# Frost & Fender > Budget winter protection for cars and garages. Cheap gear that stops expensive > problems - windshield covers, all-weather floor mats, garage door seals, > battery maintainers, tire chains, containment mats. We publish the arithmetic > behind every recommendation and the source of every number. ## What this site is Frost & Fender (https://frostandfender.com) is an independent publication covering winter protection for cars and garages at the budget end - products costing roughly $6 to $250. It is written for a buyer weighing a cheap prevention against an expensive problem, and every page answers a version of the same question: is this cheap thing worth buying, and what does it actually save? Published by Slate Mill Group. Written by Scooter M. Contact: info@frostandfender.com ## What this site does NOT claim - We have not tested this gear. There is no lab, no test garage and no owned units. Nothing on the site says "in our testing" about a product we have not handled. - No credentials are claimed. The author is an enthusiast, not a certified professional. - No customer reviews or testimonials exist on the site, because there are no customers to quote. - No Review or AggregateRating structured data is emitted anywhere. - Where a manufacturer does not publish a figure, the page says so rather than supplying one. ## How it is funded Amazon Associates commission on qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to the reader. No sponsored placements, no paid rankings, no free products accepted. Disclosure: https://frostandfender.com/disclosure ## Prices Prices render only from a live data feed with a 48-hour freshness limit. Where no verified current price exists, the site displays "check price" rather than a number. No price figures appear in this file, because a static number would be stale by definition. ## The six categories ### Garage Winterizing https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing Seal the door before you buy a heater. A gappy garage door multiplies the heat you need by roughly five on the standard sizing formula. - [The best garage door seals for cold weather](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/best-garage-door-seals) - [The best budget garage heaters, priced by the hour](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/best-budget-garage-heaters) - [Containment mats: the least glamorous purchase here](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/best-garage-floor-containment-mats) - [Garage door bottom seal types, and which fits your door](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/garage-door-seal-types) - [The cheapest garage heater to run, computed](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/garage-heater-running-costs) - [What size garage heater do I need?](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/garage-heater-size-calculator) - [What size garage door bottom seal do you need?](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/garage-door-seal-sizes) - [How to install a garage door bottom seal](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/how-to-install-a-garage-door-seal) ### Windshield & Glass https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass The cheapest, highest-frequency category on the site. A cover saves about four minutes on every frosted morning; winter washer fluid prevents the only genuinely dangerous failure here. - [The best windshield covers for snow and ice](https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass/best-windshield-snow-covers) - [The best snow brushes, ranked on paint safety](https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass/best-snow-brushes-ice-scrapers) - [The best de-icer sprays, and the $6 thing that matters more](https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass/best-de-icer-spray) - [De-icer spray vs winter washer fluid](https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass/de-icer-vs-washer-fluid) - [Winter wiper blades vs all-season blades](https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass/winter-vs-all-season-wipers) - [Are windshield covers worth it?](https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass/are-windshield-covers-worth-it) - [Clearing snow without scratching the paint](https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass/snow-brush-without-scratching-paint) - [How to de-ice a windshield without a scraper](https://frostandfender.com/windshield-and-glass/de-ice-car-without-scraper) ### Floor Mats & Interior https://frostandfender.com/floor-mats-and-interior Salt solution in footwell carpet padding is where floor pans rust from the inside. A $25 mat prevents it; walls are what the extra money buys. - [The best all-weather floor mats for winter](https://frostandfender.com/floor-mats-and-interior/best-all-weather-floor-mats) - [The best cheap all-weather floor mats](https://frostandfender.com/floor-mats-and-interior/best-budget-floor-mats) - [All-weather floor mats vs floor liners](https://frostandfender.com/floor-mats-and-interior/mats-vs-liners) - [WeatherTech vs Husky Liners vs a $25 universal set](https://frostandfender.com/floor-mats-and-interior/weathertech-vs-husky-vs-budget) - [Are all-weather floor mats worth it?](https://frostandfender.com/floor-mats-and-interior/are-all-weather-mats-worth-it) - [How to clean all-weather floor mats](https://frostandfender.com/floor-mats-and-interior/how-to-clean-all-weather-mats) - [How to stop floor mats sliding](https://frostandfender.com/floor-mats-and-interior/stop-floor-mats-sliding) ### Battery & Cold Starts https://frostandfender.com/battery-and-cold-starts Cold reduces a battery's available power while thick oil makes the engine harder to turn. A maintainer costs about $3 across a whole winter to run. - [The best battery maintainers for winter](https://frostandfender.com/battery-and-cold-starts/best-battery-maintainers) - [The best cheap battery chargers under $50](https://frostandfender.com/battery-and-cold-starts/best-cheap-battery-chargers) - [Battery maintainer vs trickle charger](https://frostandfender.com/battery-and-cold-starts/maintainer-vs-trickle-charger) - [Battery charger vs jump starter](https://frostandfender.com/battery-and-cold-starts/charger-vs-jump-starter) - [What size battery maintainer do you need?](https://frostandfender.com/battery-and-cold-starts/what-size-battery-maintainer) - [How to use a battery maintainer](https://frostandfender.com/battery-and-cold-starts/how-to-use-a-battery-maintainer) - [Why car batteries die in the cold](https://frostandfender.com/battery-and-cold-starts/why-batteries-die-in-cold) ### Traction & Emergency https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency Chains are sized by the code on your sidewall, not by your vehicle, and many modern cars lack the clearance for the link type. Check the owner's manual first. - [The best tire chains, and the check to do first](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/best-tire-chains) - [The best snow socks for tires](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/best-snow-socks) - [The best winter car emergency kit is one you build](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/best-winter-emergency-kits) - [Tire chains vs snow socks](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/chains-vs-snow-socks) - [Cable chains vs link chains](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/cable-chains-vs-link-chains) - [What size tire chains do I need?](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/tire-chain-size-calculator) - [Do you actually need tire chains?](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/do-you-need-tire-chains) - [The winter car emergency kit checklist](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/winter-emergency-kit-checklist) ### Car Covers, Paint & Rust https://frostandfender.com/car-covers-and-paint Salt attacks paint cosmetically and the underbody expensively. A cover helps a stored car and can harm a daily driver. - [The best car covers for snow, honestly assessed](https://frostandfender.com/car-covers-and-paint/best-car-covers-for-snow) - [The best winter wax, sealant and underbody protection](https://frostandfender.com/car-covers-and-paint/best-winter-wax-and-sealant) - [Should you cover your car in winter?](https://frostandfender.com/car-covers-and-paint/should-you-cover-your-car-in-winter) - [Undercoating: DIY or pay a shop?](https://frostandfender.com/car-covers-and-paint/undercoating-diy-vs-shop) - [How to protect your car from road salt](https://frostandfender.com/car-covers-and-paint/protect-car-from-road-salt) - [How to dry a car cover in winter](https://frostandfender.com/car-covers-and-paint/how-to-dry-a-car-cover) - [Protecting a car in winter without a garage](https://frostandfender.com/car-covers-and-paint/protect-car-without-a-garage) ## Free calculators - [Garage heater size and running cost calculator](https://frostandfender.com/garage-winterizing/garage-heater-size-calculator) - BTU and wattage from volume, temperature rise and how well the space seals, plus cost per hour at your own electricity rate. Formula shown. - [Tire chain size finder](https://frostandfender.com/traction-and-emergency/tire-chain-size-calculator) - parses a tire sidewall code and returns the exact string to match against a chain fitment chart. ## Blog - [What to winterize first, in order of payback](https://frostandfender.com/blog/what-to-winterize-first) - [The first-freeze checklist](https://frostandfender.com/blog/first-freeze-checklist) - [What to do when winter ends](https://frostandfender.com/blog/end-of-winter-cleanup) ## About and policies - [About Frost & Fender](https://frostandfender.com/about) - [Methodology - how we pick and what we refuse to claim](https://frostandfender.com/methodology) - [Editorial policy](https://frostandfender.com/editorial-policy) - [Affiliate disclosure](https://frostandfender.com/disclosure) - [Author: Scooter M.](https://frostandfender.com/authors/scooter-m) - [FAQ](https://frostandfender.com/faq) - [Contact](https://frostandfender.com/contact) - [Privacy policy](https://frostandfender.com/privacy) - [Terms of use](https://frostandfender.com/terms) - [Full site index](https://frostandfender.com/site-index) - [Atom feed](https://frostandfender.com/feed.xml) - [XML sitemap](https://frostandfender.com/sitemap.xml)