Abstract: Provided are protective drapes for e.g., vehicles, which drapes are configured such that they can be applied to an item (such as a vehicle), prior to or during a precipitation event in a manner such that when the drape is removed, precipitation is easily and efficiently removed from the item. Also provided are methods of protecting an item, and methods of removing precipitation from an item that include applying a protective drape in accordance with the present invention, to the item, and removing the protective drape from the item being protected, after at least a portion of the precipitation event. Further provided are kits that include a protective drape in accordance with the present invention, and instructions for applying and/or removing the protective drape from an item to be protected.