What do you do about RF'ers muddy/wet shoes??

twinsmom

New member

• Apr 5, 2009

• #1

Just wondering what everyone does to protect their car and carseat. Thanks!

 

NannyMom

Well-known member

• Apr 5, 2009

• #2

I have a canvas seat protector. It's supposed to go on the back of the driver's seat to protect from muddy shoes FF. Before winter came, I just had an old T-shirt on the seat to keep dirt off. This works for Captains Chairs ors eats with a split the right size. Now sure what I'd do if I had a regular car.

I know Natsyr posted recently about how she doesn't use anything to protect her seat, but a good cleaning got everything out.

 

Lea_Ontario

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #3

We take the shoes off.

 

tarynsmum

Senior Community Member

• Apr 5, 2009

• #4

Yea, if her shoes are wet or dirty, I take them off.

 

musicmaj

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #5

I take the shoes off too.

 

fyrfightermomma

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #6

In winter they have easy on/off boots and we have them sit sideways in their seat and then take them off and then they settle in the seats.

In summer etc we either have a T shirt over the seat or just take the shoes off.

I hated it at first and thought it was so time consuming but really don't notice it anymore

 

lovinwaves

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #7

Take their shoes off, or wipe down and clean the leather later.

 

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rodentranger

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #8

I insisted on leather seats. But I have two big dogs who ride in the car frequently and have yet to figure out how to get their shoes off, so muddy feet on the seats is just a part of my life. The between-the-toes hair always stores a bit of mud and muck no matter how hard I try to clean them.

 

zeo2ski

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #9

Take shoes off, but more to protect the CR than the vehicle seat! If the ground is dry or kiddo didn't walk out (so shoes are dry) I'll let him leave them on if he wants, but he usually takes them off when he gets in anyway out of habit.

 

Stresch

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #10

We had a towel draped over the back seat and kind of tucked in around the top where the seats would fold down. It helped a lot.

Edited to add: You can kind of see it (it's light blue) in my (outdated) signature.

 

xursusmaritimusx

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #11

i take my daughters shoes off.

pretty much all her shoes are easy on/easy off.

sometimes if we're just going someplace close by and i don't take her shoes off my daughter, who is 2.5, flips out and takes them off anyway.

i guess she knows the routine

 

Mommy0608

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #12

I tried taking her shoes off but it's too much of a hassle because she doesn't really want to, plus she insists on climbing in by herself. "Jessie do it MYSELF!"

I use a thin plastic seat protector that was meant for the back of a front seat to protect the front seat from the feet of FF kids. It's super thin. I attached it to the head rest and then the front edge of the car seat holds the bottom of it down... does that make sense?

It's so thin that I'm comfortable using it. It does not interfere with my installation in any way and it's even thinner than a towel. :thumbsup:

 

veggiegirl228

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #13

I use a thin towel and drape it over the back of the seat, it doesn't interfer w/ install as I put it up after the fact.

 

AtTheSouthDam

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #14

An old flannel baby blanket, tucked into the seat crease at the bottom (above the latch connectors) and held in place on top by the headrests (I pocked holes is it). I only did that about 2 weeks because it hasn't been wet here until now.

 

waterbaby

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• Apr 6, 2009

• #15

I wanted to just do pillowcases, but our seats are extra wide. So I tried towels, but they wre always coming untucked. So, I sewed some towels together to make a "pillowcase" that would fit and they work great. I just made two with black towels.

 

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thepeach80

Senior Community Member

• Apr 6, 2009

• #16

Unless the shoes are wet/muddy we keep them on. If it's yucky out, we either carry Ilana to the van or we just take her shoes off.

 

TechnoGranola

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• Apr 6, 2009

• #17

Shoes off here as well. It's become routine for DD. She climbs into our SUV herself, and hangs onto the side of her seat and lifts one foot, we pull shoes off, lifts others foot, other shoes comes off and climbs into her seat herself.

 

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itzmeigh

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• Apr 6, 2009

• #18

If he just walkled from the house to the car then I just put him in. Usually they aren't that wet especially not once he has stepped into the car. If we are going across a parking lot and it has puddles then I would carry him. Harder when you have 2 little ones I guess... But I still would have used the shopping cart or something...

If he's been out playing and they are truely wet and muddy then I take them off.

While I'm all for kids *Do it myself* there are just times when MOMMY has to do it. So if his shoes were truely muddy and dirty then that's one time he's just not going to get to do it himself. And if every time we get in the car his shoes are muddy and dirty then I have him sit on the floor board and take him shoes off himself and then get in the seat. Sometimes you just can't do it all your self! (I liked the idea of hanging on the seat while I take off the shoes then them getting to climb the rest of the way in.)

But I really didn't run into that many times what we had wet or dirty shoes. But then we don't have snow here and while it does rain a good bit it is so hot that it dries fast.