Take TD5 90 SW to France with kids in side mounted seats?
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Morning all,
Despite having a perfectly comfortable family car, I have a yearning to take my Defender on holiday, however am not sure if travelling 300 miles in one hit with kids (7ys and 5yrs)in the rear station wagon seats is advisable. Has anyone any experience or advice? I intend to sit them in their bucket seats (children's car seats) mounted opposite each other directly behind the driver and passenger seats to give maximum frontal impact protection and reduce lateral movement, it also makes it easier to remove whatever weapons they can fashion to hit each other with out of their hands... Any and all advice much appreciated.
Despite having a perfectly comfortable family car, I have a yearning to take my Defender on holiday, however am not sure if travelling 300 miles in one hit with kids (7ys and 5yrs)in the rear station wagon seats is advisable. Has anyone any experience or advice? I intend to sit them in their bucket seats (children's car seats) mounted opposite each other directly behind the driver and passenger seats to give maximum frontal impact protection and reduce lateral movement, it also makes it easier to remove whatever weapons they can fashion to hit each other with out of their hands... Any and all advice much appreciated.
ClaphamGT3 said:
Sounds miserable to me mate - recipe for travel sickness and probably not as safe as it ought to be.
If you want to take the Landie, why don't you drive down with the luggage and let your wife and children fly out to meet you?
Every one a winner there. I had considered this, but discounted it on "adventure" grounds, however in light of common sense apparently having won the day, I think this is the best plan. Thanks all for contributions.If you want to take the Landie, why don't you drive down with the luggage and let your wife and children fly out to meet you?
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