I'm the new guy who asked about Vredesteins.  Someone (Rich) asked where you
can get them.  I talked to Discount Tire (www.discounttire.com) here in the
Denver area.  They are not listed on the Discount Tire Web page.  I
apparently lucked into someone at the local store who had actually dealt
with Vanagons and Westies and understood the need for reinforced sidewalls
and load ratings (they even new about alternate sizes, not my typical
experience).  They said they would have to order the Vreds.

The Vredestein tyre is called a Transport ("The iron tough foundation for
Transporters!" says the Vredestein Webpage [www.vredestein.com]) and comes
in 2 models:  Transport Steel and Transport Snow.  The Steel is an 8 ply
rated tyre.  One photo looks like the tyre is on a late model vanagon stock
rim.  The tread pattern on the snow tyre is identical to the ones in the
past that I remember fondly.

Any further comments/opinions/suggestions welcome.

Ed Furlong
@7680' on North Turkey Creek
near Evergreen, Colorado

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