Questions about 3 car seats in a small car

[amanny]

We tried a few different seats and ended up with 2 Diono RXTs for my 4 and 6 year olds. The kids are very happy, but I'm now shopping for a booster.

We often have a 3rd child with us and I would like to be able to just stick a booster in the middle for my 6 year old and put the other child in his Radian. Car is a 06 Accord.

Would a Recaro Vivo be a good fit? It looks pretty narrow. Or what about the Evenflo Amp high back booster? I also considered a Bubblebum but I don't know how I feel about it being backless.

The 6 year old would probably use it once a week.

Also, going to start babysitting a coworkers baby once a week. He rides in a Chicco seat. Will that fit in the middle as well? Or should I look at getting another seat for that spot?

 

[wendytthomas]

Did you install the Radians with LATCH or the seatbelt?

A Vivo would likely work, maybe a Graco Turbobooster. A Ride Safer Travel Vest is an option, and since you'd have the side impact protection of a Radian on either side, a BubbleBum would be fine.

Wendy

 

[amanny]

I used the seatbelt. Do you know how wide the Vivo is? I

know its silly to let colors be the deciding factor, but I like the red and black Vivo and the green and black Evenflo Amp booster at Target best None of the patterns or colors of Graco boosters do it for me. Why don't they make fun patterns for boys???

 

[wendytthomas]

You don't consider seventy two variations on "gray" a fun boy cover? You're not the first to wonder about that.

The Vivo is 17.5" at the widest. So pretty narrow. If you can get another Radian in there you should be ok. But I don't know how easy it'd be to buckle. The Big Kid Sport is a bit narrower.

Wendy