for my husbands 91 honda i need to replace an Alpha Omega that expires this year. we use this car for occational solo trips where we take one or two of the kids. here's my problem trying to figure out if there's one seat that will do double or even triple duty( for all three kids) easily.
i have a 16 month old who is just 20 lbs and still rearfacing, primary seat is a BV; a 3 1/2 year old who is 36 lbs and FF, torso is about 14" high i think (it's been a few months since i measured) who's primary seat is a Radian; and a almost six year old who is 40 lbs with 16"-17" torso(need to measure her again, still fits in the Radian though) torso who's primary seat is a Regent.
i'd like a budget friendly carseat (my husband is already tired of my buying carseats as everyone got new carseats last year for extended harnessing) that could go from rearfacing to forwarding facing pretty easily and that the straps don't have to be rethreaded every time. the alpha omega works great for just adjusting up and down. we don't have locking seatbelts so i am trying to keep this seat in the middle that also keeps the outboard seats available for my husband to transport friends which happens occasionally. it would be nice if i could use it as a booster for my dd, but i'd have to remove harness for that right? or maybe she could just fit in whateve seat i end up choosing.
what are my options? i was thinking about a Scenara originally but since DS is starting to approach the 40lb mark and i don't think adjusting the straps would be very fun i was trying to figure out what would work. we have the FP safe voyage booster for Oldest DD to use for carpooling and the occasional around town trip in this car, but i'm not comforable with DS using it yet but i want to be able to take him out by himself as well and not limit him because of a carseat. it hasn't been too bad turning the car seat and adjusting the harness height depending on who's riding.
maybe i could get a scenara to keep RF and then something else to put in and out for FF, lockoffs would be helpful, otherwise i'll have to use a locking clip which i really hate but at a budget friendly price i doubt that exists. if i did that they would have to puzzle nicely. i've installed his RAdian in this car and it was doable but not easy espeically fighting with the locking clip. (i can't wait to get new vehicles that at the very least have locking seatbelts)
thanks for any suggestions, i hope i've not gotten to overboard with details.
i have a 16 month old who is just 20 lbs and still rearfacing, primary seat is a BV; a 3 1/2 year old who is 36 lbs and FF, torso is about 14" high i think (it's been a few months since i measured) who's primary seat is a Radian; and a almost six year old who is 40 lbs with 16"-17" torso(need to measure her again, still fits in the Radian though) torso who's primary seat is a Regent.
i'd like a budget friendly carseat (my husband is already tired of my buying carseats as everyone got new carseats last year for extended harnessing) that could go from rearfacing to forwarding facing pretty easily and that the straps don't have to be rethreaded every time. the alpha omega works great for just adjusting up and down. we don't have locking seatbelts so i am trying to keep this seat in the middle that also keeps the outboard seats available for my husband to transport friends which happens occasionally. it would be nice if i could use it as a booster for my dd, but i'd have to remove harness for that right? or maybe she could just fit in whateve seat i end up choosing.
what are my options? i was thinking about a Scenara originally but since DS is starting to approach the 40lb mark and i don't think adjusting the straps would be very fun i was trying to figure out what would work. we have the FP safe voyage booster for Oldest DD to use for carpooling and the occasional around town trip in this car, but i'm not comforable with DS using it yet but i want to be able to take him out by himself as well and not limit him because of a carseat. it hasn't been too bad turning the car seat and adjusting the harness height depending on who's riding.
maybe i could get a scenara to keep RF and then something else to put in and out for FF, lockoffs would be helpful, otherwise i'll have to use a locking clip which i really hate but at a budget friendly price i doubt that exists. if i did that they would have to puzzle nicely. i've installed his RAdian in this car and it was doable but not easy espeically fighting with the locking clip. (i can't wait to get new vehicles that at the very least have locking seatbelts)
thanks for any suggestions, i hope i've not gotten to overboard with details.
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. To make the seat weigh under the old weight limit of 9 pounds (that half a pound of harness and LATCH pushed combo seats over the limit). The weight limit is still on the books but everyone ignores it now, since the extra weight of a booster on a child is supposedly no big deal.
