Jan06twinmom
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My husband and I are looking for a new vehicle and the Hyundai Santa Fe is on our short list. It has a third row seat, but that seat does not have top tethers.
We have 3 year old twins. They would probably either be in the Radian 65 or the Britax Decathlon carseats. There is a slight chance that we would use the Evenflo Triumph (old one with a 40lb limit) for my DD who is petite.
My DS is about 40lbs and ff in the carseat. My DD is about 30lbs now and is currently still rf in the Decathlon or the Radian, but I'm guessing she'll only be rf for another 3-6 months. If she is in the Evenflo, we just had to turn her to ff.
Would it be safe to put our children back there on occasion even though we wouldn't be able to use a top tether? If I remember correctly, I don't think either of our carseats require the top tether even though we've always used them.
I don't understand why the 3rd row on several SUVs don't have the top tethers, esp. when you consider that those smaller rows would be more comfortable for children to sit in than adults.
Thanks for your help!
--Melanie
We have 3 year old twins. They would probably either be in the Radian 65 or the Britax Decathlon carseats. There is a slight chance that we would use the Evenflo Triumph (old one with a 40lb limit) for my DD who is petite.
My DS is about 40lbs and ff in the carseat. My DD is about 30lbs now and is currently still rf in the Decathlon or the Radian, but I'm guessing she'll only be rf for another 3-6 months. If she is in the Evenflo, we just had to turn her to ff.
Would it be safe to put our children back there on occasion even though we wouldn't be able to use a top tether? If I remember correctly, I don't think either of our carseats require the top tether even though we've always used them.
I don't understand why the 3rd row on several SUVs don't have the top tethers, esp. when you consider that those smaller rows would be more comfortable for children to sit in than adults.
Thanks for your help!
--Melanie