Did you know, or did you realize, that sheepskin is sold more often in hot climates than in cold ones? Sheepskin (meaning the skin of the sheep with the fleece still intact) has a history of being excellent in cold climates due to its insulating ability, which keeps the air around the covered area warm. That’s great for cold weather, but the previous question wants to know about hot weather.

Look at these facts about sheepskin: If you DO use sheepskin, it will be too hot if the temperature reaches close to 80 degrees. When the weather gets over 80 degrees, everything gets HOT! The exception will be your exposed skin, are you interested?

Find out why: Sheepskin is an excellent insulator against heat build-up on the seats where you’ll be sitting. Sheepskin fleece has air spaces around the hair fibers. In winter, warm air is trapped and circulated, keeping you warm. In summer, the hair fibers allow air to circulate so you stay cool. The fleece lining breathes and wicks moisture away from the body, so sweat is essentially wicked away. Sheepskin fibers can retain about 30% of moisture, keeping moisture away from the skin. This is how it works in both winter and summer.

You may have been remembering sun-kissed places that usually burn you when you sit down, which, being covered in sheepskin, aren’t going to have that effect. Think not only vinyl seats, but also leather seats. These may include your car seats, your infant car seat, your motorcycle seat, your bicycle seat, your saddle seat, your riding buggy seat, your wheelchair seat, your stroller seat golf, your airplane seat (?) (yes, that one, too) and although it’s not a seat, it may be boiling, your steering wheel. (The obvious surfaces that are usually exposed to the sun are listed. You may have more ideas. Ask and it will be covered!)). Additional year-round comfort can also be had in indoor seating, like office chairs, that comfy recliner, stools that medical professionals sit on, and my favorite, a sheepskin draped over the back of your chair to feel.

You might be thinking: well, I have a polyester (or even another type of fabric) cover over my seat, and it fits just fine. It keeps me cool, not really great but kind of. It makes me hot when I sit on it too long. It’s a little hot when the sun hits it, but the skin on my legs remains intact. Not really a good comparison. Sheepskin does not get ‘heated’ to the point of burning your legs, back or anywhere that touches the sunny area, but actually protects the skin from any hint of burning and totally from sweating. Sheepskin is known for maintaining a constant temperature, hot or cold. The benefit of knowing you can get into your vehicle with no bad memories is worth a lot! Summer is hot and everything that touches the sun gets hot! Sheepskin cheats the sun so there are no more blisters on your butt!