A few weeks back I mentioned that I found my van Nessie difficult to drive in the rain because I am relient on my wing mirrors – and the side windows don’t have wipers! You can read about my various water-based problems here: This Nessie doesn’t like water!

But there are advantages to having a blog!! One lovely follower got in touch to suggest a product I might find helpful – rain-x. It’s widely available and I got a bottle in B&Q when I was on my Yorkshire roadtrip.

It was easy to apply, but I’ve been holding off blogging about it, because there’s been so little rain recently to test it out! Last weekend, on a drive back from the New Forest, I did finally get caught in a heavy shower, and the rain-x did make a difference. The water formed smaller droplets and seemed to run-off more quickly.

I put it on my wing mirrors as well as the windows, using a microfibre cloth. Poor Nessie rarely gets a wash because she lives on the street and I live upstairs, so I don’t have a hosepipe and it’s not very convenient to carry buckets up and down the stairs. Given this, there is also an additional benefit of her windows just being clean!!

Although we’re now all equipped for wet weather, I’m hoping there will still be plenty of sunshine for camping in this summer!

L