? For Marathon/Boulevard owners...

SavsMom · Jun 2, 2009

When using your seat rear facing how many of you used the HUGS?

I ask because I got a new harness set for our Boulevard and since I have to take the whole seat apart anyways I am wondering if you find it easier to adjust the harness without the HUGS on rear facing - if its easier to get a snug fit I am going to leave them off, but if it doesn't make much of a difference I will just put them back on so I don't have to worry about losing them etc.

bree · Jun 2, 2009

I had always left the HUGS on my Marathon and Boulevard until recently. I had to replace my Marathon's harness (because of fraying) a few months ago, so I left the HUGS off then. I liked the fit better for daughter without them. Then, I had to replace my son's Boulevard's buckle, which required replacing the whole harness set, and I left the HUGS off. Again, I like the fit better without them. It's not a huge difference, but there is a small one. I wouldn't go out of my way to remove the HUGS, but since they have to come off anyways, I decided to leave them off.

ravekiss · Jun 2, 2009

We have a Blvd and the hugs are on only because I'm too lazy to remove the harness to remove them. They dont bother me.

SavsMom · Jun 2, 2009

I had to replace the whole harness set as well, and have always had a hard time getting the harness snug (with the HUGS on) -so I think I will leave them off and see if its better (since the seat is taken apart right now anyway). Thanks for the info.

bree said:
I had always left the HUGS on my Marathon and Boulevard until recently. I had to replace my Marathon's harness (because of fraying) a few months ago, so I left the HUGS off then. I liked the fit better for daughter without them. Then, I had to replace my son's Boulevard's buckle, which required replacing the whole harness set, and I left the HUGS off. Again, I like the fit better without them. It's not a huge difference, but there is a small one. I wouldn't go out of my way to remove the HUGS, but since they have to come off anyways, I decided to leave them off.

ame0312 · Jun 2, 2009

my HUGS are off... i just figure its one less thing to hassle with when putting her in..

natysr · Jun 2, 2009

I used the hugs rearfacing.

We we first switched to a convertible, we had a roundabout which does not have hugs. But, it was crashed when Jordan was 22 months and 23ish pounds...then we switched to a Marathon. I didn't have any trouble with the HUGS. I can't say whether or not I would have removed them if we had used that seat when he was younger/smaller. but at almost 2 years and 23ish pounds...and up..they have never been a problem for us.

amyd · Jun 2, 2009

My HUGS are off. I couldn't get a nice smooth fit with the harness with them on & DS thought they were a chew toy

wendytthomas · Jun 2, 2009

I always left Piper's on. Her Advantage didn't have any, and when we switched to the Wizard at just over two years old she was big enough that it made no difference.

Wendy

Jeanum · Jun 2, 2009

I always left the HUGS on our Marathon and Blvd. for rear facing. They didn't seem to interfere with harness snugness so I left them on. This was also probably due to not using either of those seat models rear facing until my long torsoed kids were toddlers and had outgrown other smaller seats. DD2 had outgrown her Latch Loc 22 and SS1 by height before we switched her to the Marathon and Blvd. In the case of DD1, by the time we got our first Marathon, she had already pretty much outgrown a couple of smaller convertible seats by height - a Century Accel, the previous name for the Graco ComfortSport, and a Britax Roundabout.

firemomof3 · Jun 2, 2009

I took the HUGS off for rf in our boulevard.

Maggie · Jun 2, 2009

I have mine off right now. I have them stored in the top tether pouch for when we turn FF.

AtTheSouthDam · Jun 2, 2009

I took them off when DD2 was riding in the MA because she disliked them and i got a tighter fit with them. DD1 used the MA with the hugs on because she was FF of course.

valleyfam · Jun 2, 2009

Mine are off for rf. I really like the fit better with them off.

Mama Jo · Jun 2, 2009

I had initially taken them off because it's easier to get the harness tight with them off. But I occasionally play musical carseats and use the BV for another kid who's FF. It became more of a hassle to constantly take them off and put them back on so now I leave them on. If I had a MA where I would be rethreading it anyway for the different kids, I'd take them off for RF and stick them in the tether pocket.

munchkin · Jun 2, 2009

I like the fit for little ones without the HUGS. Eli moved from the FPSVD to the MA when he was around 6 months, so it was better without the HUGS. But now that Eli is older/bigger when I change covers on it I will put the HUGS back on. Especially, since the one time I forgot the HUGS, I needed them for FF.

Melizerd · Jun 2, 2009

I used the HUGS on my MA rear facing the whole time he was RFing. I started using it at 4 months old.

Maedze · Jun 2, 2009

I took those suckers off the day I found out I could. It's much easier to tighten and get a secure fit (Wizard and old-style BV)

vonfirmath · Jun 3, 2009

We've used HUGS in our Marathon since my son was 13 months old with no problems.

Blondie87 · Jun 3, 2009

I always left them on until A. She is so tiny I have to put the headrest at the lowest position, so it was hard to get the straps as tight as I would have liked with the HUGS. Now I think I like it better without them!

aaminnky · Jun 3, 2009

ravekiss said:
We have a Blvd and the hugs are on only because I'm too lazy to remove the harness to remove them. They dont bother me.

:yeahthat: Except I have 2 Marathons. DS is a big boy so we have never had any issues. I may have if he were smaller.

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