ghitahn
11-16-2007, 09:49 PM
help! i have twins that turn 3 years old in a month. i want to replace their beat-up graco comfortsports. i can't decide what to buy!
my twins are about 36 inches tall and 27 pounds - they are pretty skinny and they sit FF. i've gone back and forth between the radian 65, britax regent, decathalon, and boulevard. i'm also wondering about the safeguard go.
i have another baby due may 1st. ideally, i would love to fit 3 across in the back of my subaru outback once the new baby comes, but i'm also considering buying a honda odyssey. here are my questions.
(1) is it dangerous to sit 3 car seats across a back seat? someone just told me that there should be at least 1 inch space in between car seats, so that one car seat doesn't hit the other in a side impact crash. i can't imagine that's possible with 3 across. right now, my 2 seats are next to each other and they touch - is that dangerous?
(2) we travel by airplane a lot. does that rule out some of the britax seats because of bulk?
(3) i have heard that the regent can be too big for some kids - would they be too big for my twins (36 inches, 27 pounds)?
(4) if i don't have to fit 3 across the back seat, what do you think the best seat would be? i recognize that eventually i'll have to buy the twins booster seats, but i would prefer to get seats now that will take us through to boosters, and keep them in 5 point harnesses as long as possible. i can't decide what's better - radian vs. britax.
(5) if i buy the radians (FF) for the twins and an infant seat for the baby, do you think i could fit 3 across in my outback?
i'm feeling so confused, even after spending hours and hours reading about car seat options. thanks for any help you can give.
ghita
my twins are about 36 inches tall and 27 pounds - they are pretty skinny and they sit FF. i've gone back and forth between the radian 65, britax regent, decathalon, and boulevard. i'm also wondering about the safeguard go.
i have another baby due may 1st. ideally, i would love to fit 3 across in the back of my subaru outback once the new baby comes, but i'm also considering buying a honda odyssey. here are my questions.
(1) is it dangerous to sit 3 car seats across a back seat? someone just told me that there should be at least 1 inch space in between car seats, so that one car seat doesn't hit the other in a side impact crash. i can't imagine that's possible with 3 across. right now, my 2 seats are next to each other and they touch - is that dangerous?
(2) we travel by airplane a lot. does that rule out some of the britax seats because of bulk?
(3) i have heard that the regent can be too big for some kids - would they be too big for my twins (36 inches, 27 pounds)?
(4) if i don't have to fit 3 across the back seat, what do you think the best seat would be? i recognize that eventually i'll have to buy the twins booster seats, but i would prefer to get seats now that will take us through to boosters, and keep them in 5 point harnesses as long as possible. i can't decide what's better - radian vs. britax.
(5) if i buy the radians (FF) for the twins and an infant seat for the baby, do you think i could fit 3 across in my outback?
i'm feeling so confused, even after spending hours and hours reading about car seat options. thanks for any help you can give.
ghita