How to Protect Your Car With No Garage

Most cars in America do not have a garage to hide in. If yours lives in a driveway, a lot, or on the street, hail season is a real risk. The good news is you have options.

Watch the forecast and move early

When severe weather is in the forecast, moving your car under any solid cover helps: a carport, a parking structure, even a sturdy overhang. The catch is that storms move fast and you are not always home.

Use what you have, carefully

Thick blankets or moving pads can reduce light hail damage in a pinch, but they shift in the wind and rarely cover the whole car. They are a stopgap, not a solution.

Plan for protection that travels

The real answer for garage-less drivers is protection you can carry and deploy quickly, wherever you park. That is the niche ordinary gear misses, and the one worth planning around.

Where HailShield comes in

HailShield is a portable hail protection cover in development right now, built for the millions of vehicles that never see a garage. It is designed to travel in your trunk and go on fast when the sky turns. The product is still being finalized, so this is a preview of what is coming. Want to be first to know when it launches? Join the early list.