Have to admit to having had the hood up more than once, also that it was draught free and there was no need for towels.
All in all the hood and side screens worked rather better than expected even in heavy rain, though being more used to running without hood or side screens, with the hood up I was more aware of noises I was not used to hearing and which were not hood or side screen related.. With my good lady navigating it was ever a requirement to have side screens in place.
Yep, I have the hood and screens up all through the winter - usually goes on in late Nov and stays on till early Feb. As she's stored outside it makes the cover fit better and stops the raining pooling on the tonneau cover. I use her all year round and she's now nice and toasty with the new heater and heated seats (I've haven't wired in the classic style demisters yet).
However, once the hood's off, the screens are stowed.....
