As we are drawing closer (still have approx 3 mon.s) to welcoming another little one the dilemma of transportation was weighing on our minds. We currently own a KIA Sportage, not exactly in the large -family- vehicle line of cars, so our first thought was that a new vehicle was in order. But not being monetarily ready for a new car without going into debt we've been sort of waiting and looking at Craig's list and not finding anything and ...so what to do?? Then the other day a baby gear catalog came that I usually end up recycling without looking at because in spite of their cool products they tend to be pricey, plus shipping. In glancing through, these car seats caught my eye which they claimed were thinner than other models, hmmm hadn't though of that one yet, maybe with the right car seat we could still fit three back there! So I stuck the brand ( Radian 65 by Sunshine Kids) in Google and found a fun website that had good deals and free shipping to boot! They were much cheaper than a new car so it was worth the try. They arrived in good order and it's worked! we can fit two forward facing and have room for the rear facing baby seat too. Lovely! Other bonuses include the fact that they fit the seat so well they feel like they're glued there, something we never could achieve with the other bulky ones as they sat so much higher off the seat they had plenty of give in all directions. Also Phi can climb in and out of his by himself without falling off a cliff because of the low profile. They also have a very simple 5 point harness buckling system that seems to stay tangle free unlike the previous ones and as you can see make relatively comfy head rest. They're also rated to 65 pounds, so all in all I'm very excited with this find which seems to be an answer to prayer right now.
Oops! Mom went shopping through nap time.
Oops! Mom went shopping through nap time.
I was a little afraid it'd be to straight for Leroy but he fits just fine with plenty of growing room.
The fuzzy strap covers are a bonus too or maybe our others were just too cheap.(try free and a target"deal")
This isn't the greatest angle and doesn't capture very good how well it realy fits but sort of shows the low profile of it. So all in all very thankful for them and the time it will buy to save for a larger vehicle in future!
5 comments:
Oh man. You just took care of my number 1 logical reason to not have another kid. There's a few others too, but that was the one I was clinging to, every time my mommy juices got a flowin'. My uncle D&G have a van they're trying to sell. :-) It has car seats built in. Just thought I'd let you know in case you change your mind. :-)
Thats good to know! Our car will last us another 10 years. ;) Haha
When are you allowed to forward face your infant? Up here, they're supposed to stay rear-facing until they're a year. And now I can't remember how old Leroy is, I thought he was less than a year though.
Those look great! Glad they worked so well.
IOI - 20 lbs and a year is the recommendation here too. He's within a month of being 1 and has been over twenty lbs since about 9.5 months so we just did his early.
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