[mofeen]

I have a 2011 Overland currently. I am looking at a 2014 now but have a dilemma. I have two kids ages 2 and 1 that currently ride in the back in Recaro Pro rides. I will be expecting one more in the summer, and this will have to be the family vehicle. Does anyone regularly have three seats in the back?

By then I may be able to have my oldest in a convertible/booster since he's very tall for his age. I could find another seat and certainly test in mine, but I guess what I am asking is it practical as well?

Please save me from a Yukon! The new ones look cool but I love my Jeep and don't want to drive a boat!


Josh

 

[mannichine]

There MAY be somebody out there who has managed to make this work, but it would be a very tough (if not impossible) accomplishment--and would require the slimmest child safety seats available (Radians, as far as I know). I doubt we'll hear from too many people (if anybody) who has pulled it off. This is what pushed me from JGC to Durango. If you haven't yet, do yourself a favor and check out the '14 Durango.

 

[MAXGroup]

3 child seats are close to impossible in almost all cars.

I have twins, so my standard setup was 2 seats. I sometimes squeezed one more for a friend.
They were never 100% and I would only do that for a short ride in town.

So it's time for a 3rd row seat..........

If you take your vehicle off roading a lot than you are stuck. If not, look at the Durango citadel with the skid plates options.

Not as capable as an overland with air suspension, but will do the occasional dirt road. If you really want to, you could probably build it up using JGC parts.

 

[ucla95]

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Car Seat Check - KickingTires

The answer is yes. 3 car seats work.

 

[Marlon_JB2]

3 child seats are close to impossible in almost all cars.

I have twins, so my standard setup was 2 seats. I sometimes squeezed one more for a friend.
They were never 100% and I would only do that for a short ride in town.

So it's time for a 3rd row seat..........

If you take your vehicle off roading a lot than you are stuck. If not, look at the Durango citadel with the skid plates options.

Not as capable as an overland with air suspension, but will do the occasional dirt road. If you really want to, you could probably build it up using JGC parts.

Thing is, there's nowhere to put the Air Tank in a Durango... among other smaller issues. Plus costs...

 

[amr40509]

There MAY be somebody out there who has managed to make this work, but it would be a very tough (if not impossible) accomplishment--and would require the slimmest child safety seats available (Radians, as far as I know). I doubt we'll hear from too many people (if anybody) who has pulled it off. This is what pushed me from JGC to Durango. If you haven't yet, do yourself a favor and check out the '14 Durango.

I have a '14 JGC and two kids. One is 9 weeks old, one 2.5 years.

the back seat/front seat distance isn't' that that far (I guess that would be like saying back seat leg room) so in order to keep the front seats able to slide far enough back for drive/passenger to be comfortable I have our baby in a rear facing Chicco Keyfit 30. It fits well in the center position. I then have our older son front facing in a Radian (passenger's side at the moment). There would be no problem putting another Radian on the driver's side, it would fit just fine as it is narrow enough that the center position Chicco doesn't encroach on the space needed at all.

I'm a huge fan of the Radian seats. I bought the one I use for my old Pathfinder. My wife has a '11 Honda Odyssey so space/fit isn't an issue there (that car is designed around people who care about car seats). She had a Britax Boulevard in there, and liked the Radian so much better we put the Britax away and bought her a Radian to use. They are nice seats, that have the bonus of the most narrow install space needed out there.

Before going forward facing we used the Radians rear facing, worked great that way too.

I have to say, my wife's van is a WHOLE lot better for hauling the kids around. BUT that said, the Jeep can work fine too.

 

[mannichine]

Also, another thing to consider is whether or not you have a large stroller that you transport a lot. Without a third row, you may not be able to fit it into the cargo area of the Grand Cherokee. Just trying to look at this from all angles for/with you.

 

[pensfan414]

I only have one offspring, and am terrified to even put ONE car seat in my new GC for fear it will damage the leather in the long run. Kudos for attempting three!

 

[amr40509]

Also, another thing to consider is whether or not you have a large stroller that you transport a lot. Without a third row, you may not be able to fit it into the cargo area of the Grand Cherokee. Just trying to look at this from all angles for/with you.

Our single passagner BOB fits fine back there.

 

[amr40509]

I only have one offspring, and am terrified to even put ONE car seat in my new GC for fear it will damage the leather in the long run. Kudos for attempting three!

I used to be like that....now I assume they are going to destroy everything anyways.

 

[plynn7]

I only have one offspring, and am terrified to even put ONE car seat in my new GC for fear it will damage the leather in the long run. Kudos for attempting three!

I picked up one of these when I got my 11 Overland, when I traded that in this past August for my 14 Overland, you would have never of known I had a car seat for three years.

Amazon.com: Jeep Deluxe Car Seat Undermat: Baby

 

[petetherocker]

3 child seats are close to impossible in almost all cars.

I have twins, so my standard setup was 2 seats. I sometimes squeezed one more for a friend.
They were never 100% and I would only do that for a short ride in town.

.

^x2.

I have a 9, 7 and 3 year old. The 2 older ones use booster seats and little guy a standard forward facing car seat. Though the 3 seats CAN fit across, the problem is that the bigger kids have to almost get up off of their seats to buckle in as the buckle is friggin hard to access with the 3 seats in place.

 

[Bikemobile]

The durango with the third row is nice because older mobile kids in boosters can put themselves into their seats in the third row that folds 50/50. Then the younger kids are easier to place in their seats in the second row. As long as the kids in the third row have good seatbelt habits and dont take them off mid-ride.

 

[GMTmin5]

What do you guys use for convertibles that allow front leg room? The britax infant seats and bases we use leave absolutely no room for me while driving (I'm 6'1''). I have twins so can't just put the carseat behind the passenger. Kids are getting bigger so starting to think about convertibles, any rear-facing convertibles work well?

 

[amr40509]

What do you guys use for convertibles that allow front leg room? The britax infant seats and bases we use leave absolutely no room for me while driving (I'm 6'1''). I have twins so can't just put the carseat behind the passenger. Kids are getting bigger so starting to think about convertibles, any rear-facing convertibles work well?

I haven't used a convertible rear facing in my Jeep yet but had an '06 Pathfinder which sure seems to have even less car seat room than the Jeep. In that I started using a Radian rear facing and it would really only fit in the middle for the reason you are talking about. Then I found out they (Diano - who makes the Radian) sell an 'angle adjuster' wedge that made it more upright. Using that it would and fit behind the front seats much better.

For comparison, we also own a Britax and it needed quite a bit more depth then the Radian with the angle adjustor when set up to be rear facing.

 

[tomk]

I have a 2011 Overland currently. I am looking at a 2014 now but have a dilemma. I have two kids ages 2 and 1 that currently ride in the back in Recaro Pro rides. I will be expecting one more in the summer, and this will have to be the family vehicle.

You need to slow down there partner!

Tho my math has me guessing that the third child is already "on order" ...



...tom

 

[srqsteelblue]

My wife is a CPST. We have a forward facing Frontier 85 and a Diono Radian rear facing, both outboard. We put the Radian outboard passenger seat because with a middle seat install, it was touching the seat back of the the front seats, which isn't allowed by Jeep. My wife's seat is up farther than she'd like. A three across is very tough for this vehicle. If you need more info, ask. She is the go to person for these situations.

 

[Jdsmitty10]

I have three across mine. Two diono radians on outboard with a graco nautilus in the middle. Works perfectly. I can post pics if you want. I have same setup in my Camry. Nehsayers on 3 across just don't try hard enough lol..

 

[HEMI Army]

I've got twins both in Clek Foonfs. Have had them both outboard and next to each other. Have also had a friend's infant carrier three wide in the rear and it works.

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[Brett]

I've got 3 in mine, no problems. The only difficulty is getting to the buckle if one of them is a booster seat (which one of mine is). For that I got a seat belt extender (ordered from Mopar).