Hail protection methods

[Jody Radzik]

I was wondering if anyone did anything to protect their vehicles from giant hail stones... other than staying out of the way. A thought occurred to a friend that a roll of closed-cell foam along the lines of a Tempur-Pedic pad may offer some protection. It would also be comfortable to sleep on in the back of the truck.

I realize that deploying the foam during a large hail storm may be more hazardous than staying inside the vehicle as the windshield is destroyed, so perhaps it's a moot question. Still, I'm interested to hear what others think about the problem of large hail while chasing.

 

[John Erwin]

I was wondering if anyone did anything to protect their vehicles from giant hail stones... other than staying out of the way. A thought occurred to a friend that a roll of closed-cell foam along the lines of a Tempur-Pedic pad may offer some protection. It would also be comfortable to sleep on in the back of the truck.

I realize that deploying the foam during a large hail storm may be more hazardous than staying inside the vehicle as the windshield is destroyed, so perhaps it's a moot question. Still, I'm interested to hear what others think about the problem of large hail while chasing.

Here's a link to a thread on this very subject from the archives: http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4384&highlight=hail There's quite a few ideas there. I've seen some vehicles with "mesh" placed above the windshield somewhat and other windows.