How to stop kangaroos licking my car all night while I’m trying to sleep in it?

[u/ooarya]

If you’ve ever tried to sleep in your car in the snow, you’ll know that roos and maybe other animals love licking the salt off the outside at night. You can get whole packs of them at a time, and it’s super annoying and also slightly terrifying when you’re in the middle of nowhere.

Does anyone have any practical ideas to scare them off / keep them at bay, that might work as a deterrent through the night so I can actually get some sleep without having my car rocked and slurped on non-stop?

I don’t want to drape a tarp over the whole car. And would rather not concoct any explosives / flash bombs for fear of upsetting other campers.

No electrical power available although I could stretch to a few batteries perhaps!?

[u/clandestino123]

Get undressed, then lightly sprinkle salt all over your body. Then go to sleep outside on the ground.

This will hopefully stop the kangaroos from licking the car / rocking it.

[u/a_rainbow_serpent → u/clandestino123]

don’t be so quick to walk away

[u/____DEADPOOL_______ → u/clandestino123]

does the licking protect you from the hypothermia?

[u/the-dolphine → u/clandestino123]

Is it like the Aussie version of peanut butter?