Practice putting on your chains in a clean, dry, parking lot!

There sure have been a lot of questions about snow recently so I’ll share one critically important tip:

Practice putting on snow chains in a clean, dry, parking lot before you end up on the side of a mountain with your thumbs up your bVtt not knowing what to do. Ideally have someone who has done it before teach you how to chain up. Doing it a time or two before it becomes mission critical provides valuable experience and gives you the confidence to do it right when you need to. They need to face a certain way or else. And lay out ALL of your chains on the same clean, dry, parking lot to check them for damage & functionality. Make sure they’re the right size for your tires. (Sometimes the drive tires and trailer tires can require different sizes.) Remember to have a spare pair of chains! They break often (especially the “less expensive” ones). Finally I also carry 3 pairs of snow socks for when I can get away with them instead (they’re quicker to install when you’re knee-deep in the mud/slush with traffic roaring past with the skies dumping and quicker is safer when it comes to being at the side of the road in winter conditions).

Be safe, drivers.