Car Seat

[agcntry]

Currently looking at a new Ranger Ext cab for a run around truck instead of driving the F350 all the time. Can a carseat be mounted on the jump seats in the back of a Ranger?

 

[Shran]

Yes. I try to avoid it though. Maybe it's all in my head but it seems weird for my kid to be sitting the wrong way. Fortunately the only vehicle I have with jump seats is my F250... seriously been thinking about finding the optional bench seat for it though.

 

[Defective]

Local state laws preside and are all a bit different. Manufacturer recommendations apply for the particular car seat in question as well.

I know my 5 and 7 yr old kids still ride in booster seats in the expedition, but when they go in the back of my ranger, they only wear the seat belts. Boosters seats are not meant to be used with just a lap belt. But when my 3 yr old rides in the ranger, his car seat gets buckled in the front seat, with the airbag turned off. When the child is an infant, the car seat must be rear facing as well.

I was lucky, my wife is a car seat Nazi and figured it all out for us. It's expensive to go through all the different seats through the ages with 3 kids, especially now that these things have expiration dates (the car seats). I probably spent over 1500 bucks on seats alone so far, which doesn't seem like that much now, but when we were struggling to buy formula and diapers, it was tough.

 

[adsm08]

The proper answer to this depends largely on where you live.

 

[straycat]

Bro, I would feel very afraid to put a kid on my jump seats. They are just so small. Me young neices looked so cramped on them the one and only time I took them out to dinner!! I don't know anybody who has done so either.

Just use caution, ok??

 

[adsm08]

Bro, I would feel very afraid to put a kid on my jump seats. They are just so small. Me young neices looked so cramped on them the one and only time I took them out to dinner!! I don't know anybody who has done so either.

Just use caution, ok??

I rolled around in the jump seats from about the time I was 2 until I was about 15.

They weren't that cramped until I got too tall to really fit back there.

 

[straycat]

I rolled around in the jump seats from about the time I was 2 until I was about 15.

They weren't that cramped until I got too tall to really fit back there.

What truck were you in at that young of an age?? I would not put a baby seat on the Ranger jump seats. I know my neices were so cramped on those seats, but thay love me and they had a fun night....they told me later the seats were crap!!!! I laughed my ass off!!!! lol

 

[The_Dealer]

fawk i rode from macon ga to panama city beach in the back seat of an ext ranger back in hs. and there was a 12" slot ported sub box on the drivers side...yea it sucked, but was well work it if u know what i mean...o yea im 6'3"

i was wandering the same thing, i want another ranger for a dd and i have a 1mnth old. it seems like with the car seat strapped in good it should be fine. hell the back seat of the b2 only has a lap belt as well

 

[adsm08]

What truck were you in at that young of an age?? I would not put a baby seat on the Ranger jump seats.

My truck. Also, who said anything about a car seat? Different times man. I was out of a car seat as soon as I could sit up straight by myself.

 

[robertc1024]

It seems to me like the baby seats are more designed to stop frontal movement than sideways. I'd just be worried a bit about it. However, my 13 year old boy rides back there all the time on trips to and from school.

 

[The_Dealer]

It seems to me like the baby seats are more designed to stop frontal movement than sideways. I'd just be worried a bit about it. However, my 13 year old boy rides back there all the time on trips to and from school.

ratchet straps!!!


ha seriously im playing

 

[straycat]

My truck. Also, who said anything about a car seat? Different times man. I was out of a car seat as soon as I could sit up straight by myself.

You said you rode in the jump seat since you were 2 years old. I thought you meant a kids car seat (carrier) in the jumpseat. I though all kids to a certain age had to use one? Is this not right?

 

[Shran]

You said you rode in the jump seat since you were 2 years old. I thought you meant a kids car seat (carrier) in the jumpseat. I though all kids to a certain age had to use one? Is this not right?

Maybe now that is the case but 20 years ago? Pretty sure he is around my age (24)... I don't remember when I stopped riding in car seats but I do know it wasn't like the 7 or 8 that is required these days.

 

[Mark_88]

Roof racks...give the kid some fresh air...and a helmet...oh, and goggles...must have goggles...

I wouldn't strap a kid into them sideways, even if it was legal...maybe in the front seat and let the little lady ride the jump seat...or put her in the bed/roof racks...depending on how well you get along...

 

[HareRazor]

I have been wondering this same thing. My kids are still pretty small, but on the once every great while occasion that I actually need the truck to go get something and everyone wants to go I think it would be fine. We never had to ride in booster seats until we were 10 when I was a kid and I can remember being about the age of my kids riding around with no car seats. Some days I wonder if the government has a deal with car seat companies.