An essential tool for at-home car washing

Yesterday I took a walk around my neighborhood and was struck by the number of people who were spending their Sunday afternoon washing their cars in their driveways. It's a ritual that I used to partake in regularly alongside my dad as a kid, and as I was ambling around yesterday I noticed that there was one key, super-useful tool that seemed to be absent from my neighbors' car washing kits:

A chamois, which is basically fancy-sounding name for a leather shammy. The material is incredibly absorbent-there's truly nothing like it in terms of making drying your car fast, easy, and totally spot and streak-free. It's also great for picking up any lingering dust or dirt, and the chamois itself can be thrown in the washing machine when it needs a cleaning. One cloth will last you just about forever, and you can buy a pack of two-seriously, you'll be set for years and years of car washes to come-for less than $10.