The Vredisteins I got from tires easy.com would be great on all four
wheels... I like em on my van with a couple thousand miles already... I've
been running nokians but they are ~ 2x $ the Vredisteins... similar tires

  As for studded tires... here in the Northwest we get a lot of ice storms,
freezing rain, and my "favorite", freezing fog.. Combine that weather with
steep city streets and busy inexperienced drivers...studded tires work..

On Nov 4, 2016 5:02 PM, "KIM BRENNAN" <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> I’ve got a set of those (in a different size) on the silver beast, my
> non-GL 91 Passenger Syncro. Very solid performers in the snow. While I
> prefer the BFG AT T/As for offroad travel, the Comtracs are quiet on the
> highway (as they wear they do get a little noisier, but that’s generally
> true of most tires.)
>
>
> > On Nov 4, 2016, at 6:22 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > https://www.tires-easy.com/195-14/vredestein-tires/
> comtrac-all-season/tirecode/8714692230578
> >
> > Here is a source for that tire at a fairly good price. This is an
> awesome looking "all weather" tire and the construction seems really stout.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Dennis Jowell
> > Sent: Friday, November 4, 2016 4:25 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: 14" tires, report...
> >
> > I suspect when all is said and done if I purchase 4 Vredestein Comtrac
> All Season 195R14C C/6PR BSW Tires for my Westy I would have increased my
> safety margin. I have always carried Gowesty spring chains  but never
> needed to use them. Does this make sense? Long day here on the farm sorry.
> >
> > Dennis J
> >
> > Dennis Jowell
> > Scotch Hollow Farm
> > Newbury, Vermont
> >
> >
> >> On Nov 4, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> If it were me I would go with a good set of non-studded winter tires.
> And if I didn't expect to encounter a lot of winter weather, just wanted to
> be prepared in case there was a snowstorm, then I'd go with all season
> tires and some good chains. Studded tires are noisy, don't handle as well
> as regular tires, and can only be used during certain months in most states.
> >>
> >>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>> Does it make sense to install 4 studded m&s tires for the winter on my
> 2wd 88' Westy camper? Last winter I slid all over the place with fairly new
> RO8' tires on the Westy. There was only about 1/4 of wet snow on main
> street St. J Vermont. We are still planning our trip to Yorktown Va. After
> thanksgiving. I want to have a safe trip. Any thoughts!
> >>>
> >>> Dennis J
>