Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 12:01:58 -0400
Reply-To: pcking <pc.king@COMCAST.NET>
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From: pcking <pc.king@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: chains and strap chains
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A box of chains is a wonderful thing. It allows you to run non studded tires
and still drive home through the thick stuff.
But if you are just trying to unstick yourself it's a little late to be
installing chains.
Strap chains, on the other hand are great at moving out of a sticky spot.
Just don't drive any distance on them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: 14" tires, report...
All season tyres are not fit for *real* winter driving. They are passable
if you are going to puts around in the City once the streets have been
cleared, but will be of little use on the already tractional challenged
Vanagon if you are intent on driving in snow.
Several newer, non-studded winter tyres (i.e. Nokian) have rubber/material
compounds which stick pretty good on ice and packed snow - the tyres also
clear well which is very important - without compromising handling on
dry/wet roads. Even here in Canada where it’s winter almost half the year,
jurisdictions have banned / are banning studded tyres due to the damage they
cause on road.
On the LT, and on the older VWs when they were snow driven, I use
non-studded Nokians and keep a set of chains under the rear bench just
in-case one does get stuck.
> On 04-Nov-2016, at 11:44, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> If it were me I would go with a good set of non-studded winter tires. And
> if I didn't expect to encounter a lot of winter weather, just wanted to be
> prepared in case there was a snowstorm, then I'd go with all season tires
> and some good chains. Studded tires are noisy, don't handle as well as
> regular tires, and can only be used during certain months in most states.
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Does it make sense to install 4 studded m&s tires for the winter on my
>> 2wd
>> 88' Westy camper? Last winter I slid all over the place with fairly new
>> RO8' tires on the Westy. There was only about 1/4 of wet snow on main
>> street St. J Vermont. We are still planning our trip to Yorktown Va.
>> After
>> thanksgiving. I want to have a safe trip. Any thoughts!
>>
>> Dennis J
>>
>>