{"id":564,"date":"2025-01-18T15:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T20:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/en\/?p=564"},"modified":"2026-06-30T07:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:15:15","slug":"hack-windscreen-freeze-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/en\/hack-windscreen-freeze-winter\/564\/","title":{"rendered":"A frozen towel on your windscreen overnight keeps the ice off the glass underneath"},"content":{"rendered":"

A clever British lady used the TikTok social media platform to drop a hack for people who have to operate their vehicles in icy weather. Her advice has to do with preventing a car’s windscreen from freezing up<\/strong>, and it appears to be a much better plan than at least most of the other so-called solutions out there.<\/p>\n

A UK driver shared a genius hack to prevent a frozen windscreen<\/h2>\n

It’s not clear where the original poster got the idea from \u2014 perhaps it’s a family secret handed down through the generations \u2014 but it appears to work superbly well.<\/p>\n

Until now, most people who live in harsh winter climates have had to deal with ice buildup on their vehicle windscreens<\/strong> with methods like using a scraper, pouring warm water over or blowing hot air onto the glass, starting the car early to heat up and melt the ice, or whatever other technique they feel works best.<\/p>\n

A TikTok clip shows how a towel is used to save an ice hassle in the morning<\/h2>\n

However, it looks like this plan is by far the best. In the short TikTok video posted under the handle @kirstenparryx, the driver can be seen approaching her vehicle, which has a watermelon-printed towel draped over the windscreen. This was presumably placed there the night before, or at least some time before, as when she grabs a corner of the towel, it comes away frozen into a fairly solid sheet<\/strong> in her hand.<\/p>\n

The lady can be heard explaining as she walks in the snow around her car:<\/p>\n

“I put a towel on the windscreen to stop it from freezing and it’s frozen itself!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The end result is well worth the small bit of extra effort<\/h3>\n

The realization dawns on viewers when they see the condition of the windscreen under the frozen fabric: it’s clear, with not a single speck of visible ice on the sections that had been covered. This is presumably due to the towel absorbing the moisture and freezing before it can reach the windscreen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are specialist windscreen products being sold at motoring supplies stores that do the same job, but there’s no doubt that the towel works perfectly well at a fraction<\/a> of the price. Also, it’s less likely to be stolen, if you happen to park in the kind of area where there’s a risk of this.<\/p>\n

Safety tips for traveling in icy conditions<\/h2>\n

Here are tips for drivers<\/strong> who have to travel under risky, icy conditions:<\/p>\n