harvestmoon6
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I have all 4 of my kids in carseats. The 12, 10 and 7yo are in Britax SE's and the 5yo is in a Marathon. We live on the road fulltime so the kids are statistically at risk more than other kids, but even before we started travelling they were in carseats. I weighed the boys (12 and 10) this morning and found they've gone over the 80lb mark. They are 85lb and 83lb. The boys are in the 2nd of 4 rows of a 15passenger van. They are obviously tethered. The girls are in the 2nd row. I wonder if we have any leeway and what all you think about continuing to use the SE's for the boys (85 and 83lb) for another 6 months. We spend 1/2 the year in Mexico and are headed there so once we're in Mexico there is no chance to get another seat.
I'm conflicted in thinking that they are better protected in the SE's even though they *just* outweigh them. The boys weighed 65lb 2 years ago so that is a gauge of their weightgain. Course at this age, they might be gearing up. The 12yo has just gone through a giant growth spurt. I'll get Parkways for them if it is necessary, but thought I'd see what everyone thought about the safety factor of the SE's vs the Parkway.
They are on the road much more than other kids, sleep in the seats and have more opportunities to slip out of the booster. With the 5pt harness, they are IN there.
I happen to have a picture of the setup on our website (http://www.hopalog.com) from 2 years ago - the only changes are for the girls; the RA is gone, the youngest has the Marathon and I got an SE for the one in the Marathon in the picture.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
I'm conflicted in thinking that they are better protected in the SE's even though they *just* outweigh them. The boys weighed 65lb 2 years ago so that is a gauge of their weightgain. Course at this age, they might be gearing up. The 12yo has just gone through a giant growth spurt. I'll get Parkways for them if it is necessary, but thought I'd see what everyone thought about the safety factor of the SE's vs the Parkway.
They are on the road much more than other kids, sleep in the seats and have more opportunities to slip out of the booster. With the 5pt harness, they are IN there.
I happen to have a picture of the setup on our website (http://www.hopalog.com) from 2 years ago - the only changes are for the girls; the RA is gone, the youngest has the Marathon and I got an SE for the one in the Marathon in the picture.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.