My passenger side washer seems to have gotten clogged up so only my drivers side has been working so as we were driving in a severe thunderstorm today the difference was easy to see between the two sides. Wife requested it for her car now

I'm in sodak, we drove from rapid city to Sioux Falls and at sunset the bugs turned suicidal when we went 75+ mph. We had a heck of a time getting them critters off. Turtle wax bug off and a power washer finally did the trick. I'm tempted to use Pam cooking spray on the wind shield, or never wet.

Windshield wipers
I've had great luck with silblade. They have a 5 yr warranty & have lasted over 5yrs in the snow & summer.

Rain-x
Before any storm one of my preps for 10++ yrs is to rain-x my vehicles window's. The 15min it takes does a fantastic job of keeping them from icing over. During torrential down pours you can see the water beading up.

Windshield washer rain-x
I use the orange one that's good below zero °F. Great for ice & bugs.

Rain-x anti fog
Does what it says. I never have breath fog on cold days.
One thing is if you use both the anti fog inside & rain-x outside you need to use different motions to know which side needs to be buffed. Ie, vertical inside & horizontal outside so you know what side has streaks.

Standard disclaimed, very happy customer, no affiliation to either company.

This thread sums up exactly what is awesome about ETS. Real-world, useful advice that keeps the day-to-day disasters at bay. Good job, all!
-Blast

The southwest is extremely hard on wipers. 7 months of no rain, low humidity, and tons of UV exposure. I use self applied rain-X in the yellow bottle (2 step process) with Bosch wipers with great success. Rain X application lasts about 3-4 months. But you've got to use the yellow bottle, not the pre-mixed stuff and not the one you put in your wiper reservoir. Those don't work. This is the way to do it:

Step1: Apply Rain-x liberally with small rag
Step2: Wipe windshield down with semi-wet/damp cloth.
Step3: Dry thoroughly with towel

Using circular motions like waxing a car for best results.