Keeping your car floors clean in Alaska
What type of floor mats are right for you
Final word
Keeping your car floors clean in Alaska
Alaska has a natural terrain and harsh winters. What this means for the interior of your car is that it will be difficult to keep clean. You will likely constantly be tracking dirt, road salt/sand and snow into your car. You will constantly need to get the interior of your car cleaned unless you have reliable floor mats.
Floor mats are a relatively inexpensive investment. Constantly getting your car floors cleaned and/or eventually needing to get new carpet installed in your car will come at a much higher expense. Car floor mats will cost you about a hundred dollars for a set. If you get your car floors cleaned every week, it will cost you a hundred dollars or more every single month. Even worse, getting new carpet installed in your car will likely cost at least a thousand dollars when you consider both the cost of the new carpet as well as the labor.
What type of floor mats are right for you
There are multiple types of floor mats that you can get for your car. When you are getting floor mats to protect your car floors in Alaska from dirt, snow and salt/sand you will need the right mats. There are fabric floor mats, rubber floor mats, all weather mats, and 3D floor mats.
You can use any of these to protect your car’s carpet. However, your best bet in Alaska will be the all-weather mats or rubber floor mats. Fabric floor mats will do a decent job and are the cheapest, but they will not last nearly as long as the other mats mentioned. They also tend to slide around a bit while you drive.
3D floor mats, on the other hand, are the most expensive type of floormats that you can get. They are the best looking and will normally be made to specifically fit your vehicle. However, they are usually made of some sort of plastic or polymer so the mat will not soak up any moisture which is less than ideal for Alaska.
Rubber floor mats are the longest lasting. They also soak up dirt and moisture incredibly well. They do not look too great but for the low price and their high function, they are one of your best choices in Alaska in terms of protecting your car floors.
Finally, all-weather floor mats are essentially super heavy-duty rubber mats. They are a bit more expensive than regular rubber mats but are well worth the slight additional cost. They are the most effective of all car mats at protecting your car’s carpet from dirt and moisture and also grip the carpet so as to avoid any sliding or movement while you are driving.
Final word
Put simply, do not drive without floor mats when you are in Alaska. Too much damage can occur to your car floors from the dirt and moisture that you track into the car. If this happens and you end up needing to replace carpet in your car, it could end up costing you hundreds of dollars or more. In Alaska, your best bet is to go with either rubber or all-weather car mats.
