In October you take'em to the tire shop and have steel studs installed,
then go to the local Sears or Flaps and buy new tire chains........and
Oh, yes, get a new tow strap.

Funny though, I wound up with a big pile of tire chains that never got
used. But I was always prepared.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Wes Ullrich wrote:

> Having lived there last summer, you would be fine between mid May and
> october, except for the freak storm. The bigger threat in the summer
> months
> would be the abundance of dirt roads and bad surfaces of some of the
> paved
> ones. ex, the Alaska Highway is a bit rough in parts.
> Take them there after october though, and youre SOL, as I found out
> trying
> to get up a 5% incline with all seasons.
>
> Wes
>
>
> >What am I missing here?
> >
> >"This is a great set of tires to go to Alaska. --clip-- The only
> >negative I
> >can see is that they are not that great in the snow."
> >
> >Now, I've only been to Alaska once, but- somehow those two phrases
> >don't
> >seem to go together like peanut butter and chocolate.
> >
> >"I might give you a discount if you promise to go to Alaska next
> >summer."
> >
> >What if I actually go? What if I promise but don't go? What if I
> >promise to
> >go to Alaska but actually go to, say, Whitehorse? Why does it have
> >to be
> >next summer?
> >Whaddya mean 'might'? I could make the promise and still not get the
> >discount? What's the deal-breaker there? What's the fetish to get
> >these
> >tires into Alaska? Why not take 'em yourself?
> >
> >Somebody help me, I'm confused!
> >
> >Cya,
> >Robert
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Reddick" <SVYOLO@YAHOO.COM>
> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:55 PM
> >Subject: Michelin XCA and steel wheels for sale PNW
> >
> >
> >>Hey;
> >>    I finally bit the bullet and bought a set of Gowesty alloy
> rims
> >>and
> >>wheels.  They do look great and ride and handle great. I have
> a set
> >>of 4
> >>Michelin XCA 205-75R14 tires with about 20K on them.  They have
> >>more than
> >>60% tread (maybe 70%) left.  They are rated at over 2200 per tire
> >>and 8
> >>ply rated (that means no flats).  They handle great (no VW bus
> >>Dance after
> >>a semi goes by).
> >>    This is a great set of tires to go to Alaska.  You won't get
> >>flats.
> >>The only negative I can see is that they are not that great in
> the
> >>snow.
> >>Rain they are OK.
> >>    I would like 250 US for the set including the wheels.  I
> might
> >>give
> >>you a discount if you promise to go to Alaska next summer.  I
> will
> >>deliver
> >>within 100 miles of Bellingham, WA.  Included in the delivery
> is a
> >>test
> >>drive of a 230 HP Subaru SVX powered 87 Westy.
> >>
> >>John
> >>87 Westy SVX
>
>