Thanks man. I ended up buying one. HOpefully someone else can use them.
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Yeah that's the only way to do it.
Said she what that's.
That’s what I do to get those UAS things in on my truck and suv, but I can’t get this sucker tight in the S14 haha and there’s no anchor so cycosis says it’s not legal anyway! SOL gotta keep burnin fuel in the dodge.
Dude, get off your wallet and buy my wagon. You have two kids and no cool cars to haul them around and I need to buy another Trackhawk.
Let’s do this!
90_shelby i'm at my limit for cars (as decided by my wife) already haha
Cycosis, What about in the front seat of a car with no air bags? (safety air bags at least lol) I can strap the seat down with a seat belt, and connect the anchor strap to the harness bar on the roll bar haha....
I wasn't suggesting the wagon in addition, I was suggesting the wagon as a replacement. Sell the Camaro and S14, the wagon is probably faster, out stops and handles both anyways, while also safely transporting children!
It's a no brainer really.
Your wife will thank me for the suggestion.
Anyone else notice a shortage on children’s Tylenol lately? I haven’t seen the 3 pack at Costco for at least a couple months now, and even the singles at other grocery store pharmacies are sold out. Infant stuff is around, but just the ages 2-11 is hard to find
Also can’t even find this herbal cough syrup…can’t remember the name but it had a frog on it. Just went to 3 pharmacies and none had it.
Wtf is going on? Thx biden!!!
Tylenol's been super hard to get, every 4-5 weeks I see a single bottle sitting on the shelf at Safeway and snap it up, and so far we've just gotten by that way. But I don't like not having an extra bottle around.
Agree it's been hard to find.
You'll potentially need a full dose of Tylenol plus a full dose of Advil to curb the rampant fever that often comes with CoVid for kids 2-9.
unless the kid is really tiny, a single regular strength adult pill is fine for kids. Assuming they are old enough to swallow pills I guess.
Does anyone make a quality forward facing only ( non convertible ) harness car seat for young toddlers ( 20-30lb ).
Serious question.
Lots of forward only boosters. But finding a decent one that is a harness seems annoying.
Trying to find something with less bulk to use forward only in my car.
I have a diono seat… It is a convertible. To my understanding Diono don’t make a FORWARD ONLY harness seat.
The exact problem I am trying to solve
I only wish I was
The diono might be heavy, but it’s pretty compact. You’ll have a hard time finding anything smaller, I’d imagine.
I figured it was a question worth asking.
It shocks me that there is no slimmer option than a convertible.
We have the Grow-With-You ClickTight car seats from Britax for our 4 year old. Its a harness seat that converts to a booster. They start at 25lbs based on the website.
I bought a forward only one off Amazon. It's light and I'd recommend a seat cover. It's pretty big though, my 4 year old sits in it and has tons of room plus built in cupholders. I don't remember the brand but it's just one of those random cheaper brands. Think it was around $150 and works as our second seat in the car that she doesn't ride in daily.
We use the Graco 4 Ever for my older son, and will buy another when the infant is out of his carrier.
Size wise, a buddy of mine has the same chair in his S4, and I saw a Taycan with the same seat once haha.
+1 Graco 4ever (purchased 2 as result of Beyonds strong recommendation in another thread). But that is a convertible rear/front seat. I don't think he wants that?
Yea I have a 3QX diono convertible and a britax convertible (what a piece of junk compared to the diono btw).
Just wondering if anyone knew of a forward only harness seat that is slimmer than the convertibles. Basically a seat for kids 2-4 years old only rather than this swath of seats that accommodate everything from a newborn to an 8 year old. I can only manage this accommodation adds bulk hence the curiosity.
My thesis is these seats have gotten out of hand trying to be one size fits all.
Not sure what justifies convertible, we have a couple Clek's that apparently can fit 3 a across in a bunch of vehicles. They seem big to me still. Looking forward to getting the oldest into a booster this winter.
If it can be both rear facing and forward facing its a convertible?
The day you switch to boosters is a great day.
Just drive in reverse then it’s forward facing.
Coming from a guy who spend a lot of his childhood laying on a foam pad in the bed of a pickup I am not overly sympathetic to these regulations.
Just wanting to offer some clarity here on convertible seats and combo harness/booster seats.
Most convertible seats go to either 65lbs or 49". Thats a big kid, hence why they are wider than infant car seats (the one with the handle).
The forward facing only seat that are combo harness than booster are usually even wider because in harness mode, they accommodate up to 65lbs and varying height restrictions depending on the brand. Britax for example, with their Pioneer/frontier/Pinnacle line (now Grow with you), go to 57" inches tall vs the 49" for a typical convertible seat.
BUT, these seats also convert to a booster seat which then has a weight capacity of up to 120 lbs! They are wide. Booster seats are also wider because the arm rests are part of the safety system which holds the lap belt in place over the kids legs, rather than riding up over their abdomen.
Many people fall for the marketing gimmick of '3 across'. Most cars cannot have 3 seats installed properly on the same row, even if they are narrow seats such as the Dionos or the Cleks. Its all bullshit.
It gets even worse when you try to do 3 booster seats side by side or convertible seats next to booster seats because you cant access the vehicles latch plate to secure the seatbelt as there is no clearance.
Cool.
So does anyone make a simple forward facing only, namely does not convert to rear facing, harness car seat that is designed to accommodate a 2-4 year old. That isn’t 30 inches wide with a relatively slim back.
I am getting the sense that the answer is no. But it seems people are very confused by my question.
I think I'd have a stroke.
Adopt a 14 year old. Nice and quiet and give them money and they will leave you alone.
Ok maybe not "nice".
Our travel seat and the one I have in my car is the Evenflo Titan 65. Its light and slim back and my daughter doesn't mind being in it even for long drives. I just measured it and its ~22" wide.
Our main seat is the Graco 4 Ever, ... a fukin' beast.
We bought one to see if we liked it and after a couple weeks bought a second one for the other vehicle. With the click tight installation is super easy and it fits my kid great. Seems solid. The fabric isn't as plush as what we had in the Clek but its also way easier to clean when he barfed in it.
What do you not like about your britax convertible? Is it a clicktight (white plastic hull) or the classic style (Black plastic hull)? I sold thousands of those things
Id recommend the britax grow with me seats as they are the newer version of the pioneer/frontier. Theyre wide though....
It’s a click tight convertible.
It’s extremely difficult to tighten and loosen the harness, 100x worse than my diono.
We have basically just resorted to leaving the harness in fully tightened position at all times because it’s so hit or miss whether you will be able to get it tight again after you loosen.
Have removed it and taken it apart several times to ensure the belt paths are all without tangles etc. always clear. The seat just sucks.
Very hesitant to buy another.
Hate to say it but theres something going on with your seat. Im very familiar with the platform and that harness should be flowing very easily.
One thing I found happened somewhat often was that the foam of cushions could drift downwards. This would cause excessive friction on the webbing of the harness. Other issues includes food or debris getting caught in the webbing lock, or improperly fed webbing through the various paths.
I dunno if you live down south but Id be more than happy to take a look at it for ya.
Also, if youre kiddo is forward facing, make sure the webbing is going straight into teh back of the seat or slightly above the shoulder line. If its going below the shoulder, your headrest is set far too low and that will increase the difficulty in tightening the harness.
She is still rear facing for now, so path below shoulders still.
Will review the paths again. But it’s been very frustrating to say the least.
Is she 12 yet?
Lol if you think car seats are a headache, good luck with a teenage girl.
My girl is 4, and I’m perfectly happy to deal with the challenges she gives us now haha.
https://www.britax.ca/grow-with-you-...-booster-asher
This is what I have. Looks like it is 20" wide.
Haven't had the same issues that you've had. But if you do buy this, be aware the base versions foam isn't the same as the click tight and it can be squeaky as shit.
Since we are talking g about kids seats and such, we are about to move 1 kid to a booster....hopefully before family vacation. What is the diferance between booster with a back and with out? With back offers some added safety? Or what? Anyone have some forst world experience?
Small kids need the "belt positioning booster" to keep the belt from decapitating them. Get the basic graco from Walmart and don't worry.
After a gruelling 35 minute labour, my wife brought our daughters into the world on Friday evening, 6 minutes apart
6lbs 5oz and 5lbs 8oz, all home Saturday morning and doing amazing
Can't say enough good things about the Friday dayshift crew at South Health Campus, absolute night and day from Rockyview where our son was born
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Congratulations
Healthy, full-term size for twins. You're amazingly lucky!
Congrats - they are adorable.
Settle down, let's not resort to lies.
Congrats, and good luck.
Congrats and good luck!
Congratulations!!
Congrats man!
Thanks all, haven't slept since Friday but that's all good haha
Congratulations!!!! Good to hear everyone is doing fine!!
I’m never not tired anymore.
And I only have 1 :rofl:
Remind me: 15 years from now how 2 teen girls will shit on your soul.
Oh and congrats.
twins, mental! Congrats and good luck.
I cant remember where we got on the child seat discussion, if i can strap my kids seat down with the lap buckle, and anchor it to my harness bar on my roll cage in the camaro am i legal? Don't want to take her out on the highway or anything dangerous but just a cruise around the neighborhood cause she loves loud cars haha (front seat obviouslt, also definitely no air bags other than the suspension)
I’d rather avoid Facebook moms hahaha
Those Karens will call social services on you, guaranteed.
And Congratulations!!! @haggis88 They are adorable.
Facebook is more dangerous than covid.
Congrats! father of twin 15 year old girls myself....i don't miss the newborn stage. but it's all worth it.
Someone please tell me there is an end to daycare sickness for a 1 year old.
The mini made the first 2 weeks with a healthy start… which was then followed by a cold/cough, then a fever flu thing (she got sent home for a week), recovered for a week and then there was a hand, foot and mouth outbreak (got that one, another 10 days at home), back to daycare for a few days and now we have another god damn cold/cough/miserable baby. We’ve had 9+ weeks of sick someone in the house, with the little one sick for pretty much all of it.
What in the sweet fuck. When does it get better?
It doesn't. Both experiences with daycare for kids that were older (one started at 2.5, other started at 2) they were sick every other week the entire time they were there.
It was russian roulette as to whether my wife and I got sick. Our little guy is now in kindergarten and it seems to be a bit better. Our little girl though has been sick for months on end.
Yahhhh, no. Dirty daycare disease is constant, enjoy!! :rofl:
Grandma watches our 2 and 3 yr old for us on days we both work during the week. We don't deal with day care and yet they still have run into big issues with getting sick.
Take the kids to church? They got sick. Take the kids on a play date? got sick. Take em to a play place? They got sick.
Not much you can do.