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Could LO have outgrown Marathon 70?!?!

marybeth1699marybeth1699 member
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So we have been in the market for new carseats for our almost 2 year old.  We were initially going with the Britax Frontier and going to install it once DS1 turned 2 in a little over a month.  However, I then changed my mind about having him face forward.  So instead, we bought another Marathon 70 (DS2 needs the next seat up since he is 1/2 inch away from outgrowing his infant carrier).

I just read the manual for the Marathon and it looks like you need at least 1 inch of clearance to use it rear facing. I  measured DS1 and I think he has about 2 inches of space (DS1 is 36 inches tall) although it's hard to get a good measurement since the seat has this head rest thing that prevents you from getting a measurement against a flat surface.  So I am thinking - if I measured correctly - the Marathon may only last us a few months more at most rear facing and I wanted to keep DS1 rear facing until 3 (if not longer).   SO my Q is - if you had this seat, how tall were your LO's when they outgrew this seat? 

 Also, are there any other carseats out there that are as safe as the Britax but that will allow my DS1 to sit rear facing longer?  And if the seats are taller does that mean I will have to move my seat up even farther to accomodate it?  We're already short on legroom in the front with the Marathon!

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Re: Could LO have outgrown Marathon 70?!?!

  • avblissavbliss member
    I switched DD1 to FF when she was about 19mo because of her height. She's in the 90th%. At the time we had the Graco MyRide 65 and she was in that till about 2 1/2 when DD2 outgrew the infant carrier so she got the MyRide and DD1 got a Frontier.
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    imageavbliss:
    I switched DD1 to FF when she was about 19mo because of her height. She's in the 90th%. At the time we had the Graco
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  • GreenFlamingo7GreenFlamingo7 member
    My son outgrew RFing in a Britax Boulevard 70 at 37" and 25 months. 
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  • GreenFlamingo7GreenFlamingo7 member

    Opps, replied too soon. The tallest seats for RFing are the Diono Radian (if you get the R120 instead of the RXT it will RF slightly longer) or the Graco Headwise/Size4Me. 

     

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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    Annalise was always off the charts for height. She outgrew the Marathon rfing at 2.5 years, approx 40", and 32 lbs. Shes always had a long torso, so she tends to outgrow seats early. We also had the classic Marathon, which is apparently 1" taller than the
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  • marybeth1699marybeth1699 member

    Thanks everyone!  Price is not an obstacle for us so I'd love suggestions for any carseat that will rear face for a longer period of time due to DS1 being tall no matter the pricetag.

     He was 28 lbs at 20 months when we were l

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  • brettsmamabrettsmama
    We have the Diono Radian RXT and our 3 year old is RF in it. We bought specifically for ERF when DS outgrew the height limit on his other convertible.

    Diono sells an angle adjuster that can be used when the seat is RF for older child. It
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  • gimmietimmiesgimmietimmies member
    Add in the Chicco Nextfit. That, the Radian, Foonf and the Graco triad are great for rf tall kids and fitting tight spaces. Ive got a Radian for my 95% dd and she's still able to rf. she likely would be near to done rf in a MyRide with a shirt size of 4t.
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  • marybeth1699marybeth1699 member

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    The Radian with angle adjuster can take up less space than the Clek Foonf RF (we have both). I drive a Prius and th
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