Question new seats for 5 year old and 17 month old

[fmama2]

Hi. I just registered here hoping to find some information to help me find some new seats for the kids. Dd will be 5 in a couple weeks and currently rides in a evenflo hbb,she has been for about year due to my lack of carseat knowledge=( I'm interested in getting her the maestro or GN but was wanting to know more about a babytrend sport seat I saw on targets site. She is 44lbs but I want know her height until dh gets home with the measuring tape. Ds is 17 months and 22-23 lbs,don't know his height now either. He. rides ff in a evenflo triumph advance . I want him rf,which is possibe in the eta but ,were looking to getting a 2nd car soon so we will need a new seat for that vehicle.currently we have an 02 dodge ram 4door. Price is a problem so I'm looking for deals. Under 200$ for both kids would be absolutely awesome.

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[noahsmom24]

A Britax Frontier 85 will get you the longest time keeping your 5yr old Harnessed and will take you all the way through boostering as well!
For the 17month old, I'm not sure since I'm not as up to date with the RF seats. There will be many to help you with that.

You can find a FR85 depending on color for $223 or so, if you look for deals you might be able to score one lower. But IMO they are so worth the price when you have a child you want to keep Harnessed for aslong as you can. I have a big 4yr old and Would at least like to keep him harnessed til 6/7, the Frontier 85 will allow that and when we ARE ready for a booster then it turns into a good Booster as well, It is also compatiable with the Britax Parkway SG clip which means that adds an extra "point" then just boostering which is a plus to me.

 

[fmama2]

Thanks. I would love to find her a frontier for a low price. Dh is unfortunatly isn't carseat knowledgable and wants to keep her in thebooster and ds ff. I was thinking of keeping the eta for the new car rf and maybe. A scenera for dh truck?

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[Kegracin]

Hi

Here is a thread discussing the Baby Trend Euro Sport http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=183003

You could do a GN for the older one and then a scenera or tribute/titan for the LO to stay under 200.

Or if you can go over 200 for both, You might want to look at the Truefit for the baby they are 150 ish at walmart.com

 

[Keeanh]

How does your almost-5yo behave in a booster? If she's mature enough to sit still and the belt fits her properly, I would be okay with a 5yo in a booster. If she doesn't sit properly, then you could look at the Nautilus or the new Evenflo Securekid.

A Scenera would be fine for your little guy. Look for one with a 40lb rear-facing limit. Some still have a 35lb limit.

 

[fmama2]

Ill check the review for that seat.. she does well in the booster and likes it but,when she falls asleep(very seldom) she falls over and I don't like that. Like I said she seldom does it and we don't travel far distances .

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[fmama2]

Is there a better hbb?

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[Brianna]

Boosters are all about belt fit- so there is no one "best" booster, there is only the best booster for your child. http://www.iihs.org/research/topics/boosters/ This page shows where the lap and shoulder belt should lay, and these are the boosters that IIHS found to fit their 6 year old test dummy well http://www.iihs.org/research/topics/boosters/best_bets.aspx
Generally the Graco TurboBooster fits younger booster riders well.

 

[fmama2]

Thanks. I think I will get her a turbo booster for the new vehicle and look into the scenera for ds. Ill check his height later though and see if it would be worth it or if I should look into thr truefit. Is the tf better than the myride? I saw some for 110$ on target.com

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[Keeanh]

The Truefit will last longer forward-facing. The My Ride will last longer rear-facing (generally speaking).

The Diono Monterey is the best booster I've found for sleeping. The problem with it is the seatbelt doesn't stay very well in the new guides. I think the Recaro Vivo is a good sleeping seat too. I've never used it, though.