★★★★★
“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 most seats, car, truck, SUV or gym bench
- Zip pocket to store belongings at the beach
- Sand free, quick-dry, super lightweight 381g
- Other car seat towels and covers are ugly…. not ours 😉
In stock and ready to ship10 colours low on stock
Choose your pack
Most popular
- 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
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 most headrests 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
- Quick-dry microfibre
- 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. New Zealand shipping is calculated at checkout. Changed your mind? Send it back within 14 days of delivery, unused and unwashed, for a refund or exchange (you cover return postage). Faulty? Send us a photo and we'll ship a replacement. Your Australian Consumer Law rights always apply.
Size: 150cm × 70cm
Weight: 381g
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.
19 colours in stock, tap to pick
Sold out right now (hidden): Euro, Lani, Bruno, Canyon, Dune, Fig, Hana, Hipster, Sonder, Sundaze, Grounded, Peppy, Talle
Over 50,000 towels sold. Here’s what people say
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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: Quick dry & sand free beach towel
This is our signature benefit. One towel that simply does it all. Most other car seat towels have an open hood. When you take it to the beach, that hood becomes a bag for sand, dirt and rocks that never fully empties out. We couldn't believe this problem hadn't been fixed!
This is our signature benefit.
One towel that simply does it all.
Most other car seat towels have an open hood. When you take it to the beach, that hood becomes a bag for sand, dirt and rocks that never fully empties out.
We couldn't believe this problem hadn't been fixed!
Ours has a zip. Unzip it and the hood opens to cover your headrest. Zip it up and it becomes a sand-free, ultra soft, quick dry and lightweight beach towel.
Unzipped
Car seat towel
Hood opens and the towel covers the seat to stay put the whole drive home.
Zipped
Quick dry and sand free beach towel
Zipped up this will become your favourite beach, travel or camping towel.
03 The zip pocket
Everyone’s biggest pet peeve at the beach is sand everywhere and nowhere to put your belongings if you didn't bring a bag.
With Actv8’s towel, 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 and 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, a wallet and dog toys all 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
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 advertised. 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, quick-dry split microfibre.
150 × 70 cm of dense, quick-dry split microfibre.
100+
washes, no fade or shedding
REVIEWS
4.9 from 250+ 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.
Same day dispatch before 12pm AEST on business days.
Dimensions & care
150 × 70 cm towel, 22 × 16 cm zip pocket, 381 g. Fits most front seats. Machine wash cold, no softener, tumble dry low.
Shipping & dispatch
Order before 12pm AEST on a business day and we dispatch the same day from Australia; otherwise it goes out the next business day. Within Australia, Standard shipping is free over $150, and delivery usually takes 2 to 8 business days with Standard or 1 to 4 with Express.
Returns & refunds
Changed your mind? Send it back within 14 days of delivery, unused and unwashed, for a refund or exchange (you cover return postage). Faulty? Send us a photo and we’ll ship a replacement. Your Australian Consumer Law rights always apply.