If the law is that you have a snow flake on the tire, and you get into an accident without a snowflake on the tire, get a good lawyer and don't expect much from insurance. 

Your tires are the life of the vehicle. Everything else is really secondary, as it all relies on the tires to make the car operate the way you want. 

-craig

On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:19 PM, Don Hundt <donhundt@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Good, properly fitted chains should only take 10 minutes or so to install.
> The key is to practice with them before you need them.
> I would be a little leery of something that completely covers the tread on
> my tires, maybe if I had a little sports car with limited wheel
> clearance......
> Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 2:13 PM
> Subject: Autosock
> 
> 
>> Anyone know anything about this device or have any experience with it?  I
>> ran across it while looking at the State of Washington traction device
>> requirements.  It seems to be allowed in lieu of chains there.  It looks
>> simpler to use.  Tire Rack carried it for a while, but has stopped.  It
>> can be bought from Amazon.com.
>> 
>> http://www.autosock.com/default.aspx?did=9079028
>> 
>> mcneely