Reigan in our CARES harness

strollerfreak

Senior Community Member

• Nov 11, 2007

• #1

Here's my DD in our CARES harness...it was SO much easier than having to schlep 2 carseats & 4 kids on a plane. Reiker just stayed in his carrier the whole time (well except for a little while during the flight when he was awake and voicing his opinion on being stuck in the carrier, LOL) and Reigan did really well in the harness. She would have slept better in her carseat, but it was 10pm to her body so she was going to be out of sorts no matter what she was in.

None of the FA's on the flights we were on had ever actually seen one, but they all had heard about them.

 

Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• Nov 11, 2007

• #2

Aw, she looks more comfy than I'd have guessed & she's just beautiful, too! Can you explain how the top stays put? TIA

 

strollerfreak

Senior Community Member

• Nov 11, 2007

• #3

papooses said:

Aw, she looks more comfy than I'd have guessed & she's just beautiful, too! Can you explain how the top stays put? TIA

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In the bottom picture you can see the latchplate on the right hand side. It's basically the same internal structure as the female end of a lap-belt, only instead of having an actual metal "cover" on the buckle head (because there is no actual buckle head) there is a smaller blue piece of webbing that you use to tilt the buckle head to release it. The "tail" is kept in place by being sewn onto a loop that slides along the red webbing, and the red webbing is just a big loop that slips over the seatback.

Does that make sense?

 

lovinwaves

New member

• Nov 11, 2007

• #4

Cute Mel!!

 

USmominOz

New member

• Nov 12, 2007

• #5

That is so cool, I just wish that they went higher than 44lbs.

 

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ThreeBeans

New member

• Nov 12, 2007

• #6

That is really sweet

Can the top belt be put on the seat so that it doesn't interfere with the seat tray behind the child

 

strollerfreak

Senior Community Member

• Nov 12, 2007

• #7

ThreeBeans said:

That is really sweet

Can the top belt be put on the seat so that it doesn't interfere with the seat tray behind the child

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Yes, when you install it you actually put the tray table down first so that it doesn't interfere with using it later.

 

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wondering1

New member

• Nov 12, 2007

• #8

When I researched CARES for our trip, I was told that they are testing the current harness for a higher weight and height limit. Exciting stuff.

 

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NHCPSTECH

Senior Community Member

• Nov 12, 2007

• #9

strollerfreak said:

Yes, when you install it you actually put the tray table down first so that it doesn't interfere with using it later.

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The guy behind her was ok with it??

 

ThreeBeans

New member

• Nov 12, 2007

• #10

I think that means you put the belt on and then the tray can be switched back up :thumbsup:

 

strollerfreak

Senior Community Member

• Nov 12, 2007

• #11

NHCPSTECH said:

The guy behind her was ok with it??

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It was my DH that was behind her, but yeah, even if it were a stranger it totally does not interfere with their tray table at all.

You put the tray table down, then slide the loop (red webbing) over the top of the seat, tighten it, then put the tray table back up. It doesn't interfere with using it at all. :thumbsup:

 

waterbaby

New member

• Nov 12, 2007

• #12

Wow... I've never seen one in use. That's awesome.