Good morning, Turn the child seat around if it allows it. Ours does, and the child and seat face the back of the van. Having the seat in the already rear-facing jump seat makes setting the child in and out much easier. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 9, 2011, at 12:46 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > In the jump seat, the infant's back against the infant seat back would be to the rear of the van. In a frontal collision (most common), the baby would not gain the benefit of the usual arrangement. > > David McNeely > > ---- Tyler Dann <tylerdann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> The rear facing jump seat behind the driver in my 86 Weekender seems to have been made for a child seat. Much better access than our Forester, and our boy loves flicking the cup holder and curtain wire. >> >> Congratulations! The van, and life in general, will be way more fun. Go take a nap while you can. >> >> Cheers, >> Tyler >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 8, 2011, at 10:37 PM, Scott Greiner <greines@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >> >>> I have a 1982 westy. My wife & I are expecting our first child dec12th. Has anyone installed a baby car seat in a Vanagon back seat? >>> >>> SOG >>> Mesa, AZ > > -- > David McNeely |
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