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Okay... I swore that I was not going to obsess about putting Charlie outboard.
I lied.
There is no way his BV can go center in the Forester. It cannot be done. It's too wide, sits too high, and without the benefit of a locking clip, it just can't be done.
So I installed it RF outboard passenger tethered to the outer front seat frame braced against the passenger seat very upright and anchored. It's solid. I have no concerns about the installation.
BUT- would it be better to buy another seat (and sleep on the couch for approximately four months ) in order to put him in the center? IF I could even get it installed well?
We currently have an AO but I think that would be too wide as well. So I was thinking an Intera. But I am now completely stuck on RF seats being tethered and I don't know if I would be able to convince myself that untethered RF is just fine.
The car is a 2006 Subaru Forester. It does not have rear SAB.
I CAN put his SafeSeat in the center, and up until yesterday I had it there. But Jean really prefers the SS for the van (she gets more use of it's convenience than I do, although she was fine with having a BV). But honestly, it's a pain to buckle him in the SS in the center because I always have to let the belts out, plus the lockoff is super solid but it REALLY creases the vehicle belts and honestly it concerns me. I know that the Decathlon lockoffs damaged people's belts and I am wondering if the SS lockoffs will as well. So long story short, I would prefer to leave the SS in the van since I do love the seat for infants but Charlie is beyond infant stage and I never carry it around anyway (but Jean would).
I know his BV is a better seat than any of my other options and I definitely think it is much safer than an Intera any day. But would an Intera (or another seat anyone can think of besides a Radian) in the center be safer than a BV outboard?
I lied.
There is no way his BV can go center in the Forester. It cannot be done. It's too wide, sits too high, and without the benefit of a locking clip, it just can't be done.
So I installed it RF outboard passenger tethered to the outer front seat frame braced against the passenger seat very upright and anchored. It's solid. I have no concerns about the installation.
BUT- would it be better to buy another seat (and sleep on the couch for approximately four months ) in order to put him in the center? IF I could even get it installed well?
We currently have an AO but I think that would be too wide as well. So I was thinking an Intera. But I am now completely stuck on RF seats being tethered and I don't know if I would be able to convince myself that untethered RF is just fine.
The car is a 2006 Subaru Forester. It does not have rear SAB.
I CAN put his SafeSeat in the center, and up until yesterday I had it there. But Jean really prefers the SS for the van (she gets more use of it's convenience than I do, although she was fine with having a BV). But honestly, it's a pain to buckle him in the SS in the center because I always have to let the belts out, plus the lockoff is super solid but it REALLY creases the vehicle belts and honestly it concerns me. I know that the Decathlon lockoffs damaged people's belts and I am wondering if the SS lockoffs will as well. So long story short, I would prefer to leave the SS in the van since I do love the seat for infants but Charlie is beyond infant stage and I never carry it around anyway (but Jean would).
I know his BV is a better seat than any of my other options and I definitely think it is much safer than an Intera any day. But would an Intera (or another seat anyone can think of besides a Radian) in the center be safer than a BV outboard?