Take me to school on snow chains

[vt_maverick]

a couple 25 pound bags of sand will give you weight over the wheel wells. You can pour them out on the ground in front and behind tires for traction if you get stuck and use in the sand box for your kid if you do not end up needing them for traction.

Lol, okay okay, I get the picture. Thanks for the feedback guys, I'll save the money and invest it in a fiberglass skid plate to protect my front bumper.

[pbkid]

a couple 25 pound bags of sand will give you weight over the wheel wells. You can pour them out on the ground in front and behind tires for traction if you get stuck and use in the sand box for your kid if you do not end up needing them for traction.

vt- i consider myself pretty well versed in snow driving as i drive through the colorado snowy mountains on a regular basis... your axiom will do JUST FINE in the snow (former member morgan-tec had an axiom that would leave my VX sitting still in the mountains)

if you have AT tires you wont have any problems as others have stated.
however, ill agree with circ that you should pick up some sandbags to throw in the trunk, they are going to increase your traction, and also if you do get stuck you can use them to help you get out (as circ stated). and they are fairly inexpensive
thats my opinion.

[vt_maverick]

You might also try out Auto Socks. I have still never seen them in use, but I've heard good things about them. They seem kind of expensive to me...

Thought I'd pass along this link for what appears to be an upgraded version of an AutoSock (in addition to cloth, it also has rubber traction pads with embedded steel spikes to further increase ice traction). Looks like they run about $25 more than the Auto Sock ($125 total).

http://www.snobootz.com/howitworks.php

Edit: Looks like only a couple of sizes are $125... the correct size for the Ax would be $310!

[VXorado]

Overkill, I live near two ski resorts in the CO mountains and I dont carry chains. The only time I found them really useful was throwing them under the tires of a truck to gain traction on ice. Chains work great and are not bad to have for emergencies but you'll probably never use them.

That thule setup looks ridiculous, someone should try using them for offroading... vt maverick?? you found em'


I also agree with Ldub- AAA is great

[Solitude]

In My personal opinion.. Chains are for getting yourself out of a problem and to the nearest shelter. That's it.. if they can't keep the road passable there is nothing so important in the world that you need to drive on a road you wouldn't slip and fall on if you are walking.. Good luck and good weather.

Jeff

[circmand]

In My personal opinion.. Chains are for getting yourself out of a problem and to the nearest shelter. That's it.. if they can't keep the road passable there is nothing so important in the world that you need to drive on a road you wouldn't slip and fall on if you are walking.. Good luck and good weather.

Jeff

Yes I think a good donut sale would be worth it.