Question New Britax Click Tight conv the tallest?

The new blog post says top harness height is 19 and overall internal seat height is 29", does this make it the tallest for rf? It's taller than the Graco clones and Nextfit. I will be interested to see the rf leg room. I've been thinking about a Fllo or Foonf but I like the idea if my husband being able to install the seat easily! We have a very long baby that seems to carry his length in his torso so we want a seat that will last by length. I'm just wondering if we will want a higher weight limit too if he starts packing on the pounds.

It is tallest rear facing, and forward facing it's very nearest the tallest (with the recline in the car Britax says 18.65" seated height forward facing). And it's VERY compact.

Wendy

The only comparable seat for RF height limit at present will be the Safety 1st Elite Air 80. It is hampered by a 43" standing height limit, while Britax has a 49" limit.

CPSDarren said:

The only comparable seat for RF height limit at present will be the Safety 1st Elite Air 80. It is hampered by a 43" standing height limit, while Britax has a 49" limit.

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And the Gracos (Headwise/My Size/Fit4Me/Size4Me, Contender, 4Ever).

Wendy

wendytthomas said:

And the Gracos (Headwise/My Size/Fit4Me/Size4Me, Contender, 4Ever).

Wendy

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I think they are about an inch shorter? Granted, still way tall enough to keep the vast majority of kids rear-facing to 40 pounds!

Oh, here is the link for anyone reading:

http://carseatblog.com/29451/rear-f...tibles-vs-new-britax-clicktight-convertibles/

FYI - for a seat with a 40 lbs. RF limit and a 1" rule height limit once you get to about 25" internal seated height (which is Radian height) anything extra really doesn't matter for the purposes of RF because there is no kid who is going to be that tall and still be under 40 lbs. Even the tall 6 yr old bean pole who weighs 39.5 lbs. won't need the headrest in the top position when RF in a NextFit, Graco clone, 4Ever, Milestone and now these CT convertibles

The NextFit, the Graco clones, the 4Ever, the Milestone and now these CT convertibles will all be outgrown by weight, not height. For RF it really doesn't matter who is technically the tallest. You'll never use any of these seats with the headrest fully extended in RF mode.

The extra height will make a difference when FF though.

Just my :twocents:

CPSDarren said:

I think they are about an inch shorter? Granted, still way tall enough to keep the vast majority of kids rear-facing to 40 pounds!

Oh, here is the link for anyone reading:

http://carseatblog.com/29451/rear-f...tibles-vs-new-britax-clicktight-convertibles/

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Kecia said:

FYI - for a seat with a 40 lbs. RF limit and a 1" rule height limit once you get to about 25" internal seated height (which is Radian height) anything extra really doesn't matter for the purposes of RF because there is no kid who is going to be that tall and still be under 40 lbs. Even the tall 6 yr old bean pole who weighs 39.5 lbs. won't need the headrest in the top position when RF in a NextFit, Graco clone, 4Ever, Milestone and now these CT convertibles The NextFit, the Graco clones, the 4Ever, the Milestone and now these CT convertibles will all be outgrown by weight, not height. For RF it really doesn't matter who is technically the tallest. You'll never use any of these seats with the headrest fully extended in RF mode. The extra height will make a difference when FF though. Just my :twocents:

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Yep, I was thinking about that today. I put my 37-lb 5-year-old in the 4EVER, and she was on the third click from the top. There's no way she'd still be under 40 lbs and get anywhere near the top of that thing.

Yeah, a 45 pound RF limit to go with that height limit would be great. Also another nice selling point to step up from the Marathon CT.

As it is, the Marathon ClickTight may be the value sweet spot for easy seatbelt installs. It has a usable height limit around 25.5" (26.5" less the 1" rule).