George, in all my 30 years of Alaska driving, I never found it necessary
to carry a shovel, or use anti-skid, or have chains or studs, even for
my "68 Bus, UNTIL I bought my first Vanagon. With that beast, the
studded tires were the only way to go. After that, never any problem
with it in winter.

Life is strange.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

George Goff wrote:
> In a message dated 2/16/03 11:31:19 PM, VW87JETAGL@AOL.COM writes:

>
> In my former life, I found the anti-skid and a long handled flat shovel, NOT
> a snow shovel, to be necessary accessories for winter driving.
>