Looking for winter experience - Carpet Removal vs Retention.

[IRAH]

Guys, first jeep here. And Im sure some might know, Im Canadian. So Snow is a thing. Snow.. Ice, sleet, hail.. All that awful stuff is right around the corner. We usually have some on ground by Halloween here.

Sorry to push the curse of the dreaded S word, but one of the problems I've had in previous trucks is ice Accumulation in the floor wells and the carpets being damp leading to humidity issues in the cabin regarldless if you have rubber mats or not.

So my theory is, remove the carpets for winter as its easier to scoop all the winter out of the painted floor and rubber mats then it is to try and dry the carpets in sub zero.

Has anyone done this? What were your findings?

Thanks in advance guys!

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[RodRecket]

Check out armorlite. Should be a good aftermarket solution to what your asking about

 

[CKayaks]

Western MT here, though last winter (my first with this Jeep) was mild. I have a Ram 2500 for many years though. Here's my take.

Armorlite for the Jeep if you can. That gives you 'tub' that is easy to clean out. The extra insulation is a big plus as well. But that is a pricy route. It incorporates tightly into the Jeep's floor drains. You can hose out and not worry about getting water under a mat. Not that you are going to be hosing out in winter. Just a point.

In the Ram, I got floor mats that are built in that 'tub' shape. High sides all the way around. Weathertech is what I have in there now. Pulls out easily to dump the rocks, dirt, snow. They are a bit slick as they are hard plastic. There was another brand (name eludes me) that was more rubbery material. I liked that much better, but I wore it out after about 100k miles of desert and dirt in my old Xterra.

Oh, another unrelated issue you are going to hit: headlights getting packed with snow. They are like a pair of snow cone scopes up front. Good luck with that one. Not seen a good solution yet.

 

[IRAH]

Western MT here, though last winter (my first with this Jeep) was mild. I have a Ram 2500 for many years though. Here's my take.

Armorlite for the Jeep if you can. That gives you 'tub' that is easy to clean out. The extra insulation is a big plus as well. But that is a pricy route. It incorporates tightly into the Jeep's floor drains. You can hose out and not worry about getting water under a mat. Not that you are going to be hosing out in winter. Just a point.

In the Ram, I got floor mats that are built in that 'tub' shape. High sides all the way around. Weathertech is what I have in there now. Pulls out easily to dump the rocks, dirt, snow. They are a bit slick as they are hard plastic. There was another brand (name eludes me) that was more rubbery material. I liked that much better, but I wore it out after about 100k miles of desert and dirt in my old Xterra.

Oh, another unrelated issue you are going to hit: headlights getting packed with snow. They are like a pair of snow cone scopes up front. Good luck with that one. Not seen a good solution yet.

Good To know. Didnt think of the headlights.. And they are LED so they wont put out a lot of heat (if any at all) to melt it..

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