If you intend to throw the cat litter under your drive wheels on ice, then
make sure it doesn't contain clay!

Cary

----- Original Message -----
From: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: Best winter tires for 2wd ?

> On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Mark Tuovinen wrote:
>
> > Want better traction, add sand bags. Adding weight over or just forward
> > of the drive wheels will work nicely, especially with the Nokian's.
>
> Works great.  Just make sure you use something frangible, and fasten it
> down well.  I see some people using concrete blocks and that scares me.
>
> When I lived in the upper peninsula and drove a big Ford van I used to go
> to the grocery store in October or so and buy two big bags of the cheapest
> cat litter I could find to throw in the back.  A side benefit was I could
> scatter it under the wheels for traction if I got stuck on ice.
>
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Diesel Westfalia
> '94 Honda Civic Si
>
>