paintedbison
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If I was looking for something with lots of padding/foam, what would be the best choice? I need a seat with a harness for a 4.5 year old and a booster for a 7 year old.
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What's the vehicle? Are there any other riders in back with them?
Probably for the 7 year old, I'd do a Diono Monterey. Really comfy, can be latched in and great sleeping head wings.
The 4 year old. Well, the Graco Nautilus, which could have some head slump issues, the Britax Frontier 85, the Evenflo Maestro or Secure Kid. Matthew thought they were more comfortable than the new Baby Trend seat that just came out when he tried them in the store. Sorry, I'm blanking on the name, and also that of the Recaro combination seat. The Evenflos seem really cushy under the butt.
We have a monterey for our 5y. He loves it. It has LATCH but you don't have to use it. We have used it in our 3rd row and he just has to buckle it when he gets out of it. Works just fine.
What year is your Quest? Do you know where you have tethers? I don't have my LATCH manual handy.
CPST in Iowa
mom to dd11y, ds10y, ds 5.5y (red monterey), dd 4.5y (cow frontier85), EDD 8/17/12 (who knows what??)
Is your LATCH in the 3rd row off center? Like towards passenger or drivers side?
If it is totally center you would need a narrow booster for your oldest. It might be hard for your oldest to buckle his booster.
Your tethers are in the same places as mine. I really hate that the 3rd row is only for middle. Not always where I would like it.
CPST in Iowa
mom to dd11y, ds10y, ds 5.5y (red monterey), dd 4.5y (cow frontier85), EDD 8/17/12 (who knows what??)
If you don't have a usuable tether for the harnessed child, I would suggest a Graco Nautilus. It did fairly well in tests without a tether. A tether is always preferred, though.
Hmmm. Are there any besides the nautilus that did well? We have one and aren't crazy about it. Why the heck don't they put tether's behind all the seats??? Sigh.
Radian? ProSport (maybe)?
I would prefer to see a five-year-old in a harnessed seat. Could you put the five-year-old in one of the captain's chairs and put your oldest and third children in the third row? You could always load the rear-facer through the tailgate. Lots of people do that. If that won't work and you want to put your five-year-old in a booster, just make sure you buckle the boosters in when they are not occupied.
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