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So last night we got into a few problems when the weather was way more severe than forecast. Thankfully we were rescued after sliding sideways downhill by a late night Land Rover driver out playing who towed us home. When I got home I checked out snow chains. It's only the second time in over 30 years of living in Wales I've got caught out so a bit reluctant to lash out loads of cash. Prices are less than a tenner to more than 100!. But snow socks kept popping up as an alternative. Apparently wear out quick, but easy to fit and get you out of a problem. Loads cheaper. So, those of you into cars and stuff, any advice? Just to give you an idea of the level to pitch this at, I've got two cars. One is white with four wheels and the other is black with four wheels...
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Snow chains / socks on 20:11 - Dec 3 with 2666 views
In an emergency large zip ties will give you traction and get you home but they will wear away when you drive on bare tarmac. I think they now make specific zip ties for snow but I haven’t used them. Probably only good for emergency situations as I can’t imagine they’d be much stronger than zip ties. Snow chains do exactly what they say on the tin but decent ones are pricey, especially if they aren’t getting regular use. I haven’t used the sock thingys.
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Snow chains / socks on 20:21 - Dec 3 with 2621 views
Snow chains / socks on 20:11 - Dec 3 by Ranger_Things
In an emergency large zip ties will give you traction and get you home but they will wear away when you drive on bare tarmac. I think they now make specific zip ties for snow but I haven’t used them. Probably only good for emergency situations as I can’t imagine they’d be much stronger than zip ties. Snow chains do exactly what they say on the tin but decent ones are pricey, especially if they aren’t getting regular use. I haven’t used the sock thingys.
Thanks. Weather is still bad. Not leaving the village anytime soon!
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Snow chains / socks on 20:29 - Dec 3 with 2587 views
Loved my Mitsubishi Pajero (SWB version) in the snow. It hand brand new BFGoodrich A/T (mud+snow compliant) tyres on and they were the bollox. Hoofing it around Regents Park outer circle without a soul in sight. They had so much grip I really had to kick-down to get any form of traction breaking.
If you live in a rural area that's likely to suffer more than most, maybe invest in a set of steel wheels with winter (mud+snow) tyres. Put them on around late October then put the more usual wheels & tyres back on end of March (or thereabouts).
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