Hi Everyone!
I've been doing a bit of reading on rec'd car seats and was all set on getting the Marathon 65 for DD2, but then suddenly I came across threads that are saying this may not be the best seat to RF longer if your child is tall.
I'm looking essentially for a car seat for DD2 who is going to outgrow her infant seat and I want a seat that will last me as long as possible.
We used (and still have) the Graco - Platinum CarGo Booster Seat that my DD1 used before she outgrew the THS in it and then we put her in the True Fit.
The biggest issue I have with the True Fit is the short crotch buckle. It is ridiculously tight. The Graco one has at least another inch if not more of the placement of the buckle strap on the actual seat. I really should measure.
In the assumption that DD2 will be just as tall as DD1, here are DD1 stats:
Almost 3.5 years old
42" tall
39 lbs
16" torso height when sitting on the floor to her shoulders
Yet even with the 18" THS straps in the True Fit's straps don't allow her to sit up straight enough to fit the harness strap properly (they're currently on the top strap slots). That is, the straps are loosened almost to full capacity and it's just so hard to get her in and out of this seat and properly tightened.
Based on all the good reviews of this seat I'm honestly wondering if we just got a lemon or something. We don't use a coat or a bundle bag. Usually she just has on a simple hoodie which is second skin to her t-shirt.
Another option I was looking at was the Frontier XT and I thought that we could use the Graco and then switch to the Frontier XT when the time came, but I had DD1 sit in the Frontier XT at the store and the crotch buckle was short again! I was really disappointed. I even had her scoot her bum back to the very back of the seat and made sure there wasn't some adjustment and it was on the furthest strap out.
In which case does anyone else have this issue? What do you use?
Or can anyone rec any seat with a longer crotch buckle placement?
I'm obviously not going to get both b/c I believe the Frontier XT has the highest THS so I fear I'm going to be out of options.
thanks!
I've been doing a bit of reading on rec'd car seats and was all set on getting the Marathon 65 for DD2, but then suddenly I came across threads that are saying this may not be the best seat to RF longer if your child is tall.
I'm looking essentially for a car seat for DD2 who is going to outgrow her infant seat and I want a seat that will last me as long as possible.
We used (and still have) the Graco - Platinum CarGo Booster Seat that my DD1 used before she outgrew the THS in it and then we put her in the True Fit.
The biggest issue I have with the True Fit is the short crotch buckle. It is ridiculously tight. The Graco one has at least another inch if not more of the placement of the buckle strap on the actual seat. I really should measure.
In the assumption that DD2 will be just as tall as DD1, here are DD1 stats:
Almost 3.5 years old
42" tall
39 lbs
16" torso height when sitting on the floor to her shoulders
Yet even with the 18" THS straps in the True Fit's straps don't allow her to sit up straight enough to fit the harness strap properly (they're currently on the top strap slots). That is, the straps are loosened almost to full capacity and it's just so hard to get her in and out of this seat and properly tightened.
Based on all the good reviews of this seat I'm honestly wondering if we just got a lemon or something. We don't use a coat or a bundle bag. Usually she just has on a simple hoodie which is second skin to her t-shirt.
Another option I was looking at was the Frontier XT and I thought that we could use the Graco and then switch to the Frontier XT when the time came, but I had DD1 sit in the Frontier XT at the store and the crotch buckle was short again! I was really disappointed. I even had her scoot her bum back to the very back of the seat and made sure there wasn't some adjustment and it was on the furthest strap out.
In which case does anyone else have this issue? What do you use?
Or can anyone rec any seat with a longer crotch buckle placement?
I'm obviously not going to get both b/c I believe the Frontier XT has the highest THS so I fear I'm going to be out of options.
thanks!