★★★★★
“Why didn’t anyone think of this sooner?”
Sits over the headrest and stays there. Every other one I’ve had ends up on the floor.
Sits over the headrest and stays there. Every other one ended up on the floor.
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Actv8’s Zip Pocket Car Seat Towel
The car seat towel that zips into a sand-free beach towel.
- Fits any seat — car, truck, SUV or gym bench
- Zip pocket to store belongings at the beach
- Sand free, dries 4× faster than cotton, super lightweight 430g
- Other car seat towels and covers are ugly…. not ours 😉
In stock — ships today· 7 colours low on stock
Choose your pack
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- 14-day guarantee covers both towels, not just one
- Two colours, your pick mix them or match them
- Save $10 cheaper than buying two singles
- Priority dispatch ships together in one box
Best value
- 14-day guarantee covers all four towels
- Maximum savings lowest cost per towel
- Free shipping included, nothing to add at checkout
- Four colours, your pick one per seat or all matching
- Priority dispatch ships together in one box
14-day money-back guarantee — p.s. we have a 0.1% return rate 😳
Free shipping on orders over $150
8 plastic bottles recycled into every towel
As seen by our customers and team
The towel that doubles as a car seat cover. The headrest pocket slips over any seat for a secure fit, and the zipped pocket keeps your phone, keys and cards safe while you move. Sweat, sand, wet swimmers, muddy paws — chuck it on and keep it off your seats.
- Headrest pocket for a secure fit
- Zipped valuables pocket — phone, keys, cards
- Sand, pet hair & odour-resistant
- Dries 4× faster than cotton
- UPF 50+
- Lightweight — packs small in the car, gym bag or pram
- Machine washable
Same or next business-day dispatch from our Australian warehouse. $9.95 standard or $13.95 express — standard shipping is FREE on orders over $150. Shipping elsewhere is calculated at checkout. If something's not right, let us know within 14 days for a refund or exchange.
Size: 150cm × 70cm · Weight: 430g
Material: 90% post-consumer recycled polyester micro-terry — about 8 plastic bottles per towel.
MACHINE WASHABLE — cold wash, hang to dry. Skip fabric softener — it clogs the fibres.
22 colours in stock · tap to pick
Sold out right now (hidden): Bruno, Canyon, Dune, Fig, Hana, Sonder, Sundaze, Grounded, Peppy, Talle
Hear from our customers
Pick what you want to know about and read what owners said about it.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Fits perfectly, even on Recaro bucket seats.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Covers the seat properly. The zip pocket that slips over the headrest keeps it in place and stops it sliding around.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Fit a bucket seat perfectly (Rivian).”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“What a relief to finally have a towel that won’t slip down on my hot leather car seats. At the beach I store my keys, phone, book & sunscreen in the zipped hood. What a genius idea.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“A friend recommended the Actv8 towel — super happy with its texture, colour and effectiveness.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Perfect texture, softness and size — smooth to sit on, not lumpy or sliding down. Fabric, stitching and zip are all great quality.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“So much bigger than I expected. Love the colour and the quality.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“OMG!!! I love my towel with the zip! So soft and luxurious, such great quality — perfect for the gym and beach. So worth the money!”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Four towels, one each for our 50kg pups. The absorbency continues to amaze us every time.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“We do trail running — brilliant to dry off and then protect the car seats on the drive home.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“I surf or swim every day. I get straight back in the car from the ocean without worrying about salt water on my seat.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“DOG OWNERS!! This towel is a game changer!!! My dog is 57kgs & it’s the best thing I have used on him. I’ve spent a lot on microfibre pet towels & they don’t even come close — what is usually a two-towel job was done with one.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“I love keeping my phone and keys sand free on the beach. Why did it take so long for someone to come up with an idea like this!!!”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Straight from my gym session to my swimming training and home — without bringing sand, dirt and sweat into my car, thanks to the zip pocket.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Using them in a rental until my new car comes — saves me getting unnecessary seat covers.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“It’s now my seat cover, and only comes off for a wash.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Didn’t want seat covers on my leather seats, but I don’t like it when they get hot. This is the perfect solution.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“I used to use pegs with normal towels. The Lily is pretty, convenient and comfortable. I’m ordering more.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“I’ve been using a beach towel as a car seat cover up here in Nth Qld for years — now I have something that’s actually made for the job!”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Such a decision on what colour to choose — eventually went with Scandi.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Gorgeous colour as advertised and soft fabric.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Love the design and colours available.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Bought one for every member of the family. Now they’ve become my go-to gift for friends.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“One each for my 19 and 22 year olds for after the gym. Loved the colours.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Gorgeous and practical! Gave this as a gift and she was delighted.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“Bought one to try it out and absolutely loved it — now I’m a frequent customer for all my gift shopping. I get fake tans through summer, so it’s a car seat saver.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
“It’s so simple yet so good — I never take it off my seat. Everyone I’ve given one as a gift loves it too. Best towel ever.”
01 The differentiator
Unzipped: Car Seat Towel
Zipped: Sand Free Beach & Travel Towel
Every other car seat towel has a bare hood. Take it to the beach and that hood becomes a bag for sand that never fully empties out — and catches the wind while it’s at it.
Every other car seat towel has a bare hood. Take it to the beach and that hood becomes a bag for sand that never fully empties out.
Ours has a zip. Unzip it and the hood opens over your headrest. Zip it up and the hood closes flat — nothing to trap sand, nothing to catch wind.
Unzipped
Car seat towel
Hood opens over the headrest and stays put the whole drive home.
Zipped
Sand free beach & travel towel
Hood closes flat. Beach, gym, camping — shake it out and the sand’s gone.
Sewn-in hoods can’t do this. It’s the one thing we’d never leave off.
Unzipped
Zipped
One towel, two shapes. Nobody else gives you the second one.
02 Goes everywhere
Not just a car-seat cover. The one towel you take everywhere.
Place it over the car’s headrest, a gym bench or a chair and it stays put. Use the zipped pocket to store belongings at the beach and keep sand out of your towel.
4 sec
to throw on. No straps, no clips, no fitting guide.
6+ uses
Car, gym, beach, dog, travel, work site.
Nothing to measure. Because it hangs off the headrest rather than wrapping the seat, one size covers the ute, the hatch and the hire car — then folds into your bag for everything else.
03 The zip pocket
Your belongings go in the towel. Not in the sand.
It’s where your phone, keys and wallet live while you’re in the water at the beach, or in the outdoors. Zipped shut, dry, exactly where you left it.
At the beach
Keys and sunscreen zipped away instead of buried under a thong.
22 × 16 cm
Fits a large phone, keys and a wallet at once.
The best value a towel will ever give you.
04 The summer problem
Stop peeling your legs off a hot and stinky seat
Throw it over before you get in and the burn is gone. Protect your seat from sweat, odour, sunscreen and mess.
★★★★★
“Didn't want seat covers on my leather seats, but I don't like it when they get hot. This is the perfect solution.”
Our mission
For every towel you buy, we put 8 recycled plastic bottles to use.
We spin 90% post-consumer recycled PET into the soft towel you throw over your seat. Your two car seat towels alone rescue around 16 plastic bottles from the waste stream.
16+
bottles rescued
per 2-pack
per 2-pack
We built these towels to provide exceptional value — our 14-day refund is why we are so confident in this product.
Cover all the messes you didn't plan for
Post-gym sweat
Sand, everywhere
Tan & sunscreen stains
Tan & sunscreen
Your wet companion
A normal 'ugly' beach towel
THE BIT PEOPLE DIDN’T EXPECT
Softer than expected. Bigger than expected.
Most people buy this expecting a novelty. What arrives is a genuinely good towel that happens to solve five other problems — 150 × 70 cm of dense split microfibre that holds 7× its own weight and dries 4× faster than cotton.
150 × 70 cm of dense split microfibre that holds 7× its weight and dries 4× faster than cotton.
7×
its weight in water
4×
faster drying than cotton
100+
washes, no fade or shedding
REVIEWS
4.9 from 167 reviews
★★★★★
“Now I’m cool”
I would get into my hot car in my work outfit and sweat sitting on the hot seat. Not any more.
★★★★★
“Best thing since sliced bread”
Within 24hrs I’d used it to cover my seat after a very sweaty gym session and the beach.
Within 24hrs I’d used it after a sweaty gym session and the beach.
★★★★★
“Vibrant as advertised”
Softer and bigger than I expected, and the colour looks great in my car.
Ready when you are.
Ships today if you order by 2pm.
Dimensions & care
150 × 70 cm towel, 22 × 16 cm zip pocket, 430 g. Fits all standard front seats. Machine wash cold, no softener, tumble dry low.
Shipping & dispatch
Order by 2pm AEST, ships the same business day from Australia. Free over $150. 2–5 days metro, 3–7 regional.
Returns & refunds
14-day money-back guarantee. Use it, wash it, take it to the beach — if it isn’t for you, we refund you. Anything faulty, send a photo and we replace it.