Chains

[tmleadr03]

Looking to pick up a set of chains for a road trip through the Rockies for Thanksgiving. Any brands people like more then others?

[birddog]

Anything with V bars are pretty good. What kind of roads will you be on?

[tmleadr03]

Anything with V bars are pretty good. What kind of roads will you be on?

Driving from here to Eugene OR on Monday before Thanksgiving. Also driving through the night to make time.

[Danimal]

Driving from here to Eugene OR on Monday before Thanksgiving. Also driving through the night to make time.

I am heading that way the week after you. Let me know how you fare on the passes. I am going to Seattle, but I think coming in from the south is usually a little better than snoqualmie pass on I-90. I am assuming that you are going to go through Bend and over the pass there correct?

[tmleadr03]

I am heading that way the week after you. Let me know how you fare on the passes. I am going to Seattle, but I think coming in from the south is usually a little better than snoqualmie pass on I-90. I am assuming that you are going to go through Bend and over the pass there correct?

Missed this one the first time.

There would be two options in my book and I90 would not factor into it for either option. That far north through the Rockies could be very bad. Beautiful but bad. The southern routes would be up through Portland on I80 or through bend on the highway 20. The choice being icy roads on Columbian Gorge or bad snow in the passes. Six of one half a dozen of the other if you ask me. I will probably go through Bend since it will at least be light out when I hit that part of the trip and it will be beautiful.

[Snowman78]

Anything with V bars are pretty good.

I have had goot luck with the V bars!

[birddog]

I have had goot luck with the V bars!

The V bars will provide max traction. If you run them on wet pavement you will wear them down quicker, just like any tire chain. If you run them on ice and snowpack as designed they should perform awesome.

For what it's worth, I drive from Evergeen to Vail and back once a week and never have any need for chains. I'm not towing anything but good tires and 4WD is plenty. If I'm hunting on back roads that's a different story. There is certainly places I wouldn't go without them.

[Stinky]

I also must ask why? You won't need them between Denver and SLC. If the road is open, you can make it w/o chains. Now, as you near OR, and wetter snows, that might be a dif story. You are not in a rush, so, don't push it.

If you really need em, get cables, that is what the CSP uses.

I've never needed chains on the freeway....except on Donner pass, when it wasn't snowing that hard. But, that was because Californians can't drive in the snow.

[rockhound]

I also must ask why? You won't need them between Denver and SLC. If the road is open, you can make it w/o chains. Now, as you near OR, and wetter snows, that might be a dif story. You are not in a rush, so, don't push it.

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i could see throwing some in the rig if you are driving a front wheel drive honda or mini van, I have seen plenty of them not be able to get started on hoosier or vail if they have to stop on an icy night, they just sit there and spin the tires until they smoke, or a rear wheel sedan or van maybe,

a decent 4x4 with quality tires shouldn't have any issues, you have to stir the transfer case of course, it's a $3000 dollar option for a reason.

[TRnCO]

something less aggressive for highway use. I'd highly recommend not using the V-bar chains for highway use. They are much too aggressive and much more appropriate off road.
make sure you get good tensioners, because at highway speeds, you'll want to keep'em as tight to the tire as you can.