I've read a number of posts from people who are getting great traction
and didn't want you to feel totally alone.  Your experience matches mine
with an 85 vanagon GL and a 91 vanagon GL.

I wonder if the traction-rich folks could tell us traction-impaired ones
exactly which tires they're using, and if they use different tires in
the summer.

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Slipping and Sliding in Wisconsin
Fred Younger

>from sh@interlog.com
>
> We've only been out in the recently acquired bus (82 Westfalia) a couple of
> times on slippery, snowy roads.  While I knew that any van, and especially
> VW vans, handle more poorly than regular cars, I was surprised at how bad
> it really is.  The slightest glaze on the road, and the van wheels start
> spinning.  It regularily gets stuck simply parked on the snowy street in
> front of the house.  Yesterday, at Albion Hills conservation area, the VW
> was spinning its wheels on several grades that other vehicles had no
> problems with.
>
> Tires (not snow tires) are in reasonable shape.  Is this typical of
> Vanagons?