WWYD? New seat

[kelpiegirl]

We will be moving the baby (6 months almost) out of the bucket soon and need to get another seat. We have 2 cars but one is rarely used for the kids.
Cars: 1. 2004 Ford Expedition. 2. 2009 Toyota Corolla.
Seats: 1. Graco Safe Seat (being "retired"). 2. Radian65. 3. Frontier. 4. Britax Blvd. 5. Turbobooster (currently used for friends, etc).
Kids: ODS 5y. 44.5" tall. 47#. Torso height ~17". YDS 6m. 28.5". 17.5# Torso height: ~11.5

I was thinking that we'd get ODS a new seat and put baby in Blvd and Radian but unsure and what. Radian is getting snug in the crotch or ODS but still works (top height). He's a good kid and behaves in a booster but think I would prefer him to be harnessed. But I don't necessarily want to spend $300 on a seat that will only work for another year. TIA.

Susan

 

[Jan06twinmom]

For a barely used car, I would probably go ahead and get a booster seat for a 5yo. When is his birthday? I bought a booster seat for my DS when he outgrew the Radian, but he was 5y10m at the time. My DH also told me that I wasn't allowed to buy him another harness seat at that point, so that made the decision easier

If you go with a booster, maybe go with the Parkway SG. If you want to consider a harness seat, the Graco Nautilus or SecureKid 300 would be good options. The Evenflo Maestro is also an option, but it only harnesses to 50lbs and your DS is getting close to that limit so I don't think it would be worth the money.

Melanie

 

[mylittlet]

I would grab a booster for oldest for the 2nd car. There's no proof that a 5-point is safer then a booster if the child can sit right at his age. Our almost 6y has been in a booster for a year. He does great.

 

[Patriot201]

I agree-- I'd use the Frontier and a booster for ODS and put YDS into the BV and Radian.

 

[kelpiegirl]

Thanks. Any specific booster recommended? We have a turbo booster, which is fine but we use it at least weekly for a friend so I may buy another booster.
Thank again,
Susan

 

[mylittlet]

Booster suggestions in no special order:
Graco turbo
Evenflo bigkid sport (not regular version)
Recaro vivo
Recaro probooster
Britax parkway
Diono monterey

If you can't try before buying on-line, purchase from somewhere with great return policy. Diapers and amazon are good.

 

[Jan06twinmom]

Booster suggestions in no special order:
Graco turbo
Evenflo bigkid sport (not regular version)
Recaro vivo
Recaro probooster
Britax parkway
Diono monterey

If you can't try before buying on-line, purchase from somewhere with great return policy. Diapers and amazon are good.

I agree, but first try out what you can find near you. The Turbo and Bigkid are easy to find at places like Walmart and Target. I think I found the Parkway at BRU. Some place like USA Baby might carry other boosters to try out.

 

[kelpiegirl]

Thank you. We buy a lot on Amazon but will try and see what I can find locally to test first. Luckily we live in a larger city that has plenty of baby/kid stores.

 

[CrazyBoysMamma]

Booster suggestions in no special order:
Graco turbo
Evenflo bigkid sport (not regular version)
Recaro vivo
Recaro probooster
Britax parkway
Diono monterey

If you can't try before buying on-line, purchase from somewhere with great return policy. Diapers and amazon are good.

Great list. I the Vivo for smaller, skinny kids, and the ProBooster is a clear favorite among my older kids and my nephews. :thumbsup: