Tire Chains?

dave54 wrote:
The grapevine will be closed with less snow than the Sierra requires to even pull the plows out of the barn.

Yes!

So you understand my strange way of questioning things that other people see no issue with.

The grapevine will be closed with less snow than the Sierra requires to even pull the plows out of the barn.

In a weird way looking forward to my 1st time needing to use them.

I live in LA where its 85 during Christmas, & part of why we wanna get away from the same old day in & day out perfect dream weather.

tsetsaf wrote:
And many mountain states require you to carry chains even if they are not needed.

Yes, many require that you have chains in the vehicle during the winter months even if it isn't snowing. I doubt if you will find the state troopers checking when it isn't snowing.
I carry year round in the Northwest, that way I don't need to look for them in the Fall.
Never needed them, but don't want to be caught without and need them.

Ok I should declared that I'm not talking about where I live.

I know all about what happens around here.
its rains many stupid people speed up & crash & good for us it don't snow here.

Yet if it does they freak out & close the grape vine & don't let people through without an escort.

Yet while in Az a couple years ago it was snowing & now chains required.
No road shut downs.
No escorts .

My trip that concerns me is traveling through Az, Nm, Co, Ut & Nv.

My thoughts are to stay away from conditions that have chain issues ( yet seems Being from LA I have no idea how the rest of the real world handles it ) & then stay just below snow levels & then buy chains for the toad?

My Truck camper is 4X4 with AT tires though as an FYI.

Now look at your RV and take a look at where they will go. Do you have enough room for them to fit? I see many RV's that chains would really mess up the body work, mine included (class C).

And many mountain states require you to carry chains even if they are not needed.

CA does require trailer chains. I'd check with CHP about toad.