda Accord - offset latch, has side air bags, secondary vehicle - currently has a Graco TB with SS & latch but can move it to another vehicle

I have pre-ordered the Diono Cambria.
 
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BookMama

Senior Community Member
DD1 and I love the Recaro Performance Booster in our 2005 Odyssey. It works well in a captain's seat as well as third row outboard.
 

tracee877

Active member
DD1 and I love the Recaro Performance Booster in our 2005 Odyssey. It works well in a captain's seat as well as third row outboard.

I forgot to mention I tried one of those and I didn't like that you can't tighten the latch. It slid all over the place. Otherwise it was great.
 

BookMama

Senior Community Member
I forgot to mention I tried one of those and I didn't like that you can't tighten the latch. It slid all over the place. Otherwise it was great.

I'm surprised. We haven't had any trouble with it sliding around. (In fact, it's DD1's favorite booster ever.)
 

tracee877

Active member
I'm surprised. We haven't had any trouble with it sliding around. (In fact, it's DD1's favorite booster ever.)

Do you have leather? I wonder if that's why. I just couldn't get it to sit right. If the latch was tightenable it would have been perfect!
 

BookMama

Senior Community Member
Do you have leather? I wonder if that's why. I just couldn't get it to sit right. If the latch was tightenable it would have been perfect!

Yes, we do have leather. (Do you? Can't tell whether you think that would make it slide more or less than cloth.) I was surprised that they made it flexible but not tighten-able LATCH, but it works just fine for us.
 

tracee877

Active member
Yes, we do have leather. (Do you? Can't tell whether you think that would make it slide more or less than cloth.) I was surprised that they made it flexible but not tighten-able LATCH, but it works just fine for us.

Yes, both in the van and the Accord. I might give it a try in the Explorer though since it has cloth and latch is irrelevant.
 

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