Body Block Shield (Summit Products)

Hey, Bruce...you beat me to it. I double-checked the Summit Products site and they do use Lexan and Tuffak. When I talked to their rep, they estimated that a shield (hinged version) sized for our Phaeton would be 70 to 75 pounds.

Thanks, LuvLabs, for claiming your plastic seat covers analogy. I wasn't going to out you on that since there are folks who disagree with you and might take offense to your "clever" comments.

You are right about the Diamond Shield though. It's been fine for just bugs (and pretty forgiving if it doesn't get an immediate cleaning after a long day on the road).

This shield is more for rocks and road debris we'll encounter on our Alaska trip. My brother drives up every year, so he knows first-hand how bad the AlCan can be. We've all heard the horror stories.

I'm pretty much sold on the shield, but at this point I'm sort of waiting to see if anyone has info on what difference (if any) the shield makes when running a generator, which we often do when we're going down the road in Florida. Specifically, if there are any venting, air intake or heat buildup issues.

Thanks again for relevant insights.