OK, I get that I bought a vehicle with waterproof seats, and so the fabric isn't "breathable." Nevertheless I don't expect to have sweat on my back and where my legs contact the seats when driving for an hour or more.

On my first long drive I was leaning forward in order to get some relief. Ack!

Went to Wally World and bought one of those really impressive-looking wooden beads deals that lays on the seat. Talk about retro!

Well, it helped some, but not enough, and of course it looks dumb, like you're driving a car with uncomfortable seats.

I like the Element's seats. I just don't want to sweat on them.

I am not a large man, nor do I have a glandular problem. I wear "normal" cotton or cotton-poly clothes, same as you. I just have never experienced this before in any other car, cloth, leather, anything.

A few others have mentioned this...

Don't have a solution for ya yet, but just an amusing side-note: one of the reasons I bought the E was so that I could sweat in the seats and not worry about it. Not saying it doesn't matter: obviously some people are dressed up going to work or to a social gathering where they don't want to look like I do on the ride home from the gym. :)

Anyway...what part of the country are you in? What's the average temperature/humidity/etc? Is the problem long term driving or just when you get in a hot car on a summer's day? Would tinting/cracking the windows when parked help?

-brendan

I'm in the ATL, but have only had the thing for less than a week. I first noticed a hint of what might happen on the second day, with A/C on. It wasn't too hot outside.

We went on a long trip this weekend, and since it was in the 50s (yay!) didn't use the A/C but opened the rear side windows. Since the HVAC warms incoming air a bit even on the coldest non-A/C setting (pet peeve of mine) we probably should have just used the A/C ... I really don't want to run the A/C when it's 50 or 60 degrees outside unless the car is full of people who don't want to have to shout above the wind.

Despite severl hot days, Atlanta doesn't really get too humid either compared to other parts of the country.

I vote "glandular problem"!
I live in The ATL too, but haven't experienced, or maybe better put, "noticed" excessive sweatiness. Other people have mentioned this as being a problem. My recomendation to them was to lose weight.

To be fair Dan is used to being wet.

The J

Ps. Just kidding Dan.

[quote:4cd81781b2=" "]To be fair Dan is used to being wet.[/quote:4cd81781b2]

Must be why they call it Ball Ground? :D

dballs sweat like crazy in those seats

The "bad news" is that, no, your Element seats don't make you sweat. On the other hand, they don't absorb the sweat you're already producing.

The "good news" is that your seat fabric isn't absorbing your sweat. Your clothes are, and you're gonna wash them out, aren't you?

Think of all the sweat being absorbed by ordinary car sear fabric, and then "wish" yourself sitting on those seats. It's not really a very pretty picture, now that you see it that way, is it? :shock:

Because the seats block all air, it's like sitting on plastic wrap --- there's no circulation possible. Vinyl seats were much like this also, if you've ever had a car like that.

>On the other hand, they don't absorb the sweat you're already producing.

That's a blessing given the above.

The seats are most certainly the cause here. As further evidence, it doesn't happen on other seats. Also, as noted above, others have mentioned this about the Element's seats.

Because ordinary cloth or leather fabrics "breathe" they don't make you sweat as much in the first place. Hence, they have almost no sweat to absorb. If they did absorb sweat, everyone else's car seats would reek.

I'll say it again: I am not anti-waterproof. I am not anti-just-wipe-it-clean. I like that the seats appear as though they'll wear like iron. The seats make me sweat on long drives. That is uncomfortable. If I used the car only to go to the gym, the beach, for short trips or out fighting al quaeda every day they'd be perfect. Believe me, I get the picture.

Despite all of the above I'm not completely saying Honda should change the design because then that could seriously compromise it's function as the uber active-lifestyle tool. I am somewhat surprised though at the specific nature of the design.

I have seat covers on my front seats. I don't sweat or stick to them. Just an idea.

Yeah, thought about that too but my seats have side airbags which probably limits those choices. Things seem better now, it just got much cooler here. I might revisit this issue next year.

If I lived in a warmer climate I could see where the seats would get uncomfortable. I frequently run trips to Calif, and I'll see for myself what it's like. Though I'll probably just put the A/C on--which I do sometimes even here to cut down on wind noise.

Fortunately where I live the weather is so mild, the seats are hardly a problem at all. I actually put a dark grey sheep cover over my driver's seat so the seat wouldn't be COLD! Turns out it really helps in the heat also, which I didn't expect. No sweat.....

Anyway, not sure what can be done with sidebags installed. For others out there, I highly recommend the sheeps sold at Costco. Very easy to install, don't slip or bunch, and work well in heat and cold. Plus the dark grey ones go quite well with the interior of my SOP.