Anyone have both the Monterey and Monarch?

zactayaus · May 6, 2008

I am considering a new seat for my dd. She will be 10yo in 5 days. She is 52in 50lbs and has a 17in torso. I have 2 main concerns. One she is all legs so leg support is important. She does complain about her legs in her TB. Two is the head wings. They can't be too confining because she would freak. I need a high back because she falls asleep anytime we drive more than 15min. I really like the way the Monterey and the Monarch look for leg support but am concerned about the head wings. I have also considered the Jane Indy. The Graco air booster is out because she can't stand the way the seat material feels. I also didn't like the pleather on the head wings. Does anyone have both the Monterey and Monarch that can give me some real life comparisions. Can anyone comment on this? Thanks.

zactayaus · May 7, 2008

Bump.

ginny4 · May 7, 2008

someone on the babycenter car safety board had both monarch & monterey. her som outgrew the monarch & hoped the monterey would givbe him more torso room but it didn't give enough to keep. let me find it for you....

http://boards.babycenter.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=bcus9421&tid=27777
message 2 is pic of moneterey & message 10 pics of monarch

from the pics i belieev the headwings are more confining than the monterey. my son HATED the wings on the parkway & i think the monarch is similar. the side wings are not adjustable on the monarch like it is on the monterey

groovymom2000 · May 7, 2008

Not sure anyone has a Monterey yet, so that may be why you're not getting any responses? :shrug-shoulders:I have a Monarch, and my son really likes it. We did make a footrest for him because of the leg support issue, though. I'll be interested to see how long he can sit in it comfortably. There is a thread around of Scatterbunny's that shows a bunch of boosters--not with a 10 year old though. As for the Monterey--we're all waiting to see how it is.

OK--I guess someone does have both. Sorry!

zactayaus · May 7, 2008

ginny4,
Thanks for the link. I don't think I have to worry to much about the height issue with just a 17in torso but wow I don't know about those head wings on either seat. Do you know if the monterey's head wings adjust out? I definitely need to find a place that sells them near me so we can try them out.

ginny4 · May 7, 2008

no the headwings don't adjust out. i was concerned about the headwings on the monterey but DS loves them. he didn't liek the way the parkways angled into his neck have you seen a pic of my DS in the seat? the headrest is up all the way in the pic so i click down or 2 he would need & the wings feel even better to him. i saw that walmart.com has the gray one available. you can do site to store to try it out or have it shipped. it's allof $3 to ship to your house

here's my guy in the monterey

& just so you can see the difference of headwings in the parkway

zactayaus · May 7, 2008

ginny4,
Do you think with the head wings adjusted down to the right height that headphones could be worn? This is a big deal because we travel quit often (during the summer we drive 2hrs each way every weekend to our camper down the shore) and the headphones are a life safer for those long trips.

ginny4 · May 7, 2008

not sure. as i don't have headphones. i guess it depends on the size of the headphones i bet the thinner the better.

Mommy2Five · May 7, 2008

I don't own a Monarch, but I posted lots of Monterey pics in this thread.
Along with a pic to prove that it really does have 22" top guides

(doing a little happy dance)

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