3 across toyota camry

I would avoid the booster for 3 across.  I tried one in our Civic with 3 across and it was possible, but a huge PITB. Unless you have a really generously sized backseat it is really really difficult to get to the seatbelt buckle with three seats crammed together.  With a 5-point harness at least once you get through the hassle of installing everything, the buckles are easily accessible.  The exception might be if your seatbelt buckle is outboard, then you could get to it easily.  We ended up w/ the Bubble Bum booster but my DS is much older.  Had he been younger, I would have gotten him a Radian.  No advice on the infant seat, but I might keep an eye out for deals on Radians.

the BabyTrend FlexLoc is narrow - the base is the narrowest one I tried.  that narrow base is what made the difference for me - I couldn't get the much wider Graco base between two radians in our car. 

Joseph is tall.  He is on the next to the top slot of the Nauti right now.   There is no way Joseph would be able to climb in and out of a pre-buckled seat.  The kid is not that cordinated . 

These are the charts I've been using to try and choose three seats to get three across our narrow third row in the van:

There's a lot more to it than just the dimensions of the backseat.  My Hyundai Sonata has one of the widest backseats in a sedan but the way it's set up, it's harder to get 3 across in than in a civic.  And there's a good 10 inches between the carseat and the door with no way to get the seat any closer. Seriously.  Some seats puzzle together better than others and generally using a seatbelt install v. LATCH install will buy you a few inches...you really do need to go to BRU or something and see how it all fits together. 

Thanks all. I am planing to got BRU but wanted to have at least a basic idea of what to start with.   Like always pin mammas are a wealth of knowledge.

I just had my Radian XT and Nauti Elite in my mom's Camry a few weeks ago and they fit really well side by side with tons of room for me in the third spot.  I got a great install with the seatbelt for the Radian in the middle (seatbelt installs with Radians can sometimes be tough from what I've read).  I've been trying to get a booster and the Radian in my Outback side by side this week to make room for a passenger in the 3rd spot, and I totally agree not to go the booster route with 3 across.  It is tough to buckle!  Even with the low profile of the Radian next to it, I have a hard time getting my hand in there.  I think I'm going to try and get my Nauti back in there instead of the booster.

Thanks for the link Christina.  I will check it out.  You all have given me lots to think about.

Hey Jess-- do you know what the height limit is on the Cosco Scenera.  I looked at the Walmart website and only found weight.  Jordan is about 31/32 inches tall.  He is 21in from the back of his head to his butt.

I used to have a Camry (until last Oct) and no Nautilus's, so I don't know if this is helpful or not...
We had a Radian and a Safety First seat and the only way we could fit an infant seat in was without the base.  An option to consider, you just have to remember to buckle it in every time.

We can fit our 3 seats, a GN, a TF and a safety first onboard 3 across in our Mercury Mountaineer.  It's a  SUV, so no clue how it compares to a Camry.  We chose the onboard because it was fairly narrow.  We went' to BRU and tried out like 2 or 3 different seats in our car.