Giving 2A "props" to an automobile seat cover company?

[Len]

Yep. A little background. I install seat covers in my vehicles at time of purchase. I've used a bunch of different manufacturers over the years, some good, some not.

Friend suggested trying Wet Okole [no relationship at all to them!].

As one of the accessories, they advertize a "gun pouch" that hangs unobtrusively from the leading edge of the seat. [Check it out at wetokole[dot]com]

Pros: great, easy and ergonomic way to transfer your CC gun from a belt/shoulder/ankle holster to the pouch while driving. The gun never gets into anyone's line of sight as you transfer it back and forth.

And there it is, muzzle pointed at the floor, hanging right between your knees as you drive.

Cons: It, like the rest of the seat cover, is made of fabric coated neoprene, which is stretchy. I can see a gun getting "stuck" in it while attempting a quick removal. I think it would depend on the specific gun, and some kind of liner might just do the trick to prevent that.

Point of all this is...you have to respect a company that is even making a try at addressing the gun owner's market...

BTW...the seat covers are very, very good...but not cheap.

Len

 

[glowe]

I just have to ask - Do you put plastic on your furniture at home as well??

 

[Len]

Glowe...Sure, doesn't everybody? Although, since we have leather furniture, the racket created by plastic on leather takes some getting used to!!!!

Seriously, though, my job requires me to drive about 30K miles per year, so I guess expense miles cover the cost of the vehicle and gas... I figure that they are, in essence, buying my truck for me, so I'm just "taking care of the freebie."

And I admit to going above and beyond when it comes to taking care of "stuff," like cars, guitars, dogs and guns.

The seat covers go in for several reasons: The dogs, the amount of time I spend in the truck, the waterproof [read...coffee proof] aspect, the comfort of the extra padding, etc...the reduction in wear of the factory seats, and the [perhaps minimal] better look of the original surface at time of resale.

Mostly it's the dogs, though....

Len

 

[OLDFED]

Ah memories! Back in the 1950-60 times, I would put those heavy clear plastic covers on my new cars. They looked great and kept the seats clean. The big problem was that in the summer when my bee-hind was slickery, any left turn at speed would find me sitting in the passenger seat. No seat belts in those days. The choices we make!

 

[oldman45]

Ah memories! Back in the 1950-60 times, I would put those heavy clear plastic covers on my new cars. They looked great and kept the seats clean. The big problem was that in the summer when my bee-hind was slickery, any left turn at speed would find me sitting in the passenger seat. No seat belts in those days. The choices we make!

I had a few cars with those seat covers from FingerHut Manufacturing. One set had bumps in the plastic.

They were good for keeping spills and "tracks" off the original interior. They were excellent for making one sweat in non air conditioned cars during a hot summer.