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by David Brooks, Dav

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a petulant planet. It just seems like Mother Nature has been acting up lately, and I’m not sure what I’ve done to deserve her fury. I recycle. I drive a low-emissions sedan. And I stopped burying my old motor oil in the backyard. In short, I’m doing my part. Why is it then that the Jolly Green Giant’s mom wants to dump all over me and mine with storms on a scale not seen since the Old Testament? Not but three weeks ago, a twister came whipping through our neck of the woods with more ferocity than a starved tiger in a nursery. By the time it blew away, fifteen of my neighbors were on their way to Oz. Of course, a lot of their foundations had been compromised by the flood that sloshed through town a month before that.

As I see things, Earth has a big bug up her keister. Some people think it’s due to all the pollutants we’re dumping into the atmosphere and ocean. But I have a feeling that it’s got to be something bigger than a couple cans of Aquanet and some Chaulpa wrappers bobbing around in the Pacific. In my heart of hearts, I believe that Mother Nature is annoyed that we’re pretending to be as powerful as she is. All that genetic engineering, scalping of mountain tops, and dam building is seriously cramping her style. The Greeks called it hubris, and the gods would exact harsh retribution in return. But in my mind, it’s not hubris at all�"it’s progress. All we’re doing is outsourcing Nature so that it can work more efficiently for our ends. Besides, we can do it better, and it creates plenty of jobs for decent folk all over.

The only trouble with our development is that Nature is pushing back to try and recapture her old role as cock of the walk. But I refuse to be muscled around by some mythical, fig-leaf-wearing being. It’s just not in my red, white and blue blood to bow down to anything. I won’t back off, but I will take precautions to keep what’s mine safe from the backlash. For example, I picked up a couple of all-weather car covers for my Chevy and my wife’s Honda. Hers is a Covercraft, but I went with a Coverking because, well, I’m the king of my castle. Both of them are great for fending off anything that the heavens can throw my way.

You hear that, Demeter! You can’t push this man around with a little water, lightning and earthquakes. I’ve got my car covers, and I’m not afraid of you.

Are baby wipes made of sandpaper? Of course not, they're made of baby wipes. But even baby wipes are probably a bit too harsh for your auto paint. That's why protecting your paint can't be done with some old tarp or random wrap. Actually, the reasons why a tarp won't work are a lot more complicated than that, but just know it's no good at all. And, a budget cover is probably a bit abrasive and ill-fitting. True car covers are made by custom car cover experts like Covercraft and Coverking, the reigning names in paint protection.

Between the two brands, Covercraft is widely considered the frontrunner in vehicle protection and storage. Covercraft built its share in the car cover market by simply out-patterning the other guys. They have more patterns for more vehicles than most minds can comprehend. More than 100 model years are covered by Covercraft's library of patterns. But having those patterns is just one of the reasons why Covercraft leads. They also happen to make the pattern more precisely to the body of the vehicle for a fit that looks tailored.

Though they are in a trailing position in terms of car cover popularity, Coverking can hold its own against Covercraft's quality. While Coverking used to do a great job of offering patterns for popular vehicles that look and feel similar to a Covercraft cover, they have now sought their own niche with unique items. New fabrics, new fits, and new colors are just three of the ways Coverking is rising.

The two companies? histories vary greatly. While both began in Southern California, Covercraft had a two-decade jump on Coverking in the car cover business. Starting humbly as a two-man operation born from a custom upholstery shop, Covercraft eventually made its way over to the friendly confines of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, and branched out into many other areas of auto accessory manufacturing. Coverking was birthed from knowledge acquired in the aerospace industry, blending technical protection know-how with a mindset toward paint preservation. Coverking closed the experience gap by building its arsenal of intricate fabrics and coatings. Meanwhile, Covercraft built tremendous brand loyalty, with many customers draping quality covers on generations of valued vehicles.

Fabrics are one aspect of the business where the two wage war. They use distinctly different fabrics from different makers, but their idea is similar. Covercraft uses a Kimberly-Clark fabric named Noah to make their mid-grade, mid-weight outdoor cover; Coverking has a 3-layer counterpart that's similar in look, feel and heft named Tri-Guard to make theirs. Down their respective lines, each has a counter for the other's cover. There are a few notable exceptions, like Covercraft's Sunbrella (a heavy fabric originally designed for awnings) and Coverking's StormProof (a single-layer untreated outdoor car cover). But, when you need to pick between the two, the best way to select a cover is to feel the fabric sample and make sure they have a custom cover pattern for your ride.

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