Winter window cover

[MrMoMo]

Good day everyone!

Thought I would share with you my recent experiences with a window cover I bought on Amazon a few months ago. Is this "overland gear"? Maybe not exactly, but I know some folks do overland and camp in chilly weather, so I think it qualifies, though it is definitely also a daily use item for many of us!

Let me preface this by saying that last time I posted a video here on mud I got some pretty nasty backlash, (very un-mud-like) so I will ask that if you don't feel that this topic interests you, skip the video. I am posting this as information that may be useful to others, I have zero affiliation, and no financial gain from this - just sharing my experience and satisfaction with it! I've done a few searches and don't see another relavent thread or forum topic where this should be posted (though I could have missed it) and as such, created a new thread here.

Anyway, if you are sick of scraping frost, snow, or ice off your window every day (like I am), or have a need to depart your location very expeditiously in the middle of the night (like I do as a Volunteer Firefighter) - consider getting one of these covers, I highly recommend it!

 

[cruiserpilot]

Good idea. One trick I learned especially if I park for a couple of hours and then plan to drive again.
I run my heater on cold, ducted to the floor for about 5 minutes before I shut down. It allows the windshield
glass to cool off while there is some airflow to keep crap from sticking. That way, no residual heat climbing out
out of the defrost ducts making warm glass melting snow and having wipers freezing to the glass.

 

[MrMoMo]

I frequently turn my defrost to cold before I shut down, but the majority of the time the internal temperature of the "cabin" space continues to melt any falling snow for about 1/2 an hour until everything cools down.