How we travel in our Motorhome (with kids!) 

Overall, RVs are not the safest thing to travel in tbh. Even if it was an adult sitting properly on the couch, the rv just breaks part of you hit something. Not normally an issue but just keep that in mind and in perspective. We have moved to a fifth wheel and we are all sitting the truck now. But in a motorhome the kids all sat on the couch even with car seats. We removed the dinette so the couch as the only option for us.

For sure. But there is no part of an RV that is DOT friendly for motor homes. The couch was way sturdier than the dinette that was pressboard and seatbelts screwed into that. I was able to rip that would with my own hands. Scary weak...

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We are in the same boat. From what I read it’s illegal to use anything but the bolted seatbelts in the US- I also read about you have to have seats the same way facing as you would for cars, which is why I am trying to find solutions online for the motorhome we found. What did you end up doing? Best of luck on your journey! 💕❤️

How about allllll those trains! First night there we thought the RV was going to run over! Great location and the kids loved the train. I sleep like a rock so didn't bother me. 😂

Yep! Even with the ikea couch we ran the stock seatbelts thru and it worked great! As they got older they found more freedom and it was more a battle to keep them from wanting to walk around. Cause it still feels like a living room!! Lol