Defrost
Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus
Okay, I got some comparison pics today! (Some of these pics were taken a month or so ago, but I'm including them for a more complete comparison.) I'd like to get Macha in the TB and the Big Kid, for more comparison. Oo, and maybe even that lovely Cosco FF/Booster combo I got off freecycle today - I'd bet she even still fits in it! I need to wash the cover first, though.
Here's the Graco Air Booster and the Britax Parkway:
(Sorry, I couldn't line up more today because I'm still sick and was too tired to haul all the boosters out.)
Macha in the Air:
Macha in the PW:
Macha in the GN:
Macha in the Husky:
Macha in the TurboBooster:
And for how-much-growing-room comparison, a child about to outgrow the Air, compared to how much growing room he'd have in the PW, plus how he fits in the GN (same as the Air, pretty much).
Fighter in the Air, highest setting:
Fighter in the PW, highest setting:
Fighter in the GN, highest (booster-only) setting:
I think the most obvious difference as far as SIP is in the angle of the headwings. For example, from the side the PW and the GN look pretty comparable, but I do think the PW is going to perform better in a side-impact crash simply because the head has less space to travel before striking the sidewings. And I didn't get a pic of the TB headwings because we forgot. (I did mention I'm still sick, right? ) I'll try to do that tomorrow. ETA: TB pic is up now!
All the kids loved the Parkway. I even had my 13yo sit in it - at 5'2" he's definitely too big but he did say the seat was "actually pretty comfy." It correctly fit eight kids, ages 2, 3, 5, 7, 7, 9, 10, and 11. (No, no, of course the 2 and 3 year olds would never ride in it, but it's still impressive that this one booster seat could fit all those kids properly!) Of the other boosters we have, only the GN could do the same, and only if you counted it as a backless for the 11yo. :thumbsup:
Here's the Graco Air Booster and the Britax Parkway:
(Sorry, I couldn't line up more today because I'm still sick and was too tired to haul all the boosters out.)
Macha in the Air:
Macha in the PW:
Macha in the GN:
Macha in the Husky:
Macha in the TurboBooster:
And for how-much-growing-room comparison, a child about to outgrow the Air, compared to how much growing room he'd have in the PW, plus how he fits in the GN (same as the Air, pretty much).
Fighter in the Air, highest setting:
Fighter in the PW, highest setting:
Fighter in the GN, highest (booster-only) setting:
I think the most obvious difference as far as SIP is in the angle of the headwings. For example, from the side the PW and the GN look pretty comparable, but I do think the PW is going to perform better in a side-impact crash simply because the head has less space to travel before striking the sidewings. And I didn't get a pic of the TB headwings because we forgot. (I did mention I'm still sick, right? ) I'll try to do that tomorrow. ETA: TB pic is up now!
All the kids loved the Parkway. I even had my 13yo sit in it - at 5'2" he's definitely too big but he did say the seat was "actually pretty comfy." It correctly fit eight kids, ages 2, 3, 5, 7, 7, 9, 10, and 11. (No, no, of course the 2 and 3 year olds would never ride in it, but it's still impressive that this one booster seat could fit all those kids properly!) Of the other boosters we have, only the GN could do the same, and only if you counted it as a backless for the 11yo. :thumbsup:
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