HWH/HBB Help (Canada)

ontariomama · Jul 22, 2009

I'm new to the carseat game and I noticed something with my brother's boys last weekend. They are 5.5 yrs old, 48" and 50 lbs and 3.5 yrs old, not sure how tall and 40 lbs. He is quite tall like his brother, I think they are following similar growth patterns... they are big boys

Anyway, the 5.5 is in a booster and the 3.5 year old has just outgrown his harnessed seat and is using a booster. I happened to peek into the car while he was in it and he did NOT fit the booster well. At all!!
I know that it would be better for the 3.5 yr old to be in a harnessed seat, but I'm not sure how receptive my brother would be to this. I'm going to try... just not guaranteeing results. Money is very tight for him, so could I get some recommendations for both a cheapish hwh and for a hbb for the 3.5 yr old.
Thanks!

unityco · Jul 22, 2009

For the younger boy, you could look at the Evenflo combo seats. (Chase/Generations.) They have reasonably tall top slots, a 47lb weight limit and are pretty budget friendly. You don't want your brother using them as boosters, though - they reportedly make pretty poor ones.

Zellers has the 3-in-1 seats on sale until Thursday (tomorrow

) for $110. In the flyer, they're listed as being the 40lb limit seats, and if that's *actually* the case, then they're not a solution, but if they are the *new* 50lb limit seats, they could be a good option too.

For either of those harnessed seats, you'd have to confirm that your nephew isn't too tall (through the torso) for them.

For HBB, the Turbobooster is generally the budget choice. It's on sale at Zellers this week too. However, it does have a minimum 4yo age limit on it.

HTH!

ontariomama · Jul 22, 2009

Thanks

Unfortunately this will have to wait for two weeks so we'll miss the sale. We live 1.5 hrs away from each other and will be seeing each other in August for our vacation. I wanted to have some recommendations for him when I talk to him then and can go shopping with them (and maybe Aunt Wendy will pretend she is Santa).

Also, do you know what the specific law is in Ontario? I know that there is one for boosters but I'm not sure if it's by weight or by age (or both).

Thanks again!

unityco · Jul 22, 2009

It would seem the Ontario law is by weight, but they also include "proper use" in that requirement (not included in the guidelines below,) so if a manufacturer puts an age restriction on their product, the user is legally bound to respect it. (Like the Turbobooster's 4yo restriction.)

Ontario
Children must ride in a rear-facing car seat until they are a minimum of
20 pounds (9 kg). • Children who are at least 20 pounds (9 kg) but less than
40 pounds (18 kg) must ride in an appropriate car seat. • Children must ride
in a booster seat until they are a minimum of 4 feet, 9 inches (145 cm) tall,
or a minimum of 80 pounds (36 kg), or a minimum of 8 years old.

HTH!

ontariomama · Jul 22, 2009

Thank you

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