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Do any of you guys use RV's in the winter? I would like to use ours more. It is an older 24' class C but is in good shape and everything works. My difficulty is getting it ready for the snowy/icy roads. It is licensed and IM'd rather than seasonal use. Do you guys use studs or chains or both? I am having trouble finding chains or studs that are 8.00x16.5. I have read somewhere about switching it over to 16" wheels so there are more tires available for it. I see a lot more RV's later in the winter months (March/April) and have had ours out then too.
I felt pretty comfortable driving it, but had a white knuckle drive last winter through Turnigain coming back from homer through a blizzard with 4-6" on the ground and summer tires which has made me leary of taking it out this winter. I was really wanting some chains then. I am really more worried about getting it stopped rather than going. Some of the passes are long grades and with that much mass it isn't fun. We only have an open two place trailer so we aren't pulling much and aren't being pushed too much. Do you put chains or cables on the only the rear duals or all 4 corners?
We had also thought about going the truck and overhead camper route pulling the trailer. That way we would have 4WD, a place to sleep, and be able to use the sleds for the day.
Thanks for any input.
I felt pretty comfortable driving it, but had a white knuckle drive last winter through Turnigain coming back from homer through a blizzard with 4-6" on the ground and summer tires which has made me leary of taking it out this winter. I was really wanting some chains then. I am really more worried about getting it stopped rather than going. Some of the passes are long grades and with that much mass it isn't fun. We only have an open two place trailer so we aren't pulling much and aren't being pushed too much. Do you put chains or cables on the only the rear duals or all 4 corners?
We had also thought about going the truck and overhead camper route pulling the trailer. That way we would have 4WD, a place to sleep, and be able to use the sleds for the day.
Thanks for any input.