Date:         Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:58:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
Comments: To: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
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If your baby is still in an infant seat then assuming you
have the usual (non-roller) lap belts in your Vanagon Westy 
you only need to use the lap belts to tie down the base.

For the older kid booster type seat pictured on the gowesty site 
the third upper tie down prevents the seat from tipping forward.
My '94 Eurovan Westy had this third upper tiedown factory
installed, but it was only fastened to the bottom of the upper
cabinet. The gowesty solution fastened directly in the frame
would be much stronger.

Martin (With '82 Westy Recently traded '94 Westy for '09 baby)

--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> wrote:

> From: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
> Subject: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Received: Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 1:24 AM
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a 3 month old that I would love to take on a camping
> trip
> (short!!) this summer.  My wife had purchased a tether
> kit from
> gowesty but i'm not sure it provides everything i need.
> 
> This is the part I have:  http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4246&search_phrase=child%20seat&start=
> 
> My 85 Westfalia only has lap belts, not 3 point belts
> although i would
> like to add those at some point.
> 
> Our baby seat faces backwards (I think it gets used for
> another 6
> months or so until the kid is big enough for the forward
> facing seat).
> 
> Has anybody made their westfalia baby seat friendly or am i
> out of luck?
> 
> Thanks
> Jeff in Winnipeg
> 


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