Winter safety gear, Who has it in the vehicle?

Freezing rain tonight

Studs on the wife's car,
tow strap & a pair of ice cleat in the car too.

Need to throw a bag of kitty litter in the PU,
& Ice cleats. 2 sand bags in the bed

.2", Almost 1/4"
Granddaughter's band Concert tonight. Arrrrrrg.

 

Studs should help, but those conditions gotta be the worst. Ice sucks.

 

Saw the sand/salt trucks out hitting the bus routes.
That'll help
Hope everyone pays attention

 

That's great Dave. Your town crews are all over it tonite...

 

I have a strap, a jacket, hat, gloves, jumper cables, and more. Always be prepared.

 

I like these, easy on & off. Good traction & tough.
Use them a lot when loading the woodbox & shoveling snow.

(Dennis you reading this ? . prevents slipping on the ice )

"Stabilicers"
Amazon link

 

Nice link, but how does the size selection correlate to shoe size?
I've been wanting a pair of these or similar for a couple years. Falling on ice is more fun than I like to have.

 

YakTrax Walkers... I've had enough fun playing with gravity too...

 

Don't forget a small(ish) shovel. Headlamp with strobe feature can be an asset, lets oncoming traffic know you're there, helping dig out someone else.

 

I wear 11 steel toe boots
Large just fits

Med work good for the wife's winter boots.
I use hers over tennis shoes in the spring
Pic;
L on 11 steel toe redwings
M on 10.5 tennis shoe



X L probably for felt packs
The straps have a good range of adjustment

 

So now I have 2 options. Gooder.
I should put some stuff in the Jeep. We usually have at least a blanket in there, and sometimes a short handled shovel.
I got myself high centered last winter on a pile of snow in our daughters driveway. Luckily, a guy stopped and helped me out.
Some situations require more than good tires and 4wd.

 

There are several types of Yaktrax.
http://www.amazon.com/Yaktrax-Tract...qid=1417484991&sr=1-6&keywords=yaktrax+walker

 

Gotta store hear you with some to go try on.?
Local hardware store has them.

Just don't wear them on linoleum, hardwood or hard slick floors , slippery & leave marks/scratches
That's why I liked the easy on/off feature.

Wife has a pair of the thin rubber slip over type with short studs like in tires.
Bare minimum IMO.

Got some of the military type with 1/2 spikes,
Kinda a trip hazards though,
but have used them when hunting sheep for walking on glaciers.

 

Mine are like these...

http://www.amazon.com/Yaktrax-Walke...1-3194169?ie=UTF8&refRID=0HQQ9RJFYHTNQHV1FR62

I've used them for 3 years. They work really good when I actually put em on...

 

I like these, put several hundred miles on a pair last winter hiking with the hounds. Couple of straps broke toward the end of last winter, sent them back and they sent a new pair no questions, 2 year warranty. Amazing traction, even on glare ice.
https://kahtoola.com/product/microspikes/

 

I have jumpers and two army wool blankets. The suggestion of a headlamp is a great idea. I've actually been considering putting a headlamp in my work bag. You never know when you'd need one. I've also considered getting a pair of the Yakthax Walker's. Do they work well in ice, snow?


Jason from RI

 

The Yaktrax do work well on ice, are easy to put on/take off... and an occasional walk across a floor won't damage it.

 

I recently bought stabilicers for the wife and I. I was going to get a pair for just myself for when I'm snowblowing, but then I figured heck, she's the one that's always falling down on that crap. Hers are awreenj.

 

I'm prepared for a lot in my truck: full tool set, jumper cables. extra clothes, hat, gloves, blanket, water bottles, granola bars, hatchet, Ruger LCP, weight in the bed (oak logs), flashlight, some fire starter, mini air compressor as well as tire patch kit, tow straps and about 4 heavy duty ratchet straps. But I only drive my truck if I'm expecting bad weather, normally I'm in my rear wheel drive car which isn't nearly as prepared. It only has jumper cables, a multi-screwdriver set, a small adjustable wrench, flashlight, a couple bottles of water and a S&W .38 special. I need to at least get some spare clothes in there and maybe throw a shovel and an old tow strap in the trunk.