Patriot201
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I need some help figuring out which child should sit in which seat and in which location.
The vehicle is a 2007 Honda Odyssey.
The children are (all measurements are what the mother/aunt shared with me):
1) 5.5 years old, 41 pounds, 44 inches tall. Torso length around 17-18 inches? Usually rides in a Husky.
2) 3.5 years old, 38 pounds, 41 inches tall. I don't know the torso length. Usually rides in a Regent.
3) 2 years old, 27 pounds, 37 inches tall. Torso length around 14 inches? Usually rides in a RF Radian.
4) 4 months old, 16 pounds, 25 or so inches. I don't know the torso length. Usually rides in a SS1.
5) 2 months old, 13 pounds, 24 or so inches. I don't know the torso length. Usually rides in a SR.
All five children need to be transported together for the next two to three weeks (they are cousins and there is a family emergency that will require all five children to be under the care of one adult). Mom/aunt doesn't know how often she will need to bring the children out, but she needs to be prepared.
She has the following seats available:
One Britax Husky
One Britax Regent
Two Britax Marathons
Two Sunshine Kids Radians
One Graco SS1
One Graco SR
Who should ride where and in what?
My idea was to put the two older kids in the captain's chairs (in their Husky and Regent) and to put the three RF kids across the back in a RF Radian, RF Marathon, and RF Radian.
I was told that this wouldn't work because the three RF seats won't fit across the back. I haven't seen the vehicle, so I am blindly recommending arrangements.
What do you guys think? Any ideas?
The vehicle is a 2007 Honda Odyssey.
The children are (all measurements are what the mother/aunt shared with me):
1) 5.5 years old, 41 pounds, 44 inches tall. Torso length around 17-18 inches? Usually rides in a Husky.
2) 3.5 years old, 38 pounds, 41 inches tall. I don't know the torso length. Usually rides in a Regent.
3) 2 years old, 27 pounds, 37 inches tall. Torso length around 14 inches? Usually rides in a RF Radian.
4) 4 months old, 16 pounds, 25 or so inches. I don't know the torso length. Usually rides in a SS1.
5) 2 months old, 13 pounds, 24 or so inches. I don't know the torso length. Usually rides in a SR.
All five children need to be transported together for the next two to three weeks (they are cousins and there is a family emergency that will require all five children to be under the care of one adult). Mom/aunt doesn't know how often she will need to bring the children out, but she needs to be prepared.
She has the following seats available:
One Britax Husky
One Britax Regent
Two Britax Marathons
Two Sunshine Kids Radians
One Graco SS1
One Graco SR
Who should ride where and in what?
My idea was to put the two older kids in the captain's chairs (in their Husky and Regent) and to put the three RF kids across the back in a RF Radian, RF Marathon, and RF Radian.
I was told that this wouldn't work because the three RF seats won't fit across the back. I haven't seen the vehicle, so I am blindly recommending arrangements.
What do you guys think? Any ideas?