+1 on the engine blankets.

I've used them on piston powered airplanes when flying to the "Great White North" (turbine airplanes don't need them). Without them being plugged in, they have kept engines warm for eight hours in the -20 to -30 F range. By warm I mean they are still warm to the touch. These blankets work just like a pizza delivery cover.

I think you may be pleasantly surprised if you just throw a thick blanket over the hood of a warm engine, cover the wheel wells, the grill and hood vents.

Of course you may get some funny looks if your seen "tucking" your X5 in @ the gym. Try it at home and see what your result is. I suggest if you have an old sleeping bag, the kind that zips all the way open to a square blanket (not the mummy type).

Or you could just move here to South Carolina.

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