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Grouchy-Butterfly-23 t1_iybtd89 wrote

I will cover my front and back windows with towels at night so all I need to do in the morning is pull the towels off.

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cumulus_floccus OP t1_iybu5en wrote

That's also a good idea: using what you have! How do you keep the towels in place? The windshield cover I use has stretchy things on both sides that I pull over the mirrors that holds it in place

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Grouchy-Butterfly-23 t1_iyda5bm wrote

Just lay it over the window. It may not go to the very edge, but it will at least cover a majority of the window surface.

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Frenzied_Cow t1_iybus7e wrote

Great, now I've got a cover with snow and ice stuck to it, where am I gonna leave it? In my car? In my apartment? That'll be fun when it thaws. I'll stick to my 5 minutes of brushing/scraping.

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cumulus_floccus OP t1_iybx47p wrote

I usually shake it and then toss it on the passenger seat floor mat or on the floor in the backseat where I also have mats.

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pierrekrahn t1_iyekj2v wrote

As someone who lives somewhere where it occasionally gets to -40 in the dead of winter, this would just be more inconvenient. I've lived here my entire life and I have never heard of anyone using anything like those.

Snow removal is not an issue. Sometimes you do have to scrap ice but if you had a cover you'd be have a cover stuck to your car and still have to scrape ice. Then you'd have to store the covers somewhere. Not everyone has a garage to store the covers in. And if they did have a garage, the covers would be pointless.

Just scrape the ice for a few minutes as your car warms up. We have just learned to cope with it.

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rededelk t1_iyf87co wrote

Yep I start my truck, it warms up quick but I'll go inside and let my heater and defroster do the ice melt for 10 minutes, then I push the snow and ice off with a push broom. (gonna get practice in the morning, about 14" fresh pow last 12 hours more coming .then I gotta shovel all snow off into the road

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hotasanicecube t1_iybugds wrote

The sell car covers. As long as you don’t get 1” of ice they will clear the whole car in seconds.

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Vancouvermarina t1_iyc1n5j wrote

Or you just trough old blanket over. No spending required.

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ChellyNelly t1_iydz32l wrote

A Ziploc sandwich baggie filled with hot water works wonders. Deice the whole car in no time flat.

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