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Narrow high-back boosters?
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Victorious4
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The FPSVbooster is based on the old Britax Starriser Comfy ("SRC") . . . I had the SRC & Parkway: my kiddo's older half-sis could barely fit into the SRC on its narrowest setting & it was more difficult for either of us to buckle it in tight squeezes 
The Parkway fit her better longer & was easier for us to buckle :twocents: However, the Parkway cannot be used backless if necessary for travel & I think the Parkway's seat depth is shallower, so we kept an old comforter on the floor for bunching up as a foot rest.
The Parkway fit her better longer & was easier for us to buckle :twocents: However, the Parkway cannot be used backless if necessary for travel & I think the Parkway's seat depth is shallower, so we kept an old comforter on the floor for bunching up as a foot rest.I don't care about using it backless really; is the Parkway the same width as the SRC? (bearing in mind however that these would only be for carpool and not used as regular boosters; my only kid in a booster has a Compass B510 which I would put back in for my own family trips.)
melniemi
New member
I have an 02 Venture and didn't manage to get a good radian install in the third row. Some here have, though. Could've been my leather seats???
Anyway, I can fit 2 Turbos and a Keyfit w/base in the third row. I want to try 2 parkways and a marathon (rfing and ffing) but want to wait until I "need" to move the regents since I don't feel like taking them out if I don't have to.
But....if you need someone to try to fit a marathon and parkways, I will go try for you Just let me know. I know a marathon isn't a radian, but I would think if I could fit them, a radian would work as well. I also have a Cargo I could try. I returned the radian after fighting with it in every position in my third row for a few hours - and bought regents instead.
Anyway, I can fit 2 Turbos and a Keyfit w/base in the third row. I want to try 2 parkways and a marathon (rfing and ffing) but want to wait until I "need" to move the regents since I don't feel like taking them out if I don't have to.
But....if you need someone to try to fit a marathon and parkways, I will go try for you
Just let me know. I know a marathon isn't a radian, but I would think if I could fit them, a radian would work as well. I also have a Cargo I could try. I returned the radian after fighting with it in every position in my third row for a few hours - and bought regents instead.I have an Ultra Cargo, so if you have one and can try it with a couple Parkways that would be sweet. Thank you so much! I have no need of anything RF though.
My seats are fabric not leather so that might make things a little easier for me in the way of non-slippage. But it's good to know that getting a good install on the Radian is hard. If the Cargo works with the PW's or SRC or even two TB's (which I can probably get my hands on if I collect all my parents' extras) then that would be the best because I wouldn't have to buy a Radian.
Thanks for your help, let me know if it works!
My seats are fabric not leather so that might make things a little easier for me in the way of non-slippage. But it's good to know that getting a good install on the Radian is hard. If the Cargo works with the PW's or SRC or even two TB's (which I can probably get my hands on if I collect all my parents' extras) then that would be the best because I wouldn't have to buy a Radian.
Thanks for your help, let me know if it works!
melniemi
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Well, I played for a couple of hours.
And...I could not fit the cargo with parkways or turbos. There just wasn't enough room to wedge either in there.
I could fit the marathon ffing in the center with either parkways or turbos. It was very tight and I could barely manage to buckle the boosters, but I could do it. I only have 1 turbo so I had to try it on either side separately. I think the high, but small base of the marathon made it work. That is one small back seat. I sure wouldn't want to have to buckle those boosters on a regular basis, though. I have fairly small hands and it was not easy. I had to put the boosters (both) in at kind of an angle to make them fit, but they did fit. They sat flat on the seat after I got them in place, just put at an angle to get them in place!
Here are pics for the carseat obsessed among us
And for fun, my matching cows. But my 4 yo has been asking for her pink one since I switched covers a week ago.
Hope that helps!!
And...I could not fit the cargo with parkways or turbos. There just wasn't enough room to wedge either in there.
I could fit the marathon ffing in the center with either parkways or turbos. It was very tight and I could barely manage to buckle the boosters, but I could do it. I only have 1 turbo so I had to try it on either side separately. I think the high, but small base of the marathon made it work. That is one small back seat. I sure wouldn't want to have to buckle those boosters on a regular basis, though. I have fairly small hands and it was not easy. I had to put the boosters (both) in at kind of an angle to make them fit, but they did fit. They sat flat on the seat after I got them in place, just put at an angle to get them in place!
Here are pics for the carseat obsessed among us
And for fun, my matching cows. But my 4 yo has been asking for her pink one since I switched covers a week ago.
Hope that helps!!
tHat helps a lot thanks.
However the MA won't really help me since my kids have outgrown it by height. The Radian and Cargo for some reason have more room in the torso for either one of them that will ride in that seat for the carpool. It's just one or possibly two days a week but I need to find some combo that will work there.
It does look like the parkways are a good fit though regardless. I'll have to play around a bit. If anyone has any more info then let me know, thanks so much!
However the MA won't really help me since my kids have outgrown it by height. The Radian and Cargo for some reason have more room in the torso for either one of them that will ride in that seat for the carpool. It's just one or possibly two days a week but I need to find some combo that will work there.
It does look like the parkways are a good fit though regardless. I'll have to play around a bit. If anyone has any more info then let me know, thanks so much!
Defrost
Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus
With a lap-only belt, the Ride Safer Travel Vest requires a top-tether, and I think there's a lower weight with that type of install (not sure about that last part, though.)
Yes, you could leave it "installed" in the vehicle and then just put the child in. You'd have to do it, though - it's really too complicated for kids to do themselves. (And really, you should be double-checking any child's self-buckling, whether it's a booster, harnessed carseat, or vest.)
Yes, you could leave it "installed" in the vehicle and then just put the child in. You'd have to do it, though - it's really too complicated for kids to do themselves. (And really, you should be double-checking any child's self-buckling, whether it's a booster, harnessed carseat, or vest.)
Top tether, check. Got that.
OF course I ALWAYS check everyone's seat belt and usually redo it myself. No problem on getting them in; I'd have to do it anyway with a 5 pt harness seat. Probably what I'll do is put my own kid in that position first and everyone else around him/her so that I don't have to fiddle in the middle (ha!) while running carpool.
Sounds like it's worth a shot in any case. Plus then we'd have it for travel if needed and I don't have to spend a fortune on new seats/boosters.
OUt of curiosity, what's the difference between the Ride Safer vest and the 86Y booster harness?
OF course I ALWAYS check everyone's seat belt and usually redo it myself. No problem on getting them in; I'd have to do it anyway with a 5 pt harness seat. Probably what I'll do is put my own kid in that position first and everyone else around him/her so that I don't have to fiddle in the middle (ha!
) while running carpool.Sounds like it's worth a shot in any case. Plus then we'd have it for travel if needed and I don't have to spend a fortune on new seats/boosters.
OUt of curiosity, what's the difference between the Ride Safer vest and the 86Y booster harness?
Victorious4
Senior Community Member
RSTV positions the lap-only or lap/shoulder belt properly on the body & the crash forces are distributed over a broader area of the body . . . 86Y requires a booster if kiddo doesn't pass the 5 Step Test (highback if the top of kiddo's ears are above the vehicle seatback) & becomes a 4point: smaller kids could possibly submarine out of the 86Y easier? Don't know for sure because we don't have specific crash data of misuse with these items....
I prefer the RSTV for my child, but it's worrisome when the vehicle has short seatbacks. I myself have enjoyed riding in the 86Y with a lap-only belt (there's more potential for misuse when using the 86Y with a lap/shoulder belt).
RSTV does feel hotter than the 86Y, but fits better in tight squeezes.
Defrost
Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus
Couple clarifications: 86Y requires booster for children under 65lbs, and I'd definitely recommend a booster for any child over that weight who could still fit in one.
Also, it's always a 4-point harness; some of the other EZ-On vests have crotch straps, but not the 86Y.
Victorious4
Senior Community Member
Thanks Debbie!
Victorious4
Senior Community Member
I thought this was only with the heavy duty top anchor for higher weight occupants (& if I remember correctly, 86Y fits up to 168 pounds)
Defrost
Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus
Yes, that's true, but I always bring it up because it'll need to be done eventually. I know if it were me, I'd wind up putting it off "until the kids were closer to that weight." And with this being a carpooling situation, there's always the chance of a situation coming up where you're transporting a different child that is over the TA's weight limit, but forgetting about it, because you'd already "fixed" that lap-only belt, yk?
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