Question About Hail Protection

[FarPastGone]

I live in Texas, and we can generally expect at least one decent hailstorm a year. Up until this year I have always either had a garage, car port, or some type of cover for my previous truck. I just finally got my FJ this past weekend, we are coming up on Thunderstorm season in Texas, and my problem is that the apartments I live at offer no form of protection for my vehicle.

In fact last year in April we had a horrible hailstorm down here in San Marcos (worst one I have ever seen aside from the one in North Texas in the late 90s):

• Insured Losses to Top $100 Million in Texas Hail Storm

• News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | LOCAL NEWS

• Hail Storm Pounds San Marcos - Weather

Anyone have any recommendations for ways I can pro-actively prepare myself for the upcoming severe weather season?

[clint5224]

I'm orginally from Oklahoma so I know a little bit about hail storms. I would suggests buying a two heavy canvas tarps and some old king or queen sized comforters.
Step 1: secure comforters to all flat areas and over windsheild.
Step 2: place the two large canvas tarps over the comforters.
unless you have softball size hail this should protect your FJ.