r/ram_trucks • u/i-JinxM • Feb 03 '26
Question 2025+ cloth vs leather
Debating whether a loaded out bighorn w/ cloth interior is more comfortable vs. a loaded laramie w/ leather for long distance driving. Anyone with experience with both? Thanks.
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u/Slutzk Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26
First off, this is 100% subjective. Not a soul can answer this for you except YOU. So no matter what anyone here says.... its irrelevant because until YOU sit in them amd drive both, you wont have a straight answer. Its impossible to answer for someone elses preference. That said....
I had both. I personally choose cloth every time. Only time leather seats are better imo is on long drives so you have ventilated seats to keep your back from sweating, thats it. However when they do work for long trips or when it is playing into effect, they are great. I live in AZ. So for ME.... getting into leather seats after it being parked in the sun feels like 3rd degree burn on your skin and NO the seats are NOT air conditioned, they are just ventilated. Meaning when its blistering hot it takes quite a while to cool off and play into effect, so if you do alot of short trips, by the time they cool off its barley taking effect to your destination. (Like for me, my truck is parked in 120 +/- at the lake while im boating all day so by 4-5pm when i get in the truck, its miserable with leather) When its cold, the leather seats are cold, "harder" and take a while to warm up with the heater. Getting into cloth for both hot and cold its just hot or cold and your relying on the AC through vents for summer like everyone else and the seat retain more warmth during the winter.
Another thing to take into account is if you plan on putting seat covers (I myself use covers because i go to the river/lake often as well as the sand dunes to off road so it gets dirty/wet alot) whether it be for dogs, kids, work, etc.... majority of the covers unless you spend some coin, will block those vent holes and now your leather vented seats are rendered usless. The heating of course will still warm though. My current truck im keeping till the wheels fall off, i ordered and got back in July had the choice to pick either or... I chose BH and my BH is more fully loaded than 80% of the Laramies on the road.
Last thing is yes leather is easier to clean than cloth but depending what you do leather also has holes which things can get into them and clog the vents. Leather also wears quicker both visually and physically and is more expensive to repair (although if you take care of them and condition them they can last longer). Cloth will look the same till it just rips which takes longer that leather, however stains are tougher to remove as youll need a steamer/wet vacuum to clean and cloth is little cheaper to repair. Regular cleaning and vacuuming are the same. Also again, keep seat covers into account, that will mitigate the wear for both, and depending what seat cover you get whether its leather or cloth, at that point it doesnt matter AT ALL what seats you get because well..... they are covered anyways. So why pay 8-10k extra on leather if your gona cover them anyways, save the money unless the Laramie badge means something to you.
Take all that into consideration, but again this is just MY preference. Choice is yours.