Additional kid seats in the bed?

[FutureBoy]

So I was wondering. Back in the day kids would often ride in the back of pickups. It's a horribly dangerous place to sit in regular pickups. And there used to be a Subaru Brat vehicle that had 2 rear-facing seats in the "truck" bed.

In the case of the CT, what are the chances that one could install child seats in the CT bed? They would need to be locked down just as solid as a regular seat but if the pass-through allowed at least a window portion to be open and the tonneau cover could be closed, I'd think that a child strapped into a locked-down seat would be at the same general risk as if they were in a regular seat position.

Getting the child seats locked down securely would have to be done just right though.

Just wondering for a friend... LOL

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[Crissa]

I loved the brat!

I seem to recall some companies selling seats to do that in modern pickups - complete with proper harnesses - but I don't know the right search terms.

-Crissa

 

[FutureBoy]

I loved the brat!

I seem to recall some companies selling seats to do that in modern pickups - complete with proper harnesses - but I don't know the right search terms.

-Crissa

I never drove a Brat but a friend of mine in Japan was a truck driver for a while and was delivering the Brat from the build factory to the port in Japan for delivery to the US. I rode along on one ride and was really enjoying the truckload of Brats. I was just a kid at the time and could not drive. But it was also fun to be riding along in the cab.

 

[Crissa]

Yeah, I loved the brat. One of the girls in my HS had one ^-^. I didn't get my first car until more than six months after graduation.

-Crissa

 

[Luke42]

I seem to recall some companies selling seats to do that in modern pickups - complete with proper harnesses - but I don't know the right search terms.

The company to try this most recently was called BedRyder.

They were on Shark Tank. (I don't watch the show, but remembering that detail that made it easy to find.)

I can't find an active website for them, or a place to buy their stuff. I can't find a full writeup of their story, though there are some articles about them and their story. I'm left to assume they went out of business.

 

[ldjessee]

These seem more for tailgating and not for transporting passengers while driving.

https://www.reartruckbedseats.com/

There is this weird tiny truck cab add-on: https://www.traveltoast.com/2011/02...t-a-bigger-tow-vehicle-for-your-large-family/

I think the child and passenger restraint laws are why companies find it hard to manufacture enough of these to stay in business.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811458.pdf

 

[OneLapper]

There is this weird tiny truck cab add-on: https://www.traveltoast.com/2011/02...t-a-bigger-tow-vehicle-for-your-large-family/

The Hot Shot (pickup truck with 2 or 3 car wedge) drivers use these as sleepers sometimes.

 

[FutureBoy]

The Hot Shot (pickup truck with 2 or 3 car wedge) drivers use these as sleepers sometimes.

I did a search for "sleeper kits for pickup trucks" and found a few companies building fiberglass sleepers for pickups. There are a wide variety of options including extra kid seats. Of course, the current ones would not work for a CT with the tonneau but given the variety out there, I'm sure I could find a way to hook in some kid seats.

Really hoping the pass-through to the bed is a real thing so these kinds of items can be made.

 

[T3slaDad]

The CT has a slotted steel bed from the pictures I've seen, so that would be a nice modular attachment that should stay sturdy with proper hardware! Plus the CT will have an air conditioned bed so that's an extra perk.

I wouldn't do it regularly, but could see it being useful in a pinch ?

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