Snow chain size?

Jac Sprat

Jac Sprat

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Does anyone know which size snow chains we’d need for a Globecar campscout?
Heading to Panticosa Spain next week.
 
Are these the right numbers? Sorry haven’t a clue. There’s loads on
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there!
 

Snow Chain Selector

Shop for Snow Chains and AutoSock products suitable for cars, vans, coaches, buses and forklifts.
www.snowchainshop.co.uk www.snowchainshop.co.uk

yes that’s the one

my link is to same place as suggested above but using drop down options presuming you have a fiat chassis ?
 
We bought some for our cars when skiing, they are seriously heavy

I have heard that sone places pull you over where they are needed and make you fit them, at least read the rules to find out how, they looked complicated to me but we never needed them

you can also get snow socks, that are apparently much easier to fit , if you are only buying just in case rather than to head to the mountains they might be a better, lighter and cheaper option ?

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I would suggest that if you are buying them to use rather than just comply with the requirements to have them that you buy mid range not the cheapest and try fitting them before you go away in my experience you don't want to be doing it for the first time in the dark and snow when it's minus 10 and you can't figure out how to do it.
 
Thanks. Yes we’ll be driving back to aires lower down overnight. Snow socks maybe better then. Are they still size specific? Many thanks
 
DavidG58 said:
We bought some for our cars when skiing, they are seriously heavy

I have heard that sone places pull you over where they are needed and make you fit them, at least read the rules to find out how, they looked complicated to me but we never needed them

you can also get snow socks, that are apparently much easier to fit , if you are only buying just in case rather than to head to the mountains they might be a better, lighter and cheaper option ?
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We had an experience where we had a hire car the gendarmes stopped us and made us fit the chains before moving (quite rightly but we were trying to make it to an undercover car park 200m away). They were strict but friendly but the chain fitting was down to us. Luckily we had fitted some different ones to another car in the past.
 
Jac Sprat said:
Thanks. Yes we’ll be driving back to aires lower down overnight. Snow socks maybe better then. Are they still size specific? Many thanks
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Snow socks I think are fine as a light to carry easy to fit option if you just want them to get out of trouble once. If you expect to use them a few times I would go for snow tires and chains. Why not consider resorts where you can park lower and travel up on lifts we were chatting to some people who are heading to bourg at maurice then getting the funicular up to ski.
 
Another link/read;

https://www.roofbox.co.uk/snow-chai...MQiE-cul0q-c0Vgv9IuMUPpkwn0mR7qBoC5zAQAvD_BwE

And one for motorhomes;

https://www.snowchains.com/suv-4x4-...paZNEuVFXTGaaynAXRzVGSQV7UJoyy6RoCPAwQAvD_BwE

  • To see which snow chains are suitable for your car, you need to identify your tyre size. Your tyre size is displayed on the tyre wall and looks like the example below:
  • 185 70 R14.
  • Tyre width: 185.
  • Tyre profile: 70.
  • Rim size: 14.

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I got my snow chains from http://www.snowchains.co.uk/

You are better getting advice from them, I emailed and got a reply from a guy called Ken.
As well as tyre size, there is an important clearance dimension when the wheels are on full lock. Ken sent me a diagram of this.
Following his advice, the chains I eventually bought were cheaper than what I originally thought I needed.
 
Just thinking how glad I am we aren't going in the m/h booked last week going 22nd Feb Chalet in Val D'Isere next to the lift half board with wine with dinner afternoon tea and cakes flights and transfers for £450 each with Inghams surely it can't be any cheaper in the mh for 2 ? with tolls diesel chaines aire costs food etc etc. Don't get me wrong I like going in the MH to France in the summer and if we were then going on around europe I could see the attraction of a late season stop off but when the days are short not for me . However each to their own!
 
A bit of advice from experience, buy the bigger link chains such as 16mm. The cheaper lightweight sets get shredded quickly when on a large vehicle like a van or a 4x4. And practice putting them on in the warm and dry before you need to use them for real. Learning how to do it whilst kneeling in snow, ice or mud is an unpleasant experience
 
TheBig1 said:
A bit of advice from experience, buy the bigger link chains such as 16mm. The cheaper lightweight sets get shredded quickly when on a large vehicle like a van or a 4x4. And practice putting them on in the warm and dry before you need to use them for real. Learning how to do it whilst kneeling in snow, ice or mud is an unpleasant experience
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As I said before been there done it not to be repeated!!!! And shredded a set of the cheap ones on a hire car once had to buy more in resort at a cost!!!!!
 
TheBig1 said:
A bit of advice from experience, buy the bigger link chains such as 16mm. The cheaper lightweight sets get shredded quickly when on a large vehicle like a van or a 4x4. And practice putting them on in the warm and dry before you need to use them for real. Learning how to do it whilst kneeling in snow, ice or mud is an unpleasant experience
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I bought mine this very week. Koenig. Appears robust enough. As Bigone said buy the 16 mm if possible. Followed the advice and practiced fitting the things in my drive. It may not have helped that the drive is gravel. By the third attempt got the time and language down to an acceptable level. There are YouTube videos showing a Bright Young Thing who took a matter of moments and appears almost to enjoy the task. I bought a rechargeable led head torch as well. Could be useful when struggling in the dark in a snow blizzard .
 
Themselves said:
I bought mine this very week. Koenig. Appears robust enough. As Bigone said buy the 16 mm if possible. Followed the advice and practiced fitting the things in my drive. It may not have helped that the drive is gravel. By the third attempt got the time and language down to an acceptable level. There are YouTube videos showing a Bright Young Thing who took a matter of moments and appears almost to enjoy the task. I bought a rechargeable led head torch as well. Could be useful when struggling in the dark in a snow blizzard .
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I've only fitted them to cars might be a bit easier on a van there's more clearance around the wheel and its higher off the ground. One important thing is not to leave them on once the road has less snow on it they will very quickly get damaged and might damage the tyres. If the chain breaks they could also do a lot of damage to the MH.
 
Also have an old piece of carpet, plastic sheet, small ground sheet, etc as there's nothing more stress inducing than the chains not going on first time AND getting very wet knees :giggle:

Mick

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TheBig1 said:
theoretically they would fit if the van had alloy wheels to allow strap access. Not all wheels will allow for these to fit. Then it's an unknown as to how well they will last in use
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In the details it aslo says "for use in emergency" if the gendarmes saw them would they comply?
 
Jac Sprat said:
Would these fit? I think mine are 225/75/16

Amazon product ASIN B07XRJDCW2
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They might but they wouldn't last two minutes. Snowchains are something, that providing you get the same sized wheels you can move to your next van, it's a false economy to by cheap.

Once you've got a good set practice with them at least once and then keep them with a kneeling pad, headtorch and pair of gloves.
 
Thanks
We got some snow socks which is all there was in Norwich. We won’t be going very high and won’t be overnighting high either - just for a few ski trips in the day.
How do I find if my vehicle is front or back wheel driven? It’s not in any of the specs I can find. It’s a Globecar Campscout 2013 model.,-any ideas? The socks need to go on the operational wheels
 
They’ll last 100 yards - use them wisely.

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Jac Sprat said:
Thanks
We got some snow socks which is all there was in Norwich. We won’t be going very high and won’t be overnighting high either - just for a few ski trips in the day.
How do I find if my vehicle is front or back wheel driven? It’s not in any of the specs I can find. It’s a Globecar Campscout 2013 model.,-any ideas? The socks need to go on the operational wheels
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if it is built on the fiat ducato or peugeot boxer, it is front wheel drive
 
I think you might be better looking nearer where you are going in the supermarket if you want a cheap option I suspect the market for mountain equipment isn't that big in Norwich!!!!
 
Yes we will do. I’ve started another thread with that question. Chains are compulsory in the mountain range where we’re going.
 
Jac Sprat said:
Yes we will do. I’ve started another thread with that question. Chains are compulsory in the mountain range where we’re going.
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Are you driving through France if so I think most of the hypermarkets will have snow chains. The drawback is that you wouldn't be able to practice with them before you go and they might not be the best.
I think it will be compulsory to cart them around but you will only need to fit them if there's a good dump of snow while you are there.
 
Do you still need winter tyres if you carry chains??

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