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anonreddituser78 t1_iwg37cy wrote

The ice scraper stays in the car all year

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kintokae t1_iwg5szj wrote

Same, I just move mine under the storage area near the spare tire during the off season.

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mcCola5 t1_iwghbje wrote

I lived in MN seven years ago. Moved to TX for the last six. Now I live in ME. That bad boy hasn't left the car. Used it once in TX.

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20thMaine t1_iwj3kwv wrote

The only thing I took out last spring was my huge ice fishing chisel and my emergency shovel. Those go back in right after the snow tires go on next week :)

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yupuhoh t1_iwg0v3i wrote

Been in Maine for 34 years never heard of a waterhog mat. What is this you speak of?

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linuxdragons t1_iwg14y9 wrote

It's a brand of high-quality mats.

https://www.llbean.com/llb/search/?freeText=water+hogs&init=1

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yupuhoh t1_iwg1li4 wrote

Oh I gotcha. Door mats aka plastic lining for the mud room aka take your shit off outside before coming into mum's house. Lol thank you

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RatherNerdy OP t1_iwgap3y wrote

They make car specific ones and they soak up all of the water well

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linuxdragons t1_iwg5o1q wrote

They are more of a rubber material, but you get the idea.

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Aromatic_Balls t1_iwha8ew wrote

Seriously. Swapping floor mats sounds like a solution looking for a problem. If my weather tech mats get dirty in the winter I just take them out and dump em off. Good to go. Why would I want a mat that's going to soak up the water and stay wet?

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insaniumgirl t1_iwn7t4v wrote

Right? The only difference is that the scrapper moves from the back of the vehicle to the passenger floor mat, propped on the seat a little.

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RatherNerdy OP t1_iwgkkbw wrote

I have floor liners and winter specific car mats. To each their own.

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RatherNerdy OP t1_iwgpwyj wrote

The moisture is there when you bring it in on your shoes, regardless of if it's in a puddle on your floor liners or in water hog mats. However, when it's in water hog mats, it has more surface area leading to more evaporation which then cycles out more quickly with running your car heater.

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RatherNerdy OP t1_iwgvr9i wrote

Point being, removing liners can sometimes be tricky (depending on how fitted they are), if they're stiff or soft, etc. Most cars manage day to day moisture fine without being an issue.

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ecco-domenica t1_iwi67gq wrote

Winter specific car mats is a completely new concept to me. I just knock the snow off my boots as best I can, and shake the sand and dirt off the plain old regular mats every once in a while. Well, in the spring, to be honest.

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RatherNerdy OP t1_iwgau9k wrote

I invested in husky floor liners for the vehicle and then swap car mats depending on season.

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biggestofbears t1_iwgafdb wrote

My ice scrapers never leave the car. What even is this

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kildar13x t1_iwg9iw5 wrote

You take them out?

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indyaj t1_iwgnm2w wrote

I have a scraper in the house too, for those days when the car doors are iced shut.

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SwvellyBents t1_iwgkcgx wrote

Short scraper, long reach scraper and back up scraper, bare minimum survival kit.

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david_lo-pan t1_iwhppmi wrote

Waterhog car mats? Just kick your boots together before getting in the car like a normal person. That and some fitted floor mats is more than enough.

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mcCola5 t1_iwgh786 wrote

Oh God I forgot about the mats!

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whogivesashart t1_iwgpvy6 wrote

Weathertech or something similar. Forget mats.

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RatherNerdy OP t1_iwgvwl5 wrote

I use both, as the waterhogs capture the muck & grime.

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