Question What next for DS with DS

mamahen · Apr 19, 2017

My son Is 5.5yo, 40", 40lbs, and has Down syndrome. I just FF'd him because he's now 40lbs but both of my Radian XTSL are expiring the end of the year.
I'm hoping you'll give me some guidance on should I get another convertible or a combo harnessed booster?
We've gotten good use out of these Radians but it means I've been out of the car seat loop for a long time!

kookaburra · Apr 20, 2017

If you're going to keep him FF, I would look at combination seats though would probably consider the convertible Evenflo Sureride because of its price and its high harness height.

I haven't needed to shop for combination seats in a long time, so I don't have any specific recommendations there. But hopefully someone else will chime in.

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mamahen · Apr 22, 2017

I don't mind keeping him RF but it seemed like most of the convertible seats rf'd to 40lbs. I drive a VW golf so it can't be anything too ginormous.

Is the only difference between convertible and combo just that combo is ff only?

lgenne · Apr 22, 2017

Combination seats are usable as belt positioning boosters; convertibles can be used rear facing. Either can be used FF with a harness.

If you want to keep him RF, you could look at the Graco Extend2Fit, or (my favorite) the 3-in-1 version of the Extend2Fit. (It can also be used as a booster, which makes it a 3-in-1, but there are other features it has that I like better than the plain convertible. Smoother harness adjuster and it allows the use of harness pads for forward facing.)

lpperry · Apr 22, 2017

How mature? Could he booster soon or is he going to be harnessed for a long time due? If the plan is to harness for awhile, I'd get a britax frontier. I personally like the seats that are easier to use and have more features and stuff. I bought a few budget seats and hate them so much. If I had a kid who would be harnessed for more years, I'd spend the money on something easy.

The nautilus is cheaper and people like it.

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Unregistered · Apr 26, 2017

No I wouldn't want him boostered yet, I'm thinking he'll be in a harness for another 2 years at least. He probably could do a booster but he's just so tiny!

Thank you for the recommendations! I'll check them out.

lpperry said:
How mature? Could he booster soon or is he going to be harnessed for a long time due? If the plan is to harness for awhile, I'd get a britax frontier. I personally like the seats that are easier to use and have more features and stuff. I bought a few budget seats and hate them so much. If I had a kid who would be harnessed for more years, I'd spend the money on something easy.

The nautilus is cheaper and people like it.

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mamahen · Apr 26, 2017

Thank you! I will check those out. He'll be fine FF even though he likes RF better. So I'll look into the combo seats.

lgenne said:
Combination seats are usable as belt positioning boosters; convertibles can be used rear facing. Either can be used FF with a harness.

If you want to keep him RF, you could look at the Graco Extend2Fit, or (my favorite) the 3-in-1 version of the Extend2Fit. (It can also be used as a booster, which makes it a 3-in-1, but there are other features it has that I like better than the plain convertible. Smoother harness adjuster and it allows the use of harness pads for forward facing.)

mom of six · Apr 26, 2017

Check out the Harmony Defender. Its kind of slim like the radians. For a budget seat I think it has a lot of nice features. Great harnessed seat and a great booster (when the time comes)

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