bobandjess99
Senior Community Member
Okay, soi, some of the posts in that thread, and others, have had me thinking about something. I have been hearing a lot of "but he is so squished in the nauti", etc...and I'm wondering..from a *SAFETY* perspective...is that really such a bad thing? I mean, we are all about saying it doesn't matter if their legs are squished RFing, but it's like the end of the world that shoulders are getting squished in the nauti? Now..to clarify,i am NOT talking about a child who has exceeded the harness weight limit, or who is taller than the top slots...I am talking about a kid who weighs less than 65 pounds, and whose shoulders are below the top slots..but let's say they are built like a linebacker and really squished in there....so what?? I mean, sure, it's nice to be comfortable and all, but hey! I rode around in a Geo Metro for nearly a decade...I was squished!
I can see how, in a seat like the Como, where if you are too large, you literally do not fit INTO the shell, it could be a safety issue, because if you can't sit back, you can't be harnessed properly..but in the nauti, it's more the "wrapping around" action, like a captains chair or scooped-out bucket seat, that tends to "squish" the child's shoulders, but it really wouldn't interfere with the harness.
So.... I don't see how that poses a *safety* risk.
I'm just thinking here....that realistically, the SLOT HEIGHT of the nauti really IS high enough to get all but the most ginormous, long-torsoed kids to 5 years old, or darn close to it..and of course, most kids will get to 6, even 7+ harnessed in it.
so..does it really matter if the shoulders are squished?
I can see how, in a seat like the Como, where if you are too large, you literally do not fit INTO the shell, it could be a safety issue, because if you can't sit back, you can't be harnessed properly..but in the nauti, it's more the "wrapping around" action, like a captains chair or scooped-out bucket seat, that tends to "squish" the child's shoulders, but it really wouldn't interfere with the harness.
So.... I don't see how that poses a *safety* risk.
I'm just thinking here....that realistically, the SLOT HEIGHT of the nauti really IS high enough to get all but the most ginormous, long-torsoed kids to 5 years old, or darn close to it..and of course, most kids will get to 6, even 7+ harnessed in it.
so..does it really matter if the shoulders are squished?