Anyone have pics of the different European car seats?

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mykidsmylife

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #1

We are in Germany and a friend has a car seat my hubby explained as huge and looks like a papisan chair. Any idea what seat it is? Do you know of quick links to German seats so we can look at them? I am just sooo curious.

 

TerisBoys

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #2

Google 'kindersitz' - here's one site that seems to have a bunch (translated by babelfish).

 

sunnymw

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #3

so how do they work without chest clips???????

 

UlrikeDG

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #4

The chest clip (also called a "harness tie" or "retainer clip") is just a precrash positioner. It is intended to help hold the straps in the correct position even if the harness isn't quite as tight as it should be. In a crash, it will break open or slide down. See more in the SBS USA Technical Encyclopedia.

 

Adventuredad

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #5

If I knew what a papisan chair was I would be happy........ Is it possible it's one of the "Swedish seats"? They are a little larger in size. Was it used rear facing or ff? Over here (Sweden) we use chest clips for our infant seats but not on our rear facing seats which we use to age 4-5 (25 kilo or 55 lbs).

 

Jeanum

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #6

Examples of papasan chairs: http://www.papasanfurniture.com/

 

Adventuredad

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #7

I googled that before but don't see how a papisan chair can look like a car seat?

 

Jeanum

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #8

Me neither. The papasans mostly look like gigantic belly pads to me.

 

TerisBoys

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #9

I'm trying to remember which seat it is... But there is a Euro seat that is very roundish and papasan-looking.

I'll search after I get insomniac boy to bed.

 

joolsplus3

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• Aug 14, 2008

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Jeanum said:

Me neither. The papasans mostly look like gigantic belly pads to me.

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:ROTFLMAO:

 

TerisBoys

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #11

Maybe this one?

Graco Junior Mini

There used to be one that had side wings that adjusted in and out and it was round like that. I can't find it now tho. I swore it was either a Concord or Bebe Confort and I'm not finding it on either of their sites.

 

Jeanum

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #12

Now that does resemble a papasan, good memory and sleuthing.

 

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southpawboston

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #13

the evenflo triumph and EFTA are kind of papasan-ish, but i don't know if they are sold in europe.

 

crunchierthanthou

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• Aug 14, 2008

• #14

southpawboston said:

the evenflo triumph and EFTA are kind of papasan-ish, but i don't know if they are sold in europe.

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I thought that, too. dh calls it the lazy boy.

if it was a military family, it very well could be one of those.

 

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HEVY

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• Aug 14, 2008

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TerisBoys said:

Maybe this one?

Graco Junior Mini

There used to be one that had side wings that adjusted in and out and it was round like that. I can't find it now tho. I swore it was either a Concord or Bebe Confort and I'm not finding it on either of their sites.

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cute seat.

 

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mykidsmylife

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• Aug 15, 2008

• #16

Thanks. I will show dh the Graco one and ask. They have a European seat and it isnt the EFTA.
It could be the Graco though..

Oh about the no chest clip thing, i hate it. I witnessed a 9m old who was FF in a properly tightened harness still manage to pull her arms out of the harness. Im thinking the crotch strap wasnt close enough leaving a gap for her to get her arms out of.
I woulda said something to the parents but they just left her alone in the car for an hour while they ate in a resteraunt. Too bad I dont know how to call the police yet.

 

UlrikeDG

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• Aug 15, 2008

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OMG! You're in Germany? The Polizei take that very seriously. Hubby had a soldier get into trouble for leaving her sleeping baby in the car while she paid for gas.

German emergency numbers:
110 police
112 fire & ambulance

 

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mykidsmylife

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• Aug 15, 2008

• #18

I am assuming they can understand English? I havent quite gotten the hang of German yet. LOL.
I will call if I see it again for sure. It wasnt hot so I wasnt worried about her being hot. If it was hot it would have been a different story.
We had also just gotten here and I wasnt sure how things worked here in Germany. It is soooooo different here then the states. LOL

 

Adventuredad

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• Aug 15, 2008

• #19

Germans overall speak poor English, most stick to only German.

left her alone in the car for an hour while they ate in a resteraunt.

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This is a "funny" thing which differs a lot depending on country. Were they sitting right by the car eating and their child was sleeping? The safety in some countries, especially concerning kids, is unreal in some European countries and therefore you will see things that was never even possible in US. I've left my kids in the car SLEEPING many times while I was sitting right next to the car having a bit to eat (windows open, door open, etc.), Right next to the car, not 200 feet away. That's fine with me but I'm always careful about kids alone in the car since it can get very hot. Safety is thankfully not an issue here.

If you ever come to Sweden, don't be scared and don't call the police when you see 15 strollers parked outside a restaurant, with kids sleeping in them, while parents grab some food. Is as normal as getting dressed in the morning and not a safety issue.

Sounds like you will have a grat time in Germany, learn many new things (good and bad), and get to learn another culture. When are you coming to Scandinavia to drink great alcoholic umbrella drinks and drool over the 55 lbs rf seats?

 

UlrikeDG

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• Aug 15, 2008

• #20

Adventuredad said:

Germans overall speak poor English, most stick to only German.

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That hasn't been my experience in any region in Germany over the past 12 years (I haven't been up north). Germans in general speak excellent English, but tend to be rather uncertain/modest about it. If you ask them if they speak English, they'll waffle ("a little") or say, "No," but if you just speak German to them, they reply easily in English.