It is not until the hot season arrives that we remember and even regret the choice of chair for the PC . The material with which it is made is a very important point when we talk about sweating and perspiration, and in this regard it is well known that fabric chairs produce less sweat than synthetic leather ones … or is it not? Let’s find out.
On the contrary, there are people who think that a quality gaming chair has to be made of synthetic leather, leaving fabric chairs as the “cheap” and lower quality option. In this regard we answer you from now: nothing is further from reality; there are fabric chairs with exquisite quality, while there are faux leather chairs whose quality leaves a lot to be desired. But let’s get to the crux of the matter, which is the perspiration they cause depending on the material with which they have been manufactured.
Fabric or synthetic leather chair, with which one do you sweat less?
As a general rule, a chair made of fabric almost always has better breathability than one made of synthetic leather, and for this reason people usually think that fabric chairs sweat less than leather ones. However, this is true but with some nuances that must be taken into account, especially if you live in a particularly hot area and sweating is usually a problem for you.
To begin with, a chair with a fabric exterior is of little use if the interior is then made of a foam that does not perspire, and that is where the quality of the chair comes into play. On the contrary, even if a chair is covered with synthetic leather, it will not necessarily cause more sweating, since this leather can be micro-perforated to facilitate perspiration, and if the foam underneath is breathable, it will not generate more sweat than a cloth chair.
In addition, in this regard, synthetic leather chairs have an advantage over fabric ones, and that is that when you start to sweat, the fabric becomes impregnated and stays wet , while this does not happen in leather chairs (which In addition, they can be cleaned and dried much more easily).
In general terms, it is true that with a fabric chair the body perspires better and less sweat is produced , but this will depend on the quality of the materials with which the chair has been made; Put another way, not all fabric chairs are less sweaty than faux leather ones, just as not all faux leather ones are of better quality than fabric ones.
And the mesh chairs?
Here we have to make a point, and that is that not all PC chairs are made of fabric or synthetic leather, since there are also mesh ones (yes, these are more office chairs than gaming ones). These chairs are made of a plastic compound, and thanks to the mesh they provide better breathability than the previous two, and therefore they are much better for summer.
However, also be careful with the quality of these chairs, since even if they are mesh, in the end the material with which their covering is made is still a plastic compound, and that also causes sweating; in fact, in extreme cases, there are people for whom the combination of sweat + plastic has caused burns on their skin, so don’t trust it.