The Lowdown
The Rywell Arc-Chill 3.0 Dog Cooling Mat uses heat-absorbing fabric to give dogs a cooler place to relax on hot days. Its thermochromic surface changes color as it warms, while thermal testing showed that the material effectively absorbs and dissipates heat. The mat is lightweight, rolls up neatly for travel or storage, and feels noticeably cool to the touch. Not every dog may like the slick fabric, and the blue thermochromic coloring faded significantly after a few days in the sun, although that didn’t appear to affect its cooling performance.
Overall
Pros
- Rolls up nicely for travel and storage
- Definite cooling factor with the fabric
- Thermochromic effect looks pretty cool
Cons
Thermochromic effect faded after exposure to the sun
Gadgets and gear for pets are important! The Rywell Arc-Chill 3.0 Dog Cooling Mat is touted as just that: gear to help keep your pet cool on hot summer days. It uses fabric that claims to absorb and store your dog’s body heat to aid in cooling, and Arc-Chill 3.0 technology designed to accelerate heat absorption on the surface. Read on to see how it held up!
What Is It?
The Rywell Arc-Chill 3.0 Dog Cooling Mat is a portable dog mat made with special fabric designed to help cool your pet and provide a comfy place to rest.
What’s Included?
One Cooling pad
Tech Specs
- Item Dimensions: 44″L x 32″W x 1.2″Th
- Material Type: Nylon, Polyester
- Fill Material: Polyester Fiber
- Recommended For Indoor and Outdoor Use
Design and Features
The fabric that used for the Rywell Arc-Chill dog pad is very interesting pet tech. It’s a thermochromic fabric that changes color as it warms up and changes from blue to white with touch. Out of the package, it has a blue pattern, as you can see below. (Banana for sizing)
One side of the dog pad has that smooth, almost slick texture and blue pattern to it, and the other side of the dog pad has a soft, more grippy fabric.
When you pack it away, the mat rolls up into a neat bundle with a couple of buttons to help fasten it.
See It In Action
This was the trickiest part of this review. For some reason, my dog didn’t care much for the fabric’s texture. She did lie down on the mat a few times while it was out, but normally ignored it and just lay down on the ground.
Success! Briefly…
Reverted to lying on the deck pretty quickly afterward.
Actively avoiding the mat. Again, I think this is specific to the dog and doesn’t reflect much about the Rywell Arc-Chill mat itself.
Since my dog was finicky, I broke out the thermal camera to see how it did! You can see here that the thermochromic material is pretty faded, but check out the thermal view.
It did a pretty effective job of absorbing and wicking away heat.
Final Thoughts
Overall, the design and fabric used on the Rywell Arc-Chill 3.0 Cooling Dog Mat seems very well done. I did notice that the blue thermochromic material faded and sun-bleached severely after a few days outside. It didn’t seem to affect the fabric’s cooling factor, but it’s worth noting. The fabric is definitely cooler to the touch and, for the right dog, could be very useful to have at hand.
The Rywell Arc-Chill 3.0 Cooling Dog Mat retails for $42.99; it is available from Amazon.
Source: Manufacturer-supplied review sample.
What I Like: Rolls up nicely for travel and storage; Definite cooling factor with the fabric; Thermochromic effect looks pretty cool
What Needs Improvement: Thermochromic effect faded after exposure to the sun;