Am I doing something wrong - Nautilus 3 in 1

I just converted the Nautilus 3 in 1 for one of my DC to the highback with the regular booster and seatbelt and I CANNOT get the damn thing buckled. I have to get in the car (roomy sedan) like a contortionist in order to get enough slack on the belt to bring it around and down to the buckle. Its unbelievably hard to do. I see my other friends, and their kids can all buckle themselves in. I can barely do it, nevermind my DC. Does this happen to you? Is it supposed to be this hard?

Message edited 1/25/2014 8:23:13 AM.

Re: Am I doing something wrong - Nautilus 3 in 1

I had the same issue with the Argos! Neither dh or I could get the straps to tighten and loosen without getting in he car using al our strength it was awful. I retuned it and called graco who said they don't usually hear of these complaints but when I googled it lots of people had this issue. We ended up getting an evenflo secure kid works like a dream.

Anyways there is a group on fb called carseatforthelittles who have car seat techs who are really helpful and may be able to give better advise on what you can do.

Message edited 1/25/2014 5:24:53 AM.

Re: Am I doing something wrong - Nautilus 3 in 1

Re: Am I doing something wrong - Nautilus 3 in 1

I don't understand the problem exactly. Is the base/seat in the way of the buckle? You have it threaded through the red thingy, yes?

Re: Am I doing something wrong - Nautilus 3 in 1

We had the exact same problem, made even harder by the fact that we were trying to put it in a Captain's chair. We had to put it in the backseat and even then it was crazy difficult to deal with. We ended up getting a regular booster with no back. We got 2+ years out of the Nautilus so I wasn't too upset but still, very annoying.