Booster Seat Options for 3rd Row in Car

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

DD1 will be 4 later this year, she is currently in a Maxi Rider AHR (which she loves) and is quite comfortable in BUT we have a toyota kluger and often want to go places with MIL & FIL etc but with the girls both in carseats the use of the 3rd row is limited to short people (which we are not).
We can move the row with the girls seats forward but that means adjusting the carseats every time we need to do this.

DP also has a ute that has no anchor point, we have been looking at getting a bolt put in but haven't really had the need so far.

So i was thinking with DD1 turning 4 later this year at possibly looking at getting a booster seat that has no tether which can be used in the ute aswell as in the back row of our car.
By doing this she could sit behind DD2's seat in the 3rd row, we would be able to move the other side seat forward a little to fit an adult in the back aswell as in the middle row - IYKWIM.

Most of the booster seats i've seen though have a tether and according to the RACV standards if a booster seat has a tether then you MUST use it.

So does anyone have ideas for a safe booster seat to be used in the 3rd row WITHOUT a tether attaced?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Sent from my iPhone, more than likely while I should be doing something else!

[meow]

You can get ones that are just like a big foam booster with wing sides that I'm pretty sure don't have a tether strap. I found one called Go safe Mirage High Back Booster on the babies r us website that I'm pretty sure is the type.

[~clover~]

What's the age range/height specification on your 3rd row seats? Mine is 4-12 year old. dd2 had a big foam booster, but the seat belt didn't fit around it. I bought her a half seat booster, but she still sat a little high in it.
She was 5 when we bought the car. We stopped using the booster in the 3rd row, because I paid attention to the age limits. The seats are smaller. They are booster seat size. In our car the 3rd row is too small for a car seat. It actually makes it more dangerous IMO. But I don't know the details of your car.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

What's the age range/height specification on your 3rd row seats?.

How do i find this out?

Sorry ladies, thanks for your suggestions - anyone else? I only just found this again, my phone had unsubcribed ??

[HomeStyleMumma]

The safe n sound Pegasus doesn't have an anchor strap (i think!) And its relatively narrow to fit in back row. Also has anti-submaring clip thing so FF can't 'slide out' if she falls asleep.

[~clover~]

The tag that tells me the height weight specifications are under the seat in my car. I have to fold the seat up to look at it.
Do you have a user manual? It might be in there if the seats were factory fitted. My car has anchor points I think at the top of the back door. They're all over the roof & on the back of the middle row seats in my car.
To buy a seat, make sure you put it in, put her in it & put the seatbelt around it. So you know if it all fits right before you buy

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I will have to check the manual i think as the rear seat is a fold up seat which is built in.
I hafve a 7 seater Toyota Kluger KX-R (if you find any info) - i am assuming with the rules in vic i should be able to have a booster seat from 4yrs old in there as lond as it doesn't have an anchor strap.
There are no anchor points in the rear of the kluger.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I've also e-mail Vid Roads and asked them specifically if there are any particular laws regarding age/height for the 3rd row etc.
Better to be safe than sorry... we really only want to for when we are going somewhere with a few people and need the extra space in the front row (option to move the middle row forward to allow another adult in the back too).
I wouldn't mind getting one that would suit DD1 right through to my nephew so he can fit in the back seat too.

[HotI]

i know you don't have any anchor hooks in the back row now, have you checked to see if they can be fitted?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I haven't checked but i don't think they can be - i should call and ask.. hmm if they can then we could still do road trips together

[~clover~]

Yeah, my seat is one that is built in & folds up. I'm suprised yours doesn't have any info on it? Surely it'd be an Australian Standard thing?

[Liviam]

I have a hi-pod from Target and the teether strap on them is optional. We bought these especially to use in the 3rd row of a car we just bought.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Sorry i'm back and we are still looking.
DD1 is now at the right height to be able to use a booster seat (not convertible) so we are looking again.

I still need something that does not have a tether as DP's car (ute) does not have anchor points and he is probably looking at selling in the next year so not sure we would want to look at outlaying $$ to have them put in.

I have seen a few but would love some ideas on the ones you ladies suggsted.

Safe n sound Pegasus - how wide is this, as far as i can see it's a foam booster right but you CAN buy a H harness to use with this?

Hi-Pod - when you say the tether is optional, it's not actually screwed on to the seat then - what model hi-pod have you got as i am looking at the safety ratings on all the ones we look at

Infa Secure - they have a fold away booster that is quite streamlined and light but it is not on the CREP website.

Pegasus - 2 Star
hipod - barcelona & senator - 2 star

There is such a HUGE difference in safety between the convertible boosters and a plain old booster bbut we really need an option for going in DP's car and the back row of mine.
My niece had one in my car yesterday that looked good.

I have e-mailed infa secure to see if they can suggest one of their seats to meet our requirements so i guess it's a wait and see... if you ladies can give me any tips on what has or hasn't worked, what you liked or dont like or what you think of the safety star rating?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

OK the new new CREP stats are out - the BOSTON Hi-Pod is at the top of the list but i think it has a tether strap, does anyone know if this is removeable?

Also there is a BabyLove Ezy Lift which is basically a foam booster with no tether strap that is actually a 4 star the same as my Maxi-rider AHR... so i'm wondering if anyone has used one of these and what they think of it?
I'm still looking and i'd love to know more before we make a choice.

Liviam i have PM'd you about the hi-pod and how the tether strap is removeable

[black_rose]

We have the Babylove Ezi lift and we are really happy with it, its solid and can accommodate dd who is tall and growing fast. HTH

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

It does help, thanks hun... it rated quite well in the CREP this year considering it's not anchored.