"Cool" Car Seat Cover for Summer?

Another few suggestions, point the front air conditioning vents up to the ceiling so the bounce up and then back down to him. Get one of those foam clip on battery fans at Wal Mart (they are like $5) and clip it to the headrest on the back seat facing him, and turn it on. It'll help blow the cool air back to him as well.

Otherwise don't stress too much. As long as the temp in teh car is comfortable, he will be too. My back gets hot sitting against the vehicle seat and I'm sitting in front of hte vents, so kids do too in the carseat. AS ong as he's not getting overheated, red and sweaty, lethargic, etc he's just fine! A sweaty back is nota big deal! But bouncing the vents and the small FOAM fan will work great. WE used it for our rear facers in Texas in summer. :)

If you change out the cover, make sure that Britax okays it. If you read the small print, changing any part of the carseat (including adding/removing a cover) makes the warranty void and the company not responsible for anything that may happen to your child while in the carseat (i.e. hurt in a car accident and it was the carseat's fault). Just thought you should know!

Onestepahead.com sells a cover for a carseat that you put on the seat when not in the car to keep the sun from heating it up. I don't know if it would accomplish what you are looking for, but you might look into it.

I got one custom made from a vendor on e-bay.

I used Babe in Toe for my infant seat (LOVED IT!)
http://stores.ebay.com/bABe-iN-tOe_CLEARANCE_W0QQ_fsubZ17...

She doesn't have anything up now, but could probably do something on the spot.
and for my Evenflo convertible car seat I got another custom done by this woman. I sent in my own fabric. She also did a FANTASTIC job!
Here's her store-
http://stores.ebay.com/Small-Treasures-Junction

Good luck!

I know this may not be exactly the info you were looking for, but this might be something worth considering.

First of all, DO NOT BUY THE COLD SEAT CAR SEAT COVER.

It is a great concept, but SO EXPENSIVE.

I looked at it, and was intrigued by the idea, but figured I could make one so easily, and that's just what I did. I searched on the internet for cold packs, just to see what sizes I could get since sotres don't have much of a selection, and I found these:

http://www.thermafreeze.com/store.html?page=shop.product_...

This is an awesome product! $9.99 for a 4 pack, which would do 2 carseats... read on... This product comes in thin, dry sheets. You run water over them to hydrate them, then freeze. And they can be re-frozen over and over and over. The sheets are 15"x10", which fit nicely into the carseat, one on the seat, and one on the seat back, to keep the carseat cool. And the sheets are only about 1/2 inch thick when hydrated/frozen, so they easily slide into my freezer on top of everything else I have packed in there!

I made a little pocket-pouch-carrier to put them in to keep condensation from getting on the carseat itself and to keep the cool contained a little, just a two-pocket fleece carrier, one pocket to hold the top sheet, and a pocket below it to hold the bottom sheet, with ribbons on top to tie it to the top of the carseat or headrest. Nothing complicated - I can sew a little, but don't use patterns, so I was able to make this just by winging it.

If you will be traveling for a while, I'd either take a cooler to keep the ice packs in to keep them nice and cool before you use them, or at least keep them in a shady area in the car, such as under a seat. When we get to our destination, I just slip the two ice sheets in the two pockets of the carrier, and set it in my son's carseat when we get out of the car. But even if you don't feel confident sewing a pouch to put the ice pack sheets in, you could simply place a towel on the carseat, lay the ice pack sheets on the towel to keep condensation off the seats, and wrap the towel over the top of the ice pack sheets, to hold in some of the cool. Even after a long day of the car sitting in the sun, the carseat remains cool, no more sweaty backs, and no more smoldering buckles. There's nothing worse than coming from a hot day at a park or something, and getting into a sweltering car.

I've even used the sheets on my own seat to keep it cool!

Hope this helps!

I saw a product call Cold Seat Car Seat Cover. From what I gather, you put it in the freezer, then lay it over your car seat. It's suppose to keep it cool. Not sure of all the details, but here's a link http://www.bargains4babies.com/coldseat.html