Boosters

Car seats

Boosters

This page shows various booster seats I've tried Greg in.

Greg is about 43lbs and nearly 4 yrs old. Here he is in a backless turbo booster, you can see that he is having trouble staying in position without the support of the back. I would not feel comfortable with him using this seat backless at this point in time.

Greg (3yrs 9months 43lbs) in the safety 1st Highrider. The headrest is in the lowest position, and is too high for him.

Side view of the Highrider with the backrest in the highest position. The backrest is very tall, but super thin and bendy, and the cardboard like material holding the backrest on has already separated. It is very hard to adjust and squeaks like crazy.

Instructions of Highrider. "Do not use this booster seat with the back, if the midpoint of the booster seat's headrest is above the top of the vehicle seat".

Hm, really useful for low seatbacks.

Here is Gregory in the high back turbo. You can see how much better he sits, and the proper placement of the vehicle belts. I am ok with short trips in this seat, though he does require reminders to sit properly.

This picture was taken with the headrest a touch too low, pulling the shoulder belt a bit off the shoulder.

Greg in the Jupiter Komfort Kruiser. The headrest is adjusted so that the top of the seat back and the headrest are flush at the top (I believe this is the highest allowable position). This booster seems rather short. It is MUCH sturdier than the Highrider though.

Back view of the Highrider, headrest in lowest position. The seat is adjusted by undoing the velcro on the back of the seat, and pulling up on the headrest handle. The first time I looked at this seat the velcro pieces were stuck in the back of the seat, and seem to be "lost" quite easily.