KCR4
08-02-2005, 09:23 PM
Hi,
I won an auction on Ebay for a new in the box Laptop booster. I'm in the market because my neighbors and I do a lot of carpooling (not long distances or highway driving; through residential/light commercial areas to preschool and Little Gym).
I have an 03 Odyssey with a Britax Wizard, a Britax Marathon, and a Britax Parkway - in the third row for carpooling. (FYI, My DS #1 just turned 4 and weighs 36 lbs; and DS #2 is almost 2 and does not use the boosters, obviously.)
My neighbors both have Expeditions. Their third row is always down. My son (age 4) sits between their children in a center position with no vehicle shoulder belt. I have wrestled for the past year with installing my cheapo "travel seat" (a Graco convertible) in their center position and not been impressed; plus it's time consuming. The vehicle belt path is awkward and fixed and I can never get the tether tight enough - the anchors are strappy-type material, which may partly be a factor.
Anyway. The Britax Laptop is for my son to ride in their cars because I understand it does not require a vehicle shoulder belt - this is why I bought it. It sounds like a good solution. It also may be somewhat of a travel seat for us, particularly down the line.
SO...here is my long-winded question....Is there anything I need to know about this seat from experienced users? Any thing I should avoid? Tips, etc. Thanks in advance (ps, I haven't received it yet).
I won an auction on Ebay for a new in the box Laptop booster. I'm in the market because my neighbors and I do a lot of carpooling (not long distances or highway driving; through residential/light commercial areas to preschool and Little Gym).
I have an 03 Odyssey with a Britax Wizard, a Britax Marathon, and a Britax Parkway - in the third row for carpooling. (FYI, My DS #1 just turned 4 and weighs 36 lbs; and DS #2 is almost 2 and does not use the boosters, obviously.)
My neighbors both have Expeditions. Their third row is always down. My son (age 4) sits between their children in a center position with no vehicle shoulder belt. I have wrestled for the past year with installing my cheapo "travel seat" (a Graco convertible) in their center position and not been impressed; plus it's time consuming. The vehicle belt path is awkward and fixed and I can never get the tether tight enough - the anchors are strappy-type material, which may partly be a factor.
Anyway. The Britax Laptop is for my son to ride in their cars because I understand it does not require a vehicle shoulder belt - this is why I bought it. It sounds like a good solution. It also may be somewhat of a travel seat for us, particularly down the line.
SO...here is my long-winded question....Is there anything I need to know about this seat from experienced users? Any thing I should avoid? Tips, etc. Thanks in advance (ps, I haven't received it yet).