Is there anyone over 6ft tall who happens to drive their Gladiator with 2 rear facing baby seats?

[Rockstar19]

So I'm 6'1" tall, 210lbs and drive my mostly stock 2023 JTR with the seat set all the way back and wishing to be able to set it further back. I can live with it as is on comfort level but my legs do cramp up on long 3+ hours drives. I'm a little afraid of what's coming next. Right now my daughter is 9month old and I have her in rear facing child seat on the passenger side. My wife and I are planning for a 2nd baby which means a 2nd rear facing child seat behind my driver seat... and I'll have to drive with the seat moved closer to steering wheel...I realize the squish is temporary for a year until my daughter is big enough to be in forward facing seat. My question is, has anyone here been through this? if so, before the squishing starts for me, should I just pull the plug and trade in the Gladiator for the comfort of more leg room of a full size pickup? would/did you trade?
On one hand I really love my JTR and really want to avoid trading it but on the other hand I hate being squished while driving.

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[ChrisNLA]

So I'm 6'1" tall, 210lbs and drive my mostly stock 2023 JTR with the seat set all the way back and wishing to be able to set it further back. I can live with it as is on comfort level but my legs do cramp up on long 3+ hours drives. I'm a little afraid of what's coming next. Right now my daughter is 9month old and I have her in rear facing child seat on the passenger side. My wife and I are planning for a 2nd baby which means a 2nd rear facing child seat behind my driver seat... and I'll have to drive with the seat moved closer to steering wheel...I realize the squish is temporary for a year until my daughter is big enough to be in forward facing seat. My question is, has anyone here been through this? if so, before the squishing starts for me, should I just pull the plug and trade in the Gladiator for the comfort of more leg room of a full size pickup? would/did you trade?
On one hand I really love my JTR and really want to avoid trading it but on the other hand I hate being squished while driving.

A fella I knew is nowhere near 6' tall and ended up trading in their Gladiator on a Nissan Titan when they started having to transport two grand babies in rear facing seats.

Not saying it's a definite. Just sayin'.

 

[Gvsukids]

So I'm 6'1" tall, 210lbs and drive my mostly stock 2023 JTR with the seat set all the way back and wishing to be able to set it further back. I can live with it as is on comfort level but my legs do cramp up on long 3+ hours drives. I'm a little afraid of what's coming next. Right now my daughter is 9month old and I have her in rear facing child seat on the passenger side. My wife and I are planning for a 2nd baby which means a 2nd rear facing child seat behind my driver seat... and I'll have to drive with the seat moved closer to steering wheel...I realize the squish is temporary for a year until my daughter is big enough to be in forward facing seat. My question is, has anyone here been through this? if so, before the squishing starts for me, should I just pull the plug and trade in the Gladiator for the comfort of more leg room of a full size pickup? would/did you trade?
On one hand I really love my JTR and really want to avoid trading it but on the other hand I hate being squished while driving.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...-gladiator-tips-and-tricks.75384/post-1230031

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/rear-facing-car-seat.29968/post-489292

 

[Cat and Mike]

2nd baby brings the minivan to mind. Start looking at the Chrysler town and country, sorry not sorry.

 

[Neomonk21]

My daughter is in a booster now so I don't have a rear-facing seat to test. I'm 6'2" and installed the seat jackers. They helped me with comfort a lot. They do tilt the seat back so I don't know if that would be better or worse for a rear-facing car seat. I really wish I had more to add beyond recommending the seat jackers. I just don't know for sure how they would interact with a larger seat.

 

[Rockstar19]

Thanks for the feed back. I went to a dealership to look at a fullsize pickup. Both me and my wife’s eyes popped out of our heads seeing all that back seat room. But i just don’t see myself driving one, they just aren’t for me. So i’m keeping my Gladitor, i’ll use a bucket carseat so it’s not permanently in the Jeep. Only the base will stay on the back seat for the first yearish of having 2 babies. Then live with the squish until 1 of the car seat is able to turn around which shouldn’t be too long afterwards. And maybe by that time in a couple years we’d be able to afford a minivan/SUV and the Gladiator.

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