About Budge
Budge Industries traces its start to 1940, when Budge Manufacturing Company was formed in Philadelphia by two original owners, Buddy and George, which is where the name comes from. Its story begins with a car cover prototype: a shower curtain modified with elastic edging to shield a car from trolley-wire sparks. Today the company is headquartered in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, and makes protective covers for cars, trucks, RVs, motorcycles, UTVs, ATVs, boats, snowmobiles and patio furniture.
In our car cover reviews, the Budge Lite Car Cover is a top pick for vehicles kept in a garage, where a breathable cover and a quick elastic fit are what the job calls for.
Brand website: budgeindustries.com
What Budge makes
Budge's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines that earned places in our roundups are marked with a star:
Car covers
covers for cars, including the Budge Lite we feature here (featured on RevRated)
Truck covers
protective covers sized for pickups and other trucks
RV covers
covers for recreational vehicles
Motorcycle covers
covers for motorcycles, alongside UTV and ATV covers
Boat and snowmobile covers
covers for watercraft and snowmobiles
Why we recognized Budge
The RevRated Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our category roundups. Budge earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: checked against the specs, fitment data and verified buyer reviews, and judged on merit.
Budge products we rated highly
Budge Lite Car Cover
A single-layer polypropylene dust cover made for cars kept in a garage. The full elastic hem pulls on and tucks under the bumpers, with no straps, buckles or zipper to manage, and the Size 3 fits sedans up to 200 inches.
Read our Car Covers guide →What earned Budge the recognition
- The breathable fabric lets moisture vapor pass through. In an enclosed garage the concern is condensation rather than rain, and a breathable cover keeps the air around the paint dry.
- The soft, non-abrasive surface does not generate static or leave fiber residue, which suits fresh clear coat and the single-stage paint found on many classic cars.
- It handles the everyday garage hazards: dust, debris and the occasional brush from a bicycle handle or garage door.