Ignoring snow performance I think the RA08 is a solid choice.

I looked very hard and didn't find any vanagon-suitable all-weather tires
in a 14 inch size that actually had reasonable snow performance. (I want to
see the alpine severe service emblem on the side.)

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Gab and Em <shoesandbikes@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can anyone recommend the best, or quietest or best all-round (in case of
> occasional, unexpected snow) tires from the list:
>
> http://www.nextag.com/tire-185r14c/stores-html;
>
> --or some other tire that I can actually purchase?
>
>
> Sorry to re-hash the oldest question in the book, but I would appreciate a
> leg-up on this.
>
> Rolling and shimmying on my passenger balloons,
> Gabby
> 1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia
>