Would YOU flip FF (2 yrs)?

[biblionerd]

Opening up yet another can of car seat worms? DS is turning 2 at the end of the April. He's RIGHT at the height limit for his seat (within an inch of the top of Britax Marathon). I might make it to his birthday. Would you personally buy another seat to RF longer or flip? FWIW, we have a tiny Focus, so the taller the seat the harder the front to back fit (which is already crazy tight) is going to be. 

[monkeybabe]

As someone with a tiny focus, I'd say a large seat could be more dangerous to your kids than FF, in my opinion. Blind spots are bad enough in those cars.

[biblionerd]

Mar 23, 2013 0:43:58 GMT -5 monkeybabe said:

As someone with a tiny focus, I'd say a large seat could be more dangerous to your kids than FF, in my opinion. Blind spots are bad enough in those cars.

Thank you, I hadn't even thought of that. Yes, it is quite hard to see already.

[thedahliharpa]

Is Fiona in a convertible yet? If not I'd get L a new seat and put her in his. Maybe.

[biblionerd]

Mar 23, 2013 0:57:07 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Is Fiona in a convertible yet? If not I'd get L a new seat and put her in his. Maybe.

Yep, she is. :/

[thedahliharpa]

Mar 23, 2013 1:03:07 GMT -5 biblionerd said:

Mar 23, 2013 0:57:07 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Is Fiona in a convertible yet? If not I'd get L a new seat and put her in his. Maybe.

Yep, she is. :/

It could be worth it if you went with something like the Rasian/Diono that will end up FFing to a really high weight limit. You could avoid boosters. I think some of the new ones literally go to
120lbs. Anyways the right seat might be the last thing you ever need to buy him for the car. Otherwise I would choose to flip over buying a more short term seat.

[biblionerd]

Mar 23, 2013 1:09:45 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Mar 23, 2013 1:03:07 GMT -5 biblionerd said:

Yep, she is. :/

It could be worth it if you went with something like the Rasian/Diono that will end up FFing to a really high weight limit. You could avoid boosters. I think some of the new ones literally go to
120lbs. Anyways the right seat might be the last thing you ever need to buy him for the car. Otherwise I would choose to flip over buying a more short term seat.

thanks!

[formerlyllizzyb]

I can't believe he'll be two! I mean, I know Fiona will be one because she's a board baby, but it's still crazy.

[Deleted]

I plan on flipping her when she outgrows the RF on my britax boulevard, whenever that may be. So no I wouldn't buy another.

[rxbeth]

I would likely FF. I mean, how much longer with you get with something like a Radian, anyways? I honestly can't remember how high it RF to.

[jaime183]

The radian reviews say:
This review is for the RXT model, which rear-faces from 5-45 lbs., becomes a forward-facing seat for 20-80 lbs., and can become a booster for 50-120 lbs.

But it is a very tall seat so you might have some visibility issues

My Boulevard RF to 40 and FF to 70lbs.

ETA: Boulevard info

[rxbeth]

I really despise how the carseats pretty much only advertise the weight limits and you have to dig to find the height limits. Most kids grow out in height and not weight. That's just my vent.

[jaime183]

Mar 23, 2013 11:07:18 GMT -5 rxbeth said:

I really despise how the carseats pretty much only advertise the weight limits and you have to dig to find the height limits. Most kids grow out in height and not weight. That's just my vent.

Britax actually lists the height from sitting which I think is even nicer. With our infant seat it only said the total height but if your baby has a long torso it doesn't matter.

Britax- seated shoulder height 9-16.75in RF, 12-16.75in FF