Kind of a spinoff of a recommendation thread.
I have two daughters, older is 5.5 - 47" and around 47#. She rides in our cars in a Husky. Younger is 2.5 - around 37" and 35#. She rides in a Marathon in our cars. I don't know either of their torso measurements, I meant to check last night and forgot.
For reference, the Marathon DOM is 1/2003, so it will be replaced in the not too distant future. The Husky should be around 7/2005, but I'll have to verify.
We are flying to NY in July. I was planning on bringing a Marathon for my 2.5 yo and it she would use it on the plane. I cannot decide what to do for my older daughter.
Option 1 - buy a belt position booster (looking at SK Monterey b/c I like the LATCH feature). Pack the back in a bag to check and bring the base on the plane to stow. Pros - buying a seat we will eventually need, lower cost. Cons - worried about packing back and keeping it safe/secure
Option 2 - buy 2 Radians. Bring both on flight for both girls. Pros - can use Radians for 2.5 yo back home once Marathon expires, allows us longer use of Husky for older dd(was planning on moving her to belt positioning booster and giving younger dd the Husky). Cons - higher cost, installation issues in rental car? (is this an issue?)
ETA-
Option 3 - something I haven't thought of
Oh and I wanted to add our cars are a 98 Explorer and 02 Maxima, in case that matters for using the seats once we're back home. I'm very spoiled with the Marathon and Husky - they are both relatively easy for me to install in both cars.
I have two daughters, older is 5.5 - 47" and around 47#. She rides in our cars in a Husky. Younger is 2.5 - around 37" and 35#. She rides in a Marathon in our cars. I don't know either of their torso measurements, I meant to check last night and forgot.
For reference, the Marathon DOM is 1/2003, so it will be replaced in the not too distant future. The Husky should be around 7/2005, but I'll have to verify.
We are flying to NY in July. I was planning on bringing a Marathon for my 2.5 yo and it she would use it on the plane. I cannot decide what to do for my older daughter.
Option 1 - buy a belt position booster (looking at SK Monterey b/c I like the LATCH feature). Pack the back in a bag to check and bring the base on the plane to stow. Pros - buying a seat we will eventually need, lower cost. Cons - worried about packing back and keeping it safe/secure
Option 2 - buy 2 Radians. Bring both on flight for both girls. Pros - can use Radians for 2.5 yo back home once Marathon expires, allows us longer use of Husky for older dd(was planning on moving her to belt positioning booster and giving younger dd the Husky). Cons - higher cost, installation issues in rental car? (is this an issue?)
ETA-
Option 3 - something I haven't thought of
Oh and I wanted to add our cars are a 98 Explorer and 02 Maxima, in case that matters for using the seats once we're back home. I'm very spoiled with the Marathon and Husky - they are both relatively easy for me to install in both cars.
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