Northern swede here. There are some things i want to point out: - Dont.......floor it. You want to go easy. The moment you speed up youre just making ice. This is why entries to roads are usually alot more slippery than other parts. - Use pendulum momentum. If youre that deep with no trailer then you can pump the gas to "hump" the car forward. - Wiggle the front wheels. Differentiating wheel direction will help alot. - ice melter. Well youre testing it on new fluffy snow, not under cooled rain or heavy icing. If you want to de-ice windows just mix some alcohol base or more windshield cleaner in your windshield wiper solution. Should be used on key holes since those are some ***** ***** ****** sometimes. My suggestions if you want to drive in snowy places: - Get REAL snow tires. Dont go slippin-and-slidin on highways or down hills. We be hatin you for that. - Get a long scraper with a brush. Fantastic for removing snow and ice especially in the middle of the window. - Go slow. If you have no or little experience with driving in these conditions, dont rush it. This is even more relevant on entries to roads and in slopes. - Check the weather before driving. If there is below zero degrees rain or a snow storm and you arent used to driving in those conditions, dont. - If you are really, really, really stuck somewhere out in the outback, break a few branches of a fir or pine tree, preferably in a broom shape so you get the thinner parts with the needles and the thicker branch holding it all together, and place in front of the tire and SLOWLY move forward. This shouldnt be your go to as you shouldnt break of branches willy nilly, but it can help you get the traction you need to get out of that situation.
It's USA. Majority of people there have no understanding at all how to drive in winter conditions. Nor do they have any understanding what kind of tires are good.
Keep up the good work! Maybe stay away from any of those electrical gimmicks with Whiskers, Wouldn't want the poor thing to go up in flames.... uhh.. more flames >.>
@@ducatisti You should check out their channel then. He has his hands in a few different area's of the car world and does the occasional collab with other YT channels.
Northern Scot here, Prestone is awesome, when used correctly. It’s not for melting snow, it’s for turning ice to water in front of your eyes. Honestly this was one of the best videos you guys have ever made, simply because it’s obvious the only snow you see on the regular is on the Coca Cola Christmas advert 😂
Agreed, got a prestone can on clearance 3 years ago by chance and ive never looked back, clear the snow off with a brush first and then spray a couple horizontal lines across the top of each window, let gravity work it through the ice. The narrow spray gives it the reach to cover the whole windshield from one side of the car. They definitely missed the mark on that one and should give it another shot if they have the chance
They also claimed it was 15 dollars then showed a two pack from amazon which makes them half the price...last time I bought some I got them for a dollar a piece from walmart because it was towards the end of winter. Guess I should've filled up my cart with them lol
Growing up in the midwest, ya know what gets snow off of your car really well? A BROOM, Then a simple $5 ice scraper that fits in your pocket does the rest. It even cleans snow off of your entire car! Imagine that! Without scratching, too!
Live in Canada, we have winter. in 40 years of driving i've never needed more than a $2 wooden handled ice scraper/brush combo that gets replaced every couple years. Saves your toonies.
Yeah, pretty much. Shovel is a nice thing to have too, if you happen to drive off or get plowed-in after heavy snowfall and it freezing. And maybe some lock de-icer or gun oil.
Yeah, Finland here, hi. De-icer spray is only product that makes sense out of these if you don't have heated windshield. But like a good one, not that kind you had. You only need basic ice scraper, small metal shovel and snow brush. Shovel is for if you get stuck you can try to shovel yourself out. Small lidded bucket of gravel is also good idea for winter to get some traction if you get stuck. And common sense not to drive anywhere you'd beach yourself. That's literally only things you need. We get temperatures below -30*C (-22*F) and a lot of snow here and I've never been so stuck I couldn't get my self out by my self.
Canadian here. That de ice spray is such a godsend honestly. I’ve never thought of carrying gravel with me and that’s actually such a genius idea. Gonna start doing that now!
@@Deltone0121I think for me it’s most of the cleaning the car part can be done with turning the car on 10 minutes before you leave and just use a glove and push the snow off. No need for anything more that a 10$ brush and scrapper.
I still own a Saab, but when I lived in the northeast I had them as well. Those guys really cared about winter driving; headlight wipers to clear mud and snow from the headlights, a super hot heater, heated leather seats, and maybe the best part; the door handles were metal and designed to not freeze up in icy conditions with a loop big enough to fit your hand in WHILE wearing a glove. The buttons inside the car were a little large as well, and according to Saab it was so you could use any of the car's features with your gloves on. The only thing it was missing was a heated steering wheel and MAYBE 4 wheel drive. If you had good snow tires and drove carefully though that wasn't a problem on main roads... still though those cars felt at home in the snow, especially for 90s vehicles.
@backwoodstherapy I live on the south shore of Lake Superior. We get about 270 inches of snow a year. Last year, the road grader, with a V-plow, was stuck at the end of my driveway... on May 5th.
The De-Ice Spray at 11:50 ist actually very good. You have to clean the snow first and then you use the spray against ice. I use one can per winter. Not exactly that product, but a similar one.
Yeah as a Canadian that spray shit has saved me so many backaches from leaning over trying to scrape my windshield for 5 mins so I can see when it’s pure ice. My partner and I call it weasel piss and it’s a god send
I've used that exact product and it works well. I was like, "Why are you spraying it on snow when it's for ice" lol. When you use it properly it lasts quite awhile.
The pinnacle of ice and snow removal tools is the $6 wood handled thing with a brush on one side and a plastic scraper on the other. Tried and tested for many years in Saskatchewan. They beat all the fancy metal folding scraper-brushes as well.
I have one of those in my truck and it absolutely works faster than anything else I've tried. The car gets the wimpy aluminum foldy gizmo because he's a princess and refuses to be driven in icy conditions.
I think the current $5 plastic one I have is going on 6 years of use. I don't get why a folder, it's not like you can fit one in your trunk but not the other. I also carry a spray bottle of 70/30 rubbing alcohol, sometimes when there's just a light frost on the windshield I'll spray that on and the wipers do the rest.
i can honestly say i've never seen chains for $800, like get a normal $70 - $100 chains and you're good. It is also hilarious to see people testing winter products at temperatures above freezing.
I skipped ahead to the snow socks, and when he said that he lost all credibility. (I mention the skip cuz he might've lost it before then.) The most expensive ones I could find online, those fancy quick install jobbies for huge 4x4 pickup tires, were $400. I bought a set of cable chains for my Toyota sedan at a thrift store for $3, they work fine. Then he said you can't drive on the road with the socks, that was more B.S.
Even their knock-off snow socks seemed overpriced. You can get the original Autosock for less than $100 and they are rated for up to 120 kilometers on asphalt, so they won't immediately break when there's no snow.
You can buy snowtires with studs and get them installed for that price. I use to live in Colorado and worked at a mountain Walmart that sold a lot of snowchains, most are under 100. These guys don't know what they are talking about.
I love watching you get out of SoCal and cover car topics you normally can't do in dry and sunny LA. This was just some car bois having fun in that fresh pow pow!
I have Prestone De-Icer Spray in my car AND IT WORKS GREAT! if you get a regular pump spray and do it over your windshield, it will DE ICE it...they seemed to use it on SNOW...that wasn't the purpose.
Their product was way too expensive. You just need some type of cheap alcohol in a normal spray bottle, it's usually like $10 per gallon. Smells horrible, but it works.
It's hilarious that people need to point out that the vast, out of control entity that is the United States has different weather in different places. Idiocy. I love it
As someone who lives in a not-freezing area, one thing I found that was super economical for window clearing is a spray bottle with some de-icing windshield fluid in it. Spray that stuff on, let it sit a few mins, and it REALLY helps remove the ice buildup. That, and it is way cheaper than the stuff in the cans! I have used some "can stuff" that I got for dirt-cheap on sale at an auto parts store and don't get me wrong, that stuff WORKS but it's a rip compared to a gallon jug of windshield fluid and a spray bottle. But hey, to each their own.
If your ever spending extended periods in the cold weather, get a scraper. The wiper fluid trick works from time to time, but doing it exclusively for weeks at a time in -20c weather will cause it to freeze and build up around the window. I have a co-worker who does it every winter, and every winter I get asked to help chisel he wiper blades out of a block of ice because she put fluid over 10-20cm of snow and ice, drove to work, and it settled/froze overnight.
I was thinking something similar. Id like to see a car that will let you spin tire all day. My mk4 golf doesnt even have traction control and its manual so it will let me spin tire all day, though i roll blizzaks in the winter.
Well as someone who drives a cvt I think it helps knowing that some of the products might not work due to that, and the fact that I’m an idiot for buying one in the first place lol
@@valmok1234they look like all weathers, which most people will be running because they are the most cost efficient for people who don’t have two sets of wheels
I've lived in Northern Ontario all my life and pretty much knew how most all of these products would perform. What I didn't know is that I have apparently have a tremendous need from a Jeep on a killer tracks tracks set up! Wow!
I used to think snow socks were some kind of chinesium joke until I found out recently that the original product, the Autosock, was invented in Norway and it is now even accepted as a type of snow chain in Switzerland (and most other European countries where roads can be closed for vehicles without snow chains). If I trust anyone with snow chains, it's the Norwegians and the Swiss.
Getting out of debt by getting into debt does sound really silly, and for the VAST majority it is silly. Unless you have excellent credit and at the same time carry some sort of debt with a very predatory interest rate, reconsolidating usually is a bad idea.
Tire socks are awesome. When the ice storm passed over Oregon a while ago I kept them on my car for the whole thing and never slid or even slipped a tire. All you have to keep in mind is their speed limit and to ease into the throttle.
They are pretty great! Contrary to what they are saying, you absolutely do NOT need to take them off as soon as you are "unstuck". As long as you are not driving on bare pavement or gravel, these will last a few hundred miles, just like chains.
That de-icer spray is awsome to prevent ice build up before the snow comes in. Small spray on all of the glass and use a towel or rag to treat the whole glass panel evenly. Prevents ice to begin with!
Loved the real-life tests you guys carried out in harsh conditions. Those snow chains and heated seat additions were getting me through the snowy environment.
Prestone Deicer: Scrape your windows. A layer of ice is stuck to the glass that won't come off without a lot of work. A quick spritz of deicer across the top of the window, while the car runs and the vents heat up. Drink cup of coffee indoors in comfort. Return to car, ice is clear, drive to work. A niche product, but useful in areas where you get a lot of freezing rain. Also, should not cost you more than $5 a can.
Those tractions boards would definitely work if you had maybe like six of them. just set up a track for each tire and then move the car slowly and grab the last boards to move them to the front again. It would be slow but could work
I love that the donut socks actually work. I had to use a couple of our welcome mats under tires to get traction and even then I still had to rock it back and forth to get my Elantra out of the snowy/icy parking lot. Thanks for a fun video!
I do have one of those electric ice scratchers from Kärcher and I must honestly say it's the best car accessory I ever had. No idea what kind of battery is in there but I maybe have to charge it like 3 times a winter so that's superb. The ice removing capability is insanely good with a surprisingly high amount of torque so getting even through think ice is a A LOT easier than doing it by hand... Not super easy of course but you have to work a lot less than with a manual one and I don't get all sweaty which is a huge plus for me. Just keep in mind that it does cause micro scratches on the glass. My little shitbox isn't as precious anymore as it used to be so it doesn't matter a lot but I wouldn't do it on a S class...
If your car gets stuck on an ice spot and can't move. You can either use your flor mats or a towel put in front of the tiers. Works every time. One other thing. What they did on the first ziptie test was to floor the gass. DONT DO THATT!!! instead slowly aply gass to avoid just spinning out. Im from Norway, so i know what I'm talking about 🤣🇳🇴
And if you see how deap they are in the ice? That is a really difficult spot to be. But the right tools😮 work. Most of the "bad" products in this video are mend for not so deap holes.
For door handles, and for iced up windshields/mirrors, there is a super cheap way to clear them. Take 2 parts Isopropyl Alcohol and 1 part distilled water. Mix in a spray bottle and viola, you're good to go. I live near Aspen, so it's not thenworst for snow and ice, but it does get bad at times and this solution has saved the 27 year old door handles on my 96 pathfinder
As someone born and raised in the south, it's eye opening to see that this is a common and recurring issue for many of my fellow Americans in other states to the point that there is an entire industry for accessories that go on your car to combat snow and ice. Snow is so rare down here that it's a full-blown spectacle when it happens.
Bro said Snow Socks “helped us out of a sticky situation” One could argue that it was a slippery situation you was in. The socks created a sticky situation that gave traction 😊
The de-icer is actually pretty useful when you have a 1/6 inch solid sheet of ice on your car and you need to get to the keyhole, melt the ice on the handle, you can spray it in the doorframe if your door is frozen shut, or don't want to bang on your car's windows to break it up enough to get your scraper underneath the ice because if there's a solid sheet the scraper will just slide over the top of it
My car was in the shop, so I once took the work van home in the winter. Bad mistake. A Chevy Savana Express with all-season tires is terrible on snow. Making it home on roads cleared and compacted by rush hour traffic was fine. The problem was getting into my parking stall at home. Took me half an hour to go 85 metres. Constantly got stuck and had to dig myself out. The next morning was about the same. Fortunately, I got my car back that day. 2006 Ford Focus with winter tires. There was literally only one time in the 11 years I owned that car that it got stuck.
The de-icer spray works. I either spray before i warm up the car and it comes off easily but the real trick with it is to spray the night before and if you don't care about your paint(and your doors stick) then add some around the door frame the night before
Prestone spray is where it's at. You're supposed to use it when the snow is off the car and melt the hard ice. It doesn't need much at all. Work's like a dream.
Growing up in PA. Snow Joe scraper/broom, Shovel, (2) 20ib bags of kitty litter. That's all I ever keep in my vehicle for winter. Kitty litter is great for extra weight on wheels (i stick one above each wheel well), and for grip to get unstuck. If you don't use the litter, donate to animal shelter at end of winter.
As a swede I'm amazed at how many weird unnecessary products are sold for winter driving. I'm over here with an old ice scraper I found at my parent's house years ago, a $5 brush, and a stick of silicone.
Cheaper options for Wind screen use a blanket . For the side windows use sandwich bags or garbage bags. A medium power leaf blower works for clearing snow. For ice on a Window pour warm water in a bag and run it along glass surfaces while wiping with a cloth to prevent refreezing. I suggest using Rain x Water repellent before snow because it will help prevent thick ice from forming.
As someone from Northern Minnesota the De-icer spray actually is amazing to have. There are generic ones for a lot less money that do just as good of a job too. Much more intended to work in ultra-cold dry winters. Works really good on doors and locks as well For getting unstuck I would just carry a mini-shovel and kitty-litter/sand. That will work in nearly every situation, and if it doesnt then throw your floor-mats under the wheels as well
5:56 all you gotta do is have about 8-10 beat up shirts or hoody’s. I’ve been stuck and used that and it also worked. No need to pay $100 go to thrift store get them for a couple dollars a shirt.
Being from Texas and on the border with Mexico, i grew up around the snow. As the corridor to the north I-35 goes right thru Dallas, snow is plentiful around these parts.😊
When I start the school bus after a frost and have to be on the route ASAP there's no way I can reach the frozen windshield. De-icing spray is worth every penny.
That prestone stuff is actually really good. I used to use it all the time years ago. One can last long enough that i wasn't mad about the price. Sont need to spray that much on. It will break up the ice enough and fast enough, and then you just scrape it off.
So funny looking at people that have no idea how to drive on snow trying to drive on it 😂 And I just relised that this is probably how off-roaders feel when lookin at people that havn't driven off-road before when they try it lol
The sprayable deicer is a savior when you've already cleared the snow but have a layer of ice of the glass. The scrapers work pretty much the same but you might have some streaks from poor contact.
That driving spray is a life saver for froze shut doors windows, door handles and wiper blades. Spray it alone the door edges or the wiper blade or window edges and it lets it right away.
As an avid Pennsylvanian, I pull my wipers up the night before if I'm really feeling proactive, then tackle the rest the next morning with my gloves and an old gift card 😁
A couple of scrap pieces of carpet aren't a bad choice for a little extra grip. A shovel and some craps of carpet can be enough to save the day sometimes! I think if you're in a situation more than once where you're stuck pretty bad though... maybe it's time to consider different tires or altering your driving if you can lol. Taking a "mountain shortcut" in your all season tired corolla for example, bad idea if there's a main road that's not as steep and has winter maintenance...
Northern swede here. There are some things i want to point out:
- Dont.......floor it. You want to go easy. The moment you speed up youre just making ice. This is why entries to roads are usually alot more slippery than other parts.
- Use pendulum momentum. If youre that deep with no trailer then you can pump the gas to "hump" the car forward.
- Wiggle the front wheels. Differentiating wheel direction will help alot.
- ice melter. Well youre testing it on new fluffy snow, not under cooled rain or heavy icing. If you want to de-ice windows just mix some alcohol base or more windshield cleaner in your windshield wiper solution. Should be used on key holes since those are some ***** ***** ****** sometimes.
My suggestions if you want to drive in snowy places:
- Get REAL snow tires. Dont go slippin-and-slidin on highways or down hills. We be hatin you for that.
- Get a long scraper with a brush. Fantastic for removing snow and ice especially in the middle of the window.
- Go slow. If you have no or little experience with driving in these conditions, dont rush it. This is even more relevant on entries to roads and in slopes.
- Check the weather before driving. If there is below zero degrees rain or a snow storm and you arent used to driving in those conditions, dont.
- If you are really, really, really stuck somewhere out in the outback, break a few branches of a fir or pine tree, preferably in a broom shape so you get the thinner parts with the needles and the thicker branch holding it all together, and place in front of the tire and SLOWLY move forward. This shouldnt be your go to as you shouldnt break of branches willy nilly, but it can help you get the traction you need to get out of that situation.
When I'm in my 4x4 truck in snow I punch it everywhere! It's the only way to have fun. Never gotten stuck even in 30+ inches.
@@RC_Trailblazers well here its a city car
It's USA. Majority of people there have no understanding at all how to drive in winter conditions. Nor do they have any understanding what kind of tires are good.
I live in Michigan. Everything is spot on. We never buy snow driving products. We just drive😂😂😂
Finally, some actual helpful advice instead of "LmAo yOu cALi bOyS dOn'T kNoW reAL sNoW wEaTHer"
Nothing is as entertaining as people who never deal with snow dealing with snow
Jobe and layton are both from heavy snow area’s though
@@imoverhere8327 Seems they've forgotten what it's like already.
Youre not wrong, it was entertaining as f.
Lol
lol wut?
what was so wrong here??????
id like to see you trudge around like that doubt youd look like a graceful gazelle either 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for having me on!! This was a blast testing those products!!
Next time try going somewhere cold enough and long enough for some ice to form. As a Canadian this is just silly. Good job though?
Keep up the good work! Maybe stay away from any of those electrical gimmicks with Whiskers, Wouldn't want the poor thing to go up in flames.... uhh.. more flames >.>
I really like your presentation style. You'd be a great permanent addition to the Donut crew.
@@ducatisti You should check out their channel then. He has his hands in a few different area's of the car world and does the occasional collab with other YT channels.
Love how they didn't give a plug for "Robby Layton Nation".
I love your collabs with MORR. Whiskers FTW!!!!!
Northern Scot here, Prestone is awesome, when used correctly. It’s not for melting snow, it’s for turning ice to water in front of your eyes. Honestly this was one of the best videos you guys have ever made, simply because it’s obvious the only snow you see on the regular is on the Coca Cola Christmas advert 😂
Agreed, got a prestone can on clearance 3 years ago by chance and ive never looked back, clear the snow off with a brush first and then spray a couple horizontal lines across the top of each window, let gravity work it through the ice. The narrow spray gives it the reach to cover the whole windshield from one side of the car. They definitely missed the mark on that one and should give it another shot if they have the chance
@@joshuaford4460 yeah exactly that! It’s magical stuff and worth every penny… but to expect it to deal with the snow too is asking a lot lol.
I haven’t used it but I was thinking when they tried it that it wasn’t really a fair test. Brush the snow off and if you have thick ice then use it.
I came to say this too. I've used the spray bottle of Prestone before and it is awesome to de-ice mirrors!
They also claimed it was 15 dollars then showed a two pack from amazon which makes them half the price...last time I bought some I got them for a dollar a piece from walmart because it was towards the end of winter. Guess I should've filled up my cart with them lol
Growing up in the midwest, ya know what gets snow off of your car really well?
A BROOM, Then a simple $5 ice scraper that fits in your pocket does the rest. It even cleans snow off of your entire car! Imagine that! Without scratching, too!
And all you need is a shovel incase you get stuck you can dig out or chains 😆
@@EranFrodo-y9lwe always just used kitty litter
Live in Canada, we have winter. in 40 years of driving i've never needed more than a $2 wooden handled ice scraper/brush combo that gets replaced every couple years. Saves your toonies.
So true😂
Yeah, pretty much. Shovel is a nice thing to have too, if you happen to drive off or get plowed-in after heavy snowfall and it freezing. And maybe some lock de-icer or gun oil.
I paid $10 for a premium brush after winter was over in the Colorado Rockies. It works wonders. You don’t realize how nice it is until you try it
if you zip-tie a clean microfiber cloth over the bristles you can wipe snow off paint too.
I just never wipe off the whole layer but that is a solid tip to try out sometime fs@@AeiouCommander
Yeah, Finland here, hi. De-icer spray is only product that makes sense out of these if you don't have heated windshield. But like a good one, not that kind you had.
You only need basic ice scraper, small metal shovel and snow brush. Shovel is for if you get stuck you can try to shovel yourself out.
Small lidded bucket of gravel is also good idea for winter to get some traction if you get stuck. And common sense not to drive anywhere you'd beach yourself.
That's literally only things you need. We get temperatures below -30*C (-22*F) and a lot of snow here and I've never been so stuck I couldn't get my self out by my self.
Canadian here. That de ice spray is such a godsend honestly. I’ve never thought of carrying gravel with me and that’s actually such a genius idea. Gonna start doing that now!
@@descendintostanarchyA bag of cat litter works well I've heard
suomi yaaaay
@@chill_will9816 it's Red Foreman approved.
This, but for starters it would've really helped them if they had actual winter tyres on in the first place!
It's obvious that none of you guys been around snow much 😂
Yeah as a Wisconsinite im just yelling at the screen
Ive only been in snow a couple times in my life.. what are some things that give it away for these guys?
@@Deltone0121 he tried to take off too fast. When stuck in the snow, put it in low gear and go easy, gradually accelerating.
Jobe is from the Midwest at least
@@Deltone0121I think for me it’s most of the cleaning the car part can be done with turning the car on 10 minutes before you leave and just use a glove and push the snow off. No need for anything more that a 10$ brush and scrapper.
I still own a Saab, but when I lived in the northeast I had them as well. Those guys really cared about winter driving; headlight wipers to clear mud and snow from the headlights, a super hot heater, heated leather seats, and maybe the best part; the door handles were metal and designed to not freeze up in icy conditions with a loop big enough to fit your hand in WHILE wearing a glove. The buttons inside the car were a little large as well, and according to Saab it was so you could use any of the car's features with your gloves on. The only thing it was missing was a heated steering wheel and MAYBE 4 wheel drive. If you had good snow tires and drove carefully though that wasn't a problem on main roads... still though those cars felt at home in the snow, especially for 90s vehicles.
I remember I liked my Volvo for having heated steering/seats in an era that they were exclusive to the full-size luxury sedans.
What a well timed video, considering spring is almost here. 😂
They're on California time, it's always spring time there lol
Some of us, those who really use snow removal tools, have 3 more months of winter.
@@CredibleHulk that sounds horrifying. I'm in Tennessee and it's been sunny and 60 this week.
@backwoodstherapy I live on the south shore of Lake Superior. We get about 270 inches of snow a year. Last year, the road grader, with a V-plow, was stuck at the end of my driveway... on May 5th.
@@backwoodstherapy 3 of our ski resorts got 900" last winter here in Utah. I'm bummed we're probably going to have an average year with 500"
The De-Ice Spray at 11:50 ist actually very good. You have to clean the snow first and then you use the spray against ice. I use one can per winter. Not exactly that product, but a similar one.
Yep clearly people who have never actually had a snow storm lol. That thing is a life saver when your windshield is straight up ice.
Yeah as a Canadian that spray shit has saved me so many backaches from leaning over trying to scrape my windshield for 5 mins so I can see when it’s pure ice. My partner and I call it weasel piss and it’s a god send
I've used that exact product and it works well. I was like, "Why are you spraying it on snow when it's for ice" lol. When you use it properly it lasts quite awhile.
I work in the oilfield in alaska. Temps down to -50. I cringed when I watched them spray it on the snow.... shit works wonders if used as intended
Yes, it's amazing!
The pinnacle of ice and snow removal tools is the $6 wood handled thing with a brush on one side and a plastic scraper on the other. Tried and tested for many years in Saskatchewan. They beat all the fancy metal folding scraper-brushes as well.
I have one of those in my truck and it absolutely works faster than anything else I've tried. The car gets the wimpy aluminum foldy gizmo because he's a princess and refuses to be driven in icy conditions.
I think the current $5 plastic one I have is going on 6 years of use. I don't get why a folder, it's not like you can fit one in your trunk but not the other. I also carry a spray bottle of 70/30 rubbing alcohol, sometimes when there's just a light frost on the windshield I'll spray that on and the wipers do the rest.
$6?! Last time I had to buy one it was $3!
Honestly. Anything other than those combo tools is pretty much just a waste of money. You can really see the SoCal showing in this video.
i can honestly say i've never seen chains for $800, like get a normal $70 - $100 chains and you're good. It is also hilarious to see people testing winter products at temperatures above freezing.
Wow this scraper worked! While the ice is actively melting
I skipped ahead to the snow socks, and when he said that he lost all credibility. (I mention the skip cuz he might've lost it before then.) The most expensive ones I could find online, those fancy quick install jobbies for huge 4x4 pickup tires, were $400. I bought a set of cable chains for my Toyota sedan at a thrift store for $3, they work fine. Then he said you can't drive on the road with the socks, that was more B.S.
Yeah and $100 for a scraper. Mine extends for huge reach, has a scraper and cost $15.
Even their knock-off snow socks seemed overpriced. You can get the original Autosock for less than $100 and they are rated for up to 120 kilometers on asphalt, so they won't immediately break when there's no snow.
You can buy snowtires with studs and get them installed for that price. I use to live in Colorado and worked at a mountain Walmart that sold a lot of snowchains, most are under 100. These guys don't know what they are talking about.
Who sprays De-icer on to snow? I've used De-icer on frozen windshields and windows for over 10 years and it works every time.
"20 bucks is 20 bucks but that was literally two seconds"
2 seconds is a lot for some people Robby!! 😂😂😭😭
I had so much faith in the zip ties 😢
Like any experienced cold weather driver, he guns the ignition while stuck.... lol Slow and steady wins the race in the snow.
Honestly I think that's pretty average for most guys
Touché 😂
Men who last for a nanosecond: 🗿🍷
I love watching you get out of SoCal and cover car topics you normally can't do in dry and sunny LA. This was just some car bois having fun in that fresh pow pow!
Yep all it takes it going up north to Norcal lol
la has been flooded lately
For a second I thought this was 2 hours outside of LA. (r/Snowboarding has had a field day around some ones post about the snow there.)
@@CallMeRabbitzUSVIthis is in Utah they arent in cali
Ironically, it's been raining all week here in LA. More rain than Seattle
😂😂 the SoCal boys bundled up like its subzero and then they tell us it's 39 degrees
It's almost like feeling cold is subjective.. who would have thought 🤷🏼♂️
I know right! that’s fricken spring time baby!
Right that's +4°C lmao😂😂 shit ain't even freezing
Jobe is from Ohio. Y'all gatekeeping snow is pretty sad lol
@@TheHuskyK9 where's the gatekeeping. They can have the snow!
I have Prestone De-Icer Spray in my car AND IT WORKS GREAT! if you get a regular pump spray and do it over your windshield, it will DE ICE it...they seemed to use it on SNOW...that wasn't the purpose.
Their product was way too expensive. You just need some type of cheap alcohol in a normal spray bottle, it's usually like $10 per gallon. Smells horrible, but it works.
As a resident of northern utah
Its hilarious to see how unfamiliar most californians are when dealing with snow 😂
They aren't much better in the rain.
U get like 1 inch a year. Relax
@@kace1k Yea you can totally tell in the video there's only an inch of snow!
It's hilarious that people need to point out that the vast, out of control entity that is the United States has different weather in different places. Idiocy. I love it
@@samuelgarrod8327 Not only that, but ignores that MOST of california gets huge amounts of snow.
The Prestone in the windex style bottles is quite a bit easier and more efficient for windows than that straight stream. Pretty useful stuff.
As someone who lives in a not-freezing area, one thing I found that was super economical for window clearing is a spray bottle with some de-icing windshield fluid in it. Spray that stuff on, let it sit a few mins, and it REALLY helps remove the ice buildup. That, and it is way cheaper than the stuff in the cans! I have used some "can stuff" that I got for dirt-cheap on sale at an auto parts store and don't get me wrong, that stuff WORKS but it's a rip compared to a gallon jug of windshield fluid and a spray bottle. But hey, to each their own.
If your ever spending extended periods in the cold weather, get a scraper. The wiper fluid trick works from time to time, but doing it exclusively for weeks at a time in -20c weather will cause it to freeze and build up around the window. I have a co-worker who does it every winter, and every winter I get asked to help chisel he wiper blades out of a block of ice because she put fluid over 10-20cm of snow and ice, drove to work, and it settled/froze overnight.
It's close to the same fluid, a form of alcohol.
I get that winter mix rainx, with de-icer. Super effective and it makes the window hydrophobic for some time so you don't get snow/ice resticking
@@Richard-jt6nt That Prestone stuff is methanol and ethylene glycol. Wiper fluid and antifreeze.
@@aderi31415So... A form of alcohol?
I think you guys should try this again with a non CVT car, it seems like that was causing alot of the trouble you were having.
I was thinking something similar. Id like to see a car that will let you spin tire all day. My mk4 golf doesnt even have traction control and its manual so it will let me spin tire all day, though i roll blizzaks in the winter.
Well as someone who drives a cvt I think it helps knowing that some of the products might not work due to that, and the fact that I’m an idiot for buying one in the first place lol
A lot of cars are cvt. So it makes sense to use one since not everyone will be driving awd or 4wd since they might be visiting
Or the problem is that they have summer tires on fwd in snow. At least have spikes or smt
@@valmok1234they look like all weathers, which most people will be running because they are the most cost efficient for people who don’t have two sets of wheels
those tire mittens were honestly surprising
Seen people pull large wool socks over (not suitable for winter) shoes to get snow/ice traction, which I believe use the same principle.
Now that winter is over here’s a video on how to get through snow 😂😂😂
1:07 “20 bucks is 20 bucks but that was literally two seconds” 🤣🤣🤣
I saw the zip tie snow tire things and as a Wisconsin man, knew they would not work for my needs. I'm glad you guys tested them for me haha
They would probably be okay if they didn't gun it and spin the tires like that.
I've lived in Northern Ontario all my life and pretty much knew how most all of these products would perform. What I didn't know is that I have apparently have a tremendous need from a Jeep on a killer tracks tracks set up! Wow!
Lol the segment when they both got out of the gladiator to swap seats was a nice touch👌
The snow socks did surprise me lmao, but still can’t beat regular ol tire cables
Cables are garbage. They're not even allowed here in California.
I used to think snow socks were some kind of chinesium joke until I found out recently that the original product, the Autosock, was invented in Norway and it is now even accepted as a type of snow chain in Switzerland (and most other European countries where roads can be closed for vehicles without snow chains). If I trust anyone with snow chains, it's the Norwegians and the Swiss.
11:31 Project Farm presentation style theft! 😂
Can’t wait to see the tracks you get to bolt onto the Ford ranger trophy truck build next winter!!!
The Jeremy Clarkson POWER!! approach by flooring it is the best way to remain stuck
This collab with Robbie and heavy D was a great one!! Keep em coming donut!!
"That couldn’t have sucked any better" is so accurate 🤣 1:23
Is y’all’s ad really just a straight scam???
Getting out of debt by getting into debt does sound really silly, and for the VAST majority it is silly. Unless you have excellent credit and at the same time carry some sort of debt with a very predatory interest rate, reconsolidating usually is a bad idea.
Tire socks are awesome. When the ice storm passed over Oregon a while ago I kept them on my car for the whole thing and never slid or even slipped a tire. All you have to keep in mind is their speed limit and to ease into the throttle.
They are pretty great! Contrary to what they are saying, you absolutely do NOT need to take them off as soon as you are "unstuck". As long as you are not driving on bare pavement or gravel, these will last a few hundred miles, just like chains.
That de-icer spray is awsome to prevent ice build up before the snow comes in. Small spray on all of the glass and use a towel or rag to treat the whole glass panel evenly. Prevents ice to begin with!
The Florida license plate in the middle of the snow is just perfect
Loved the real-life tests you guys carried out in harsh conditions. Those snow chains and heated seat additions were getting me through the snowy environment.
9:35 give that to me and ill swap whatever drill battery you want on to it and itll trim your treasure trail let alone take ice off the windshield lol
Prestone Deicer: Scrape your windows. A layer of ice is stuck to the glass that won't come off without a lot of work. A quick spritz of deicer across the top of the window, while the car runs and the vents heat up. Drink cup of coffee indoors in comfort. Return to car, ice is clear, drive to work. A niche product, but useful in areas where you get a lot of freezing rain. Also, should not cost you more than $5 a can.
Lol every Canadian watching this knows fully well all you need is a manual snow brush and ice scraper. That motorized scraper is hilarious 🤣
Those tractions boards would definitely work if you had maybe like six of them. just set up a track for each tire and then move the car slowly and grab the last boards to move them to the front again. It would be slow but could work
I love that the donut socks actually work. I had to use a couple of our welcome mats under tires to get traction and even then I still had to rock it back and forth to get my Elantra out of the snowy/icy parking lot. Thanks for a fun video!
I do have one of those electric ice scratchers from Kärcher and I must honestly say it's the best car accessory I ever had. No idea what kind of battery is in there but I maybe have to charge it like 3 times a winter so that's superb. The ice removing capability is insanely good with a surprisingly high amount of torque so getting even through think ice is a A LOT easier than doing it by hand... Not super easy of course but you have to work a lot less than with a manual one and I don't get all sweaty which is a huge plus for me. Just keep in mind that it does cause micro scratches on the glass. My little shitbox isn't as precious anymore as it used to be so it doesn't matter a lot but I wouldn't do it on a S class...
My windshield is already trash. I'm tempted to get one!
If your car gets stuck on an ice spot and can't move. You can either use your flor mats or a towel put in front of the tiers. Works every time.
One other thing. What they did on the first ziptie test was to floor the gass. DONT DO THATT!!! instead slowly aply gass to avoid just spinning out.
Im from Norway, so i know what I'm talking about 🤣🇳🇴
And if you see how deap they are in the ice? That is a really difficult spot to be. But the right tools😮 work. Most of the "bad" products in this video are mend for not so deap holes.
For door handles, and for iced up windshields/mirrors, there is a super cheap way to clear them. Take 2 parts Isopropyl Alcohol and 1 part distilled water. Mix in a spray bottle and viola, you're good to go. I live near Aspen, so it's not thenworst for snow and ice, but it does get bad at times and this solution has saved the 27 year old door handles on my 96 pathfinder
As someone born and raised in the south, it's eye opening to see that this is a common and recurring issue for many of my fellow Americans in other states to the point that there is an entire industry for accessories that go on your car to combat snow and ice.
Snow is so rare down here that it's a full-blown spectacle when it happens.
not really an issue. proper winter tires, a 10€ brush with a scraper and maybe some 50€ snow chains if you go on rural roads. and some skill ofcourse
I had an ex boyfriend who lived in Florida and I had to explain to them what an ice scraper was.
You could do a “who is the fastest in Donut” video, it would be lit🔥🔥🔥
Bro said Snow Socks “helped us out of a sticky situation”
One could argue that it was a slippery situation you was in. The socks created a sticky situation that gave traction 😊
The de-icer is actually pretty useful when you have a 1/6 inch solid sheet of ice on your car and you need to get to the keyhole, melt the ice on the handle, you can spray it in the doorframe if your door is frozen shut, or don't want to bang on your car's windows to break it up enough to get your scraper underneath the ice because if there's a solid sheet the scraper will just slide over the top of it
The heated seat covers at Walmart are perfect. Pretty cheap and they go on sale often too
My car was in the shop, so I once took the work van home in the winter. Bad mistake. A Chevy Savana Express with all-season tires is terrible on snow. Making it home on roads cleared and compacted by rush hour traffic was fine. The problem was getting into my parking stall at home. Took me half an hour to go 85 metres. Constantly got stuck and had to dig myself out. The next morning was about the same. Fortunately, I got my car back that day. 2006 Ford Focus with winter tires. There was literally only one time in the 11 years I owned that car that it got stuck.
For the SnowShark, you can get an alternative for like 20-40 that does the same thing AND has an ice breaker, it’s made by Suncast
840hp supercharged hellcat powered jeep gladiator on tracks.
that thing rocks! Arctic Rapid Response Team! ARRT will love these!
lived in south dakota basically my whole life, loved to see how california handles snow and cold lol
We are indeed pretty blessed to live in a beautiful part of the country instead of a miserable shithole like South Dakota.
We have the socks too. Had to buy them to get out of a snowed in resort. Worked as advertised no complaints for emergency short term use.
I have/had those exact same zip tie ones. Was cautiously optimistic. EXACTLY same result!
I came to the comments SPECIFICALLY to say how jealous I was of HeavyDSparks
All the amazing shit he had gotten to drive 👏👏👏 JELLY!!!
The de-icer spray works. I either spray before i warm up the car and it comes off easily but the real trick with it is to spray the night before and if you don't care about your paint(and your doors stick) then add some around the door frame the night before
Prestone spray is where it's at. You're supposed to use it when the snow is off the car and melt the hard ice. It doesn't need much at all. Work's like a dream.
Dont use heated ice scrapers or pour hot water on the windows to clear the ice. The windo might crack or chatter completely.
Growing up in PA. Snow Joe scraper/broom, Shovel, (2) 20ib bags of kitty litter. That's all I ever keep in my vehicle for winter. Kitty litter is great for extra weight on wheels (i stick one above each wheel well), and for grip to get unstuck. If you don't use the litter, donate to animal shelter at end of winter.
Kitty litter is my jam.
For the Prestone spray, get the pump sprayer version. It has selectable spray patterns and it $5 lasts all winter typically.
Could you guys just have a quick look at the car reflection in 5:49 while the guy is speaking lmfao
I love that you guys collabed with heavy D. Id love to see you guys go to his snowed in series next gear to experience snow!
6:40 The empty box 📦 from the snowshark is probably just as effective
Leaf blower works great for snow on and around the car. Also use moving blankets on vehicle before heavy snow.
39° is t-shirt weather where I'm at 🤣🤣
As a swede I'm amazed at how many weird unnecessary products are sold for winter driving.
I'm over here with an old ice scraper I found at my parent's house years ago, a $5 brush, and a stick of silicone.
Cheaper options for Wind screen use a blanket . For the side windows use sandwich bags or garbage bags. A medium power leaf blower works for clearing snow. For ice on a Window pour warm water in a bag and run it along glass surfaces while wiping with a cloth to prevent refreezing. I suggest using Rain x Water repellent before snow because it will help prevent thick ice from forming.
As someone from Northern Minnesota the De-icer spray actually is amazing to have. There are generic ones for a lot less money that do just as good of a job too.
Much more intended to work in ultra-cold dry winters. Works really good on doors and locks as well
For getting unstuck I would just carry a mini-shovel and kitty-litter/sand. That will work in nearly every situation, and if it doesnt then throw your floor-mats under the wheels as well
5:56 all you gotta do is have about 8-10 beat up shirts or hoody’s. I’ve been stuck and used that and it also worked. No need to pay $100 go to thrift store get them for a couple dollars a shirt.
Being from Texas and on the border with Mexico, i grew up around the snow. As the corridor to the north I-35 goes right thru Dallas, snow is plentiful around these parts.😊
They need to make another video for the iced window thest. In this video, the temperature was to high to make the test valid.
The can is great for super cold weather. Its mainly for ice not snow.
Review in the garage: They aren't good, moving on.
Review in the freezing cold: F**kn suuuuuuuuuuuck!! I'm gonna die.
When I start the school bus after a frost and have to be on the route ASAP there's no way I can reach the frozen windshield. De-icing spray is worth every penny.
Zach was doing his best Jeremy Clarkson impression this video... SPEEEEEEEEED AND POWWWWWWER
I was not expecting a random HeavyD in my donut media but I gotta say I’m here for it
I lived in the snow belt my whole life so driving in snow is second nature haha 😆
That prestone stuff is actually really good. I used to use it all the time years ago. One can last long enough that i wasn't mad about the price. Sont need to spray that much on. It will break up the ice enough and fast enough, and then you just scrape it off.
Hell yeah I love these collabs. Stoked y'all are gonna be in the Off Road Games, hope you're able to get some sick footage!
So funny looking at people that have no idea how to drive on snow trying to drive on it 😂 And I just relised that this is probably how off-roaders feel when lookin at people that havn't driven off-road before when they try it lol
Canadian here. You only need 3 things. Snow tires, good old 5$ snow brush, and a shovel (Optional, most people don't even bother)...
The sprayable deicer is a savior when you've already cleared the snow but have a layer of ice of the glass. The scrapers work pretty much the same but you might have some streaks from poor contact.
Hahaha damn I love it! A painting of a car on a shirt, genius. Reminds me of The Green Hornet movie.
Donut guys-big jacket and stocking cap. Utah guys-sweatshirt and SnapBack hat.
SoCal guys testing winter products! 😂😂 the Prestone spray works really well on the really cold window glazed and frozen conditions
Being from Maine the only thing I keep in my car is a brush/scraper. The best way to not get stuck in the snow, don’t drive in the snow 😉
Donut, never change, don't pull a hoonigan please! All the guys are awesome!
That driving spray is a life saver for froze shut doors windows, door handles and wiper blades. Spray it alone the door edges or the wiper blade or window edges and it lets it right away.
That “Absolutely unstoppable” at 5:35 hit me just right haha
As an avid Pennsylvanian, I pull my wipers up the night before if I'm really feeling proactive, then tackle the rest the next morning with my gloves and an old gift card 😁
Dig the snow out from under the tires!
Put a rug TRASH? Sand something under/ around the tire! Should work.
High low charger you could get a pursuit edition for the low and around 2010 you can tune them with a odb2 scan tool and they're AWD.
Yo them zip ties went quick LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Always wondered when I would see a donut / Heavy D Sparks collab. ❤
I goota say that Robby looks like Cal naughton Jr. 😅 ask him to say “shake and bake” on your next video..😂
A couple of scrap pieces of carpet aren't a bad choice for a little extra grip. A shovel and some craps of carpet can be enough to save the day sometimes!
I think if you're in a situation more than once where you're stuck pretty bad though... maybe it's time to consider different tires or altering your driving if you can lol. Taking a "mountain shortcut" in your all season tired corolla for example, bad idea if there's a main road that's not as steep and has winter maintenance...