Keith & others:

I've used both the real chains and the cable chains, and for occasional
use, the cables are the way to go. I've found the real chains are great for
hard ice or deep soft snow or mud, they have more bite and grab than the
cables (and they throw mud WAAAY out the back when sliding around in 2nd or
3rd gear: wheeee!), but when using them on the road, they sure beat the
back of the bus: very rough ride (thick chain links on the tires) and if
they break, they will rip your rear quarters up quickly. The cables are
easy to put on and adjust, no jaw-numbing ride, perfectly adequate for the
occasional uses I've needed. Your local FLAPS or tire store should have
something adequate (costco too).

fwiw, $.00002, imho, ymmv, etc, yada yada, ...... (I'm sure there's more)

steve
'85 westy, looking for some snow
kent, wa

At 12:45 PM 11/09/2000 -0700, Keith Adams wrote:
>Since I am driving to Seattle in January for a wedding, and I have to
cross the
>ever-treacherous Roger's Pass (not that high - only about 4400 feet, but
is one
>of the worst places for avalanches closing the highway and that dangerous hill
>leaving Golden), I think chains might come in handy.  Are the cable type ones
>adequate?  Four wheels or two?
>
>Keith Adams
>Calgary, Alberta, Canada
>1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia
>
>Rawls Moore wrote:
>
>> i also would like to hear peoples ideas on snow chains.  what brand, do you
>> think they are helpful, yada yada yada?