Best Foam Cannon for Car Washing: Son of a Gun
By Matthew Guy |
Last updated: April 28, 2021
For a good many gearheads, washing their car is a form of relaxation, if not outright therapy. From the initial hosing off of loose dirt to the final wipe of a chamois, taking oneâs ride from dirty to clean hardly a chore for most people reading this post.
Weâve assembled eight options of foam cannons designed to help you make the most of that time. Whether one uses the two-bucket method or a foam cannon shown here, no one wants to scratch the life out of their vehicleâs paintwork. Pro tip: if you drop your sponge or cleaning cloth, pitch it into a dark corner of the garage and donât use it again until it has been thoroughly cleaned
Rack âEm: Best Bike Racks for Your Vehicle
By Matthew Guy |
Last updated: December 22, 2020
For as much as a person may try, there does come the realization that we canât fit everything into our vehicles â even if one did master the ancient arts of Jenga and Tetris as a youngster. Sometimes a person just has to accept reality, break down, and purchase some sort of auxiliary carrier and lash it to the car.
This is especially true if said items that wonât fit are of an odd size, like several bicycles or a taxidermied tiger shark. While we canât help you with the latter, we have rounded up a few of our picks for the former, all of which are designed to cart your two-wheeled Victorian antiquity to its far-flung destination. It is far-flung, right? Otherwise, youâd be riding the thing there.
1. Editorâs Pick: BESTEK 200W Car Cupholder Power Inverter
Your author is placing this unit at the head table for a pair of reasons. First, it includes a 12V cigarette lighter, replacing the one it consumed to hoover power in the first place. This makes it great for those of us who have an older radar detector, for example. My second reason? It fits just fine in a standard cupholder, thankyouverymuch.
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Having your power inverter launch itself â and the device to which it is attached â across the vehicle when going around a corner is less than ideal. An inverter placed into a cupholder solves that problem, unless you turn turtle in which case there are bigger issues to worry about than a power inverter. This unit has two USB ports and a pair of AC outlets, plus a real on/off switch which is a bigger deal than you may think. It is also painted red, which appeals to this extrovert.