Snow and FWD, Snow Shoes etc...

[AGB]

Morning Everyone

I was out before the snow hit yesterday and got to enjoy a couple of 'hooligan corners' while there was still some grip much to the consternation of my wife and the appreciative applause of a bunch of tourists on Barclay Square. Anyway, I digress... 

I know there has been a lot of debate here about snow tyres and snow socks but I've found that driving sensibly, I've been alright without winter tyres. However, I've got an icy hill to tackle on Christmas day when I visit the in-laws. It's one of those undulating 40 degree hills that goes on for almost a mile and passage due to parked cars is 1.5 car widths across so not much room to correct if I get it wrong. I thought it couldn't hurt to look at some snow socks as I think chains would be overkill and most of the trip there is on gritted main roads. Does anyone have any recommendations for a brand or supplier?

My research has shown these to be good: http://www.snowchains.co.uk/main/weisssock.htm but I thought it couldn't hurt to tap the collective wisdom of the group.

Anyone with any other recommendations given the occasional use I'll have of these being in London?

As a parting gift, this is what most of London looked like yesterday. I realise the guys in the Scottish highlands will scoff at this 'light dusting'... 



Thanks




Alex

[Hartside]

That's just a wet road 

[Rhyso]

http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/



Tried them out for the first time yesterday.  About 8 inches of fresh snow on the road, no wheelspin, no TC light (left it on as a test) no real drama.

You move about a bit but it happens so slowly you're always in control    They are not a winter tyre replacement but to get you out of trouble I think they are ideal

[Snoopy]

That's just a wet road 

I was thinking the same. 
You can see tarmac so its fine, weres the snow.

I have heard very good reports on the snow socks from friends and family who reused to pay the huge price increases for snow tyres.

[mike.]

I have THESE

It's hard to believe where they get the grip from but have been great so far..

[MAW73]

Well as per my post my cars stuck on a hill at the moment. The trouble is the snow immediately froze and compact to a smooth ice so there is zero traction.

I saw a couple of people get up the hill with snow chain with no bother.

[p3asa]

The snow socks look great for snow but don't they wear rapidly once out on the gritted roads?

[am1w]

The snow socks look great for snow but don't they wear rapidly once out on the gritted roads?

Very salient point p3 as usual.
They look like the badly fitting condoms of my youth.

[Rhyso]

The snow socks look great for snow but don't they wear rapidly once out on the gritted roads?

Hence why I stated they are ideal to 'get you out of trouble' 

You are meant to remove them once you reach gritted roads.  Only problem I can envisage is to remove them you'll have to pull over into a layby or similar which will most likely still be covered in the white stuff so you might get stuck once you remove them 

They look like the badly fitting condoms of my youth.

They fit very tightly and there's no danger of them slipping off

[am1w]

They fit very tightly and there's no danger of them slipping off

Thanks.
Would you fit these to the front or rear axle of a FWD car?