Autosocks
I have new 3 peak mountain snowflake AT tires on my four wheel drive F350, and am travelling to Utah the end of December. I carry a set of cable chains I've never used, and am considering picking up ...
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I was just looking at them. They are better for ice than chains but not as good in deep snow. I ended up buying $80 chains over $160 socks just because I worry how much wear I can put on socks before having to replace them.
A little late to this party, but we lived above the snowline in the Sierras for ten years. Drove a 2500HD with good BFG AT tires. We carried light chains in winter (sometimes required, even w/4x4).and I can only remember once or twice putting the chains on - on the way to Lake Tahoe right after a heavy snowfall. Almost never needed them, but was always glad I had them. Have no clue about Auto-socks. Never heard of them before this thread.
The review videos I've seen show v-bar chains are better on ice (especially with a heavy vehicle) as they can break through the surface and dig in.
