hedgefun
New member
Sorry in advance for the length...
DW was watching the nieces a few months ago and allegedly fit 2 boosters in my Forester next to the Nautilus. I was extremely, extremely skeptical. Turns out I was right to be skeptical - there's no way she did that safely. The two boostered kids she was transporting both had turbos. I took advantage of the Target sale and picked up 1 high back turbo + 1 backless affix (they were out of backless turbos, plus the color was nice) + 1 harmony youth booster. I picked up the harmony because it looked like it would be easy to buckle next to the other seats but it's way too wide. It's going back. I tried the GN outboard and the boosters center + outboard - nope. I also tried the GN in the center and the boosters outboard. Better, but still no. Is there any combo of boosters that might work with the GN? I'm thinking maybe a bubble bum for the center position?
On the plus side, now that I've had my seatbelt recall taken care of, the turbo buckles a lot easier. Plus put mine on the higher arm rest setting (yes the screws are in!
)
I'm also thinking of maybe selling the GN to get something more narrow if that would be a better option. Maestro? Radian? Radian is a little too much money right now, but if I found a good sale I could swing it. CA? I don't have RF-ing needs right now, but it would be nice just in case. I also don't mind springing for a convertible that might work better than a combo seat.
I also thought about another harnessed seat instead of one of the boosters, but I'm not sure I could convince the parents of the 6 year olds to let me harness them. I realize I could refuse to take them, but it makes for a sour environment between DW and her family when that happens. They're appropriate size and age for boosters, plus they sit well in them, so I don't feel the need to rock the boat if I don't have to.
Any ideas would be appreciated!
ETA: My Forester is a 2011.
DW was watching the nieces a few months ago and allegedly fit 2 boosters in my Forester next to the Nautilus. I was extremely, extremely skeptical. Turns out I was right to be skeptical - there's no way she did that safely. The two boostered kids she was transporting both had turbos. I took advantage of the Target sale and picked up 1 high back turbo + 1 backless affix (they were out of backless turbos, plus the color was nice) + 1 harmony youth booster. I picked up the harmony because it looked like it would be easy to buckle next to the other seats but it's way too wide. It's going back. I tried the GN outboard and the boosters center + outboard - nope. I also tried the GN in the center and the boosters outboard. Better, but still no. Is there any combo of boosters that might work with the GN? I'm thinking maybe a bubble bum for the center position?
On the plus side, now that I've had my seatbelt recall taken care of, the turbo buckles a lot easier. Plus put mine on the higher arm rest setting (yes the screws are in!
)I'm also thinking of maybe selling the GN to get something more narrow if that would be a better option. Maestro? Radian? Radian is a little too much money right now, but if I found a good sale I could swing it. CA? I don't have RF-ing needs right now, but it would be nice just in case. I also don't mind springing for a convertible that might work better than a combo seat.
I also thought about another harnessed seat instead of one of the boosters, but I'm not sure I could convince the parents of the 6 year olds to let me harness them. I realize I could refuse to take them, but it makes for a sour environment between DW and her family when that happens. They're appropriate size and age for boosters, plus they sit well in them, so I don't feel the need to rock the boat if I don't have to.
Any ideas would be appreciated!
ETA: My Forester is a 2011.
