Carseat photos Part 1

ThreeBeans

New member

• Oct 27, 2007

• #1

Model:

3 years old, 35 pounds, 40 inches, roughly 15 inch torso.

The BRU employees think I'm nuts with my camera and tape measure Unfortunately my camera died half way through my selection.

(This exchange took place when that happened:

Me: Crap! I ran out of juice!

Bean the First (hopefully): Apple Juice?

Me: No, baby. Battery juice.

Bean the First (confidently): Oh! Need go store, need buy MORE juice!)

Britax Diplomat

I got 15 inches on it, but you'll see something interesting in the next photo.

Hard to tell from the picture but the top-most position is at least 1.5 inches below Bean the First's shoulders.

Britax Boulevard

Barely 16 inches, even with the padding pushed down

He has about 2 inches in this seat. I can't figure this kid out.

Cosco Alpha Omega

You know, for all our hating, this is a nice, solid harnessed seat. I like the front adjust feature (note the red tabs at the top).

He has about 1.5 inches in this seat. It's quite possible given his current stats he might actually make it to four and forty in this seat (and no, the head rest was NOT in the booster position).

But, ah, the real downfall of the AOE...it makes an (expletive deleted) booster. He's within the booster stats so it should fit him. Right? Nope. Look at the lapbelt.

Evenflo Triumph Advanced

Nice seat, but WHAT were they thinking with that harness adjuster? the tabs slide right below the shoulders every time the kid wiggles. Honestly, though, I didn't mind the harness tightening knob, seemed fairly easy to use.

I get at least 17 inches, you know, if the harness straps didn't fall down

Watch out for the next installment, in which I tackle the Comfortsport, the Titan, the Apex, the Chase, the CarGo, the SS2, the Turbobooster, the Big Kid, and the Regent

 

Holly

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #2

Cool pictures! Thanks!
He has got to be the cutest little boy I've ever seen! What is his name again?

 

ShumNum

Senior Community Member

• Oct 27, 2007

• #3

Great post! I can't wait for the next "episode!!"

 

ThreeBeans

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #4

Holly said:

Cool pictures! Thanks!
He has got to be the cutest little boy I've ever seen! What is his name again?

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Matthew and thanks


I thought Matthew was the nicest sounding name I had ever heard when I was pregnant with him. Didn't know until afterwards that "Matthew" was the number 1 name for little boys in Massachusetts in 2004.

I made sure that wouldn't happen again by naming the next two Eden and Ezekiel. LOL.

 

keri1292

Well-known member

• Oct 27, 2007

• #5

No offense, ThreeBeans, but ya know how some names match? Matthew, Eden & Ezekiel most certainly do not! But, I do love them all. I loved the little Matthew that I babysat in college. He was almost as cute as yours.

The different measurements vs. fit is really interesting.

 

ThreeBeans

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #6

:ROTFLMAO:

 

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• Oct 27, 2007

• #7

You know, I'm starting to wonder if they've changed the top harness height on the 3in1's. You didn't happen to measure the top usable one did you?

My neighbor's kid also just barely fit the top harness position at almost 4 and 38lbs. Granted the family is all on the shorter side, but I was still shocked...

Looking forward to seeing more pictures. And I REALLY wish we had the triumph advance in Canada. I would so be buying one & using it until we needed the height of the Radian.

 

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soygurl

Active member

• Oct 27, 2007

• #8

snowbird25ca said:

You know, I'm starting to wonder if they've changed the top harness height on the 3in1's. You didn't happen to measure the top usable one did you?

My neighbor's kid also just barely fit the top harness position at almost 4 and 38lbs. Granted they're ASIAN, so shorter stature overall, but I was still shocked...

Looking forward to seeing more pictures. And I REALLY wish we had the triumph advance in Canada. I would so be buying one & using it until we needed the height of the Radian.

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Sorry... pet peeve. "Oriental" CAN BE an offensive term when used in that context... :thumbsup:

 

Last edited: Oct 28, 2007

ThreeBeans

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #9

I'll measure the AO slots the next time I get in. What's the measurement we're agreeing on currently?

 

ZephyrBlue

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #10

So did you just go to take pics and play with seats or did you buy something? Reading about other people's purchases is almost as much fun as buying seats of my own Your DS is a handsome little model, too- do we get to see pics of the little curly haired princess in the next installment?

 

ThreeBeans

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #11

I went to go and play with seats. While I was there I happened to notice they had some solid winter tights for sale for fat little legs, so I grabbed them, but that was just a bonus

I got one picture of Bean the Second in the Britax Diplomat...it fit her quite well. She wasn't really in the mood though, so I didn't make her suffer. LOL.

 

ZephyrBlue

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #12

Lovin' that Hanna playdress set- we had that one when DD#1 was a preschooler

 

doriansmummy

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #13

Nice photos.. CUTE kiddos!

 

ThreeBeans

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #14

I am all about Hanna Andersson. To be specific, cheap, second-hand Hanna Andersson. LOL.

Thanks everyone! You are all really supposed to be looking at the carseats, though

 

MsFacetious

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #15

Yeah I'm thinking Bean the 4th needs an M name. lol

I also made a BRU run last week. Just don't have the energy to post the pictures. lol We tried the Apex, Triumph Advance, Evenflo Generations, Cosco AO, Boulevard and I think that's it. lol

My girls wouldn't have even made it to 3 in the AO. They have room in the Apex, Triumph and Generations. They are about the same size as Bean the 1st.

 

ThreeBeans

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #16

If there were the Bean the Fourth I'd probably name her Marion. But, I think I'm going to have to settle for naming DH"s vasectomy.

 

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Christi61315

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #17

HE is a cue model...

 

MsFacetious

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #18

LOL I vote for a Bean the 4th!

I love the name Zayden... I get so much crap for it. Now I will say... well then I like Ezekiel. They will be like... huh? Then they will leave me alone about Zayden. LOL

I do like a lot of unusual names, I just didn't use them on these children. lol

I like Mariska for a girl. She would be called Mari, to go with Ali and Sadi... now my OCD says they must match.

 

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• Oct 27, 2007

• #19

soygurl said:

Sorry... pet peeve. "Oriental" is an offensive term when used in that context... :thumbsup:

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Sorry, I had no idea. I thought it was more generic than singling out a specific country or race... I guess I shouldn't have said anything.

(Or maybe just said his whole family is vertically challenged & left it at that..:thumbsup: )

eta: I changed the original post, if you want to edit it out of your post too. I'm sorry I didn't realize this when I posted... and here I was trying to be PC.

 

ZephyrBlue

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• Oct 27, 2007

• #20

Trudy, my DH is from Vietnam and frequently refers to himself as both Oriental and Asian. Not everyone considers it to be offensive