Need Advice...seat for center jumpseat in Odyssey & 3 across

[rinibean]

My DS is FF in the 3rd row, my DD is RF behind the driver in the 2nd row. She'll be RF at least another year. Both are in Radians.

My youngest is in a Snugride in the center seat of a 2012 Odyssey. I'm going to need to upgrade him soon to a RF convertible.

I really don't want to get another Radian, I find them difficult to use and given it is the middle seat I don't want to deal with the problems others have encountered with the angle.

The other issue is that our other car is a small SUV. So, there could be occasions (emergencies or if my car is in the shop) where we would need to put all three kids in the SUV. So, I need a seat narrow enough to fit with two Radians.

So, what are the narrowest seats next to the Radians that I might have an easier time getting into the Odyssey, but that will also fit 3 seats in a row in a small SUV?

I should mention too some preferences...he will be around 6 months when I move him, so he will still be fairly small. Also, I would prefer something with no-rethread harnesses. Also, since he will be in the middle, I really don't want him to have a seat that will come through the front two seats (does that make sense?). So, I don't want a really tall one. Once my DD is FF in a year or so she'll move to the middle and he'll move RF to the drivers side. I suppose I'd be happy with a transition seat to get us through the next year until he moves to the outside.

 

[MJrouge]

I was able to get 2 True Fit Premiers and a Radian RXT in the second row of our 2012 Odyssey. (Radian was on the passenger side.) So you could definitely get a TFP in between the Radians in the Odyssey, but I'm not sure about your SUV. Could you try it out at Buy Buy Baby? It has the no-rethread harness, and it's pretty easy to get a tight install, in my (amateur) experience.

Edited to add: although the TFP is a tall shell, I never had any issues with the front seats with a RFing installation, even in a Grand Am or a Passat. It will last your son for a long time, too.

 

[henrietta]

I didn't check them, but I think their installs might be tight enough. My friend has a Graco Nautilus ff'ing, rearfacing Recaro Como, and forward facing Graco MyRide...so quite a bit of seat can fit three across there.