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Another tether question. Don't jump on me if this is a bad idea!
Is it safe to tether a carseat to an anchor for latching in movable seats in a minivan? We have a 2002 Dodge Caravan with a bench seat for three, but only one anchor bolt for tethering carseats. I am having difficulty getting others added, and realized that there are numerous anchors (metal loops kind of) in the floor for switching the seats. Essentially if you switch the two-person and the three-person bench seats, they anchor/latch to different anchors in the floor, always leaving some free. It seems that if they are strong enough to hold a bench seat in place, they ought to be attached to the frame of the vehicle well enough to anchor a carseat to. Am I right?
We are looking for creative seating arrangements as we add an infant and a grandparent to the seating mix.
Is it safe to tether a carseat to an anchor for latching in movable seats in a minivan? We have a 2002 Dodge Caravan with a bench seat for three, but only one anchor bolt for tethering carseats. I am having difficulty getting others added, and realized that there are numerous anchors (metal loops kind of) in the floor for switching the seats. Essentially if you switch the two-person and the three-person bench seats, they anchor/latch to different anchors in the floor, always leaving some free. It seems that if they are strong enough to hold a bench seat in place, they ought to be attached to the frame of the vehicle well enough to anchor a carseat to. Am I right?
We are looking for creative seating arrangements as we add an infant and a grandparent to the seating mix.