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Subject:Re: washable seat covers
From:Don Hanson
Date:Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:44:55 -0700

I take a change.  Jump in the back and get my lycra off ASAP when I get back
to the van.  I keep my recovery drink in the fridge, rinse my face and head
in the sink...and I look like a civilian again very soon after getting off
the bike.
  Some of my boardhead buddies use those neoprene seat covers on their fancy
cars when they get in wearing wet shorts...Those 'snap over' the seats and
keep the fabric dry and clean and they can just be hosed off.  I don't
really bother about my upholstery, what with two large Chesepeke doggies in
and out wet and muddy at times...I do have a carpet that I toss on the
passenger seat when the dogs are wet....or I keep them in back on the rubber
backed industrial carpet I use for when I am working out of the van, too.

  Google around for those wet suit type seat covers...they actually seem to
work really well..
  Don Hanson

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@frontier.com>wrote:

>
>> Hi Mike
>> Your best bet for temp seat covers is a terry cloth towel.
>> go down to a fabric shop and buy a few yards of it. Most sewing
>> shops will be able to hem edges if you cut to the size you want.
>> Then just lay them on the seat. When dirty toss them in the washer /
>> Dryer then your off again.
>> I recommend washing the material before cutting and hemming but you
>> can also cut over size and not worry about it!
>>
>> Have fun
>> Jonce
>>
>>
>>
>>  Van folks,
>>>
>>> I run pretty regularly and unfortunately have to drive to the places
>>> where I run, mostly.
>>>
>>> When I get back I'm usually pretty sweaty, well always.
>>>
>>> What's a good thing to put on the van driver's seat that absorbs sweat
>>> and is easy to take off and is washable?
>>>
>>> Don, What do you use after a bike ride?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>