The AOE in the US

Misty-Bug

New member
Is it only approved to 40lbs also? I know it is approved to 35lbs RFing isn't it? I am selling my AOE and someone contacted me and said:
"I have the same car seat and I'm pretty sure the Canadian Gov't recently approved them for up to 65lbs. So your son may be still able to use it. Contact the company to make sure."
 
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wildeyes

New member
40 lbs as of now. it would be nice to see it go to 65 lbs, at least less ppl would get rooked with the weight limits.
 

Misty-Bug

New member
thanks. That was what I thought.
this is what I replied with:

no they did not. The only seats in canada approved to 65lbs is the Sunshine Kids Radian, the new Graco Nautilus and a couple Britax seats. I am training to become a technician and I have not heard about that going to 65lbs. Even in the US they only harness to 40lbs. Read the side stickers. If it says 40lbs you can not use the seat past that weight without jeopardizing the safety of the seat. These seats are not approved to 65lbs. He also outgrew it by height. He was too tall to keep rear facing with it. We have a radian now.

thank you for your pointer though. Make sure you contact your car seat manufacturer, read the stickers and the manual. Cause these seats have not been approved to 65lbs.


*I know it was a white lie in there about training cause I am not training right now, but I have learnt from you guys. Hope it doesn't make me bad to say that :eek::whistle:
 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
35 RFing, 40 with harness FFing, 80/100 as a booster.

I hope someone isn't using it with the harness at 65 pounds. No way would that fit around a kid that big.

Wendy
 

CDNTech

Senior Community Member
Instead of telling people you are training, I would take the opportunity to tell them about this site. You could say something like I just recently started learning more info about carseats when my son was outgrowing his seat. Here is a board with a lot of experienced techs that can answer all your questions and then give the website address. If they come here and like what they see, they may also be inclined to pass the website along and you will be reaching even more people along the way. :)

ETA: We still aren't positive that the Nautilus will harness to 65lbs here... it may only go to 48lbs like the other combo seats. I'm hoping for 65lbs, but we'll have to wait until it shows up on store shelves. :)
 

scatterbunny

New member
The Alpha Omega Elite is often confused with the Alpha Elite Apex (the Apex 65). Dorel (Cosco, Eddie Bauer, Safety 1st) likes to name their seats with very similar, extremely confusing names. :rolleyes: Maybe this woman was confusing the two seats?
 

singingpond

New member
40 lbs as of now. it would be nice to see it go to 65 lbs, at least less ppl would get rooked with the weight limits.

Yeah, but that would take a total re-design of the seat, since most kids outgrow it by height well before the current 40-pound limit. Going up to 65 pounds would make no sense with the seat in its current form, and re-design doesn't seem to be Dorel's strong suit. Last time I looked, this seat STILL has the dangerous top headrest position which CANNOT safely be used in harnessed mode. Even with the 40-pound limit, lots of parents stumble into using that top position (after all, their kid doesn't weigh 40 pounds yet, so the seat must still fit somehow....).

Katrin
 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician
Does anyone else find it almost creepy that Evenflo and Graco will certify their combo seats up to 47/48 pounds, but Cosco won't go past 40..in Canada...with the top tether being mandatory... did it not pass testing with the heavier dummy, or what? It just weirds me out their seats haven't gone above 40 FF until the Apex... :confused:
 

carseatcoach

Carseat Crankypants
thanks. That was what I thought.
this is what I replied with:

no they did not. The only seats in canada approved to 65lbs is the Sunshine Kids Radian, the new Graco Nautilus and a couple Britax seats. I am training to become a technician and I have not heard about that going to 65lbs. Even in the US they only harness to 40lbs. Read the side stickers. If it says 40lbs you can not use the seat past that weight without jeopardizing the safety of the seat. These seats are not approved to 65lbs. He also outgrew it by height. He was too tall to keep rear facing with it. We have a radian now.

thank you for your pointer though. Make sure you contact your car seat manufacturer, read the stickers and the manual. Cause these seats have not been approved to 65lbs.


*I know it was a white lie in there about training cause I am not training right now, but I have learnt from you guys. Hope it doesn't make me bad to say that :eek::whistle:


If that person does find out that you lied -- I don't know how but stranger things have happened (maybe s/he will come here looking for information?) -- then you have lost all credibility. Most of your information was correct: let it stand on its own without adding an untruth to it.
 

keri1292

Well-known member
Misty ~
I'll be getting certified this Spring (if the babysitter gods are with me! Please, please, PLEASE!) and I just sign my craigslist/ebay stalkings :p, with

Keri ~ follow me to car-seat.org

I've had several people email back and thank me for sending them here. :thumbsup:
 

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