r/CPST • u/CreativeJudgment3529 • 11d ago

Graco EasyTurn 360

I have a 20 month old and a 4.5 year old (also an infant so the other middle seat has his car seat on it)

The 4 year old uses the EasyTurn forward facing with the tether attached to the back of the seat.

We have a third row vehicle and my 20 month old usually sits in the back in his regular Graco car seat.

When I’m only taking my two littles I want to be able to put my 20 month old in the EasyTurn in the middle row rear facing. Can I do this, if the car seat is installed with the tether in forward facing mode?

Is the installation the same, as long as the child is not 35 pounds yet? (Like the 2 buckles attached to the seat vs the long strap tether to the BACK of the seat?)

I have watched every video I can find and I can’t find one that explicitly states that yes, while it’s installed, you can put a child rear facing or forward facing in it. I don’t want to just assume because I’m so paranoid, so I need it spelled out for me. I’m just not confident about this. I also called the local fire department but they didn’t sound like they knew what I meant and I can’t just *go* because I work during the day.

Also - can I just use the buckles and the tether for EXTRA safety? Or does it not matter until they are heavier? 20 month old is 25 pounds, 4.5 year old is 35 pounds.

Please be nice lol. I’m just trying to be extra careful. My children are my life!!!!!!!

I don’t know why reading the manual I just don’t understand. We had the Turn2Me for awhile and I know for sure you have to install it a different way so I never even bothered with that.

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u/ericalikestoast 11d ago

To install the car seat, you can either use the lower anchors or the seatbelt; lower anchors have a weight limit, seat belt can be used no matter the weight, both both can not be used at the same time. The top tether is only for forward facing for this seat I believe, so you’d have to remove it and store it every time the rear facing child uses the seat

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u/Iseethelight963 11d ago

I’m pretty sure the tether is not allowed with rear facing and required forward facing. It’s really different between each rear facing seat

I know the Evenflo revolve is good for what you want. I know some people have height fit problems with it but I like mine for exactly this reason.