Nautilus or Frontier (Need to decide today!)

NSmom · Nov 28, 2008

I am in Canada but the nautilus isn't here yet, so I am posting here for help. Here is the situation: I have a Frontier in one vehicle, but need to decide on what to get for second vehicle. The nautilus is available for preorder but won't be here until sometime in the new year, but I can get a frontier on sale for about $40 more than what the nautilus will cost when it gets here, but the sale ends today! Can anyone tell me how much more growth room my DD would have in the harness of the nautilus over the frontier, if any. I really like my frontier and am not a big graco fan, but would get the nautilus if it meant more harness room. If anyone has both and could help me out it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

MomToEliEm · Nov 28, 2008

The Nautilus has an 18.5" top harness height and the frontier has an 18.25" top harness height. That is such a small amount of height difference that I would basically consider them the same. Since the frontier will give you a longer amount of time as a booster (21" top belt guide vs 19" top belt guide on the nautilus), I think the frontier might be a better choice since it will last longer then the nautilus as a booster (at least as a highback booster). It also seems a little wider in the shoulder area so it might fit older kids a little better.

Since you already have a frontier and know if fits your cars and child well, I think for a $40 price difference, it might be a great deal to get today. If you do decide to wait though, the nautilus will be a good choice whenever it does make it's appearance in Canada.

NSmom · Nov 28, 2008

Thanks

. I know what the specs say, but I measured my frontier and got 18.5 inches for the top slots (when I put a ruler into the slot to make sure the cover was lined up). So I am looking for real life comparisons, while I hope to use whatever I get as a booster I will worry about that when the time comes. My main concern is the harness, DD is almost 5 with a 16+ inch torso (hard to measure wiggly kids) and only 35 lbs, and very wiggly, so I want to keep her harnessed for a long time. I would like to get a second frontier, but am torn because I keep reading that the nautilus appears to have a fair bit more harness height when a child is in it.