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Old 08-25-2011, 10:21 AM
 
Location: Alaska
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Old 08-25-2011, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Dangling from a mooses antlers
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Studded tires are illegal in some of the lower 48 states! Chains are always a good thing to have when driving the alcan in the winter months,even if you have a 4x4! I've been over that road many times! Hit a snow storm in the Yukon one Oct and had it not been for chains we would have been stuck until the plows got out,which could be 8 hours or more!
BUY CHAINS AND CARRY THEM WITH YOU! Better safe than sorry!
That's why you buy and mount studded tires once you get up north. If anything he could buy a set of tire cables.

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Old 08-25-2011, 10:55 AM
 
Location: Wasilla, AK
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Every time I've driven the highway has been in November or January. Some year I should do it in the summer just to see what it's like not covered in snow...
If you decide to drive, order a copy of the The MILEPOST: Alaska Travel Guide and Trip Planner . It's the essential guide to the drive.
Be prepared for bad weather. I would recommend chains, even if it's the simple cable type. Have warm clothing & extra food & water. Throw a couple of bags of sand in the bed of the truck.
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Old 08-25-2011, 05:22 PM
 
Location: on top of a mountain
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That's why you buy and mount studded tires once you get up north. If anything he could buy a set of tire cables.
Stiff...have you used these Cables?? we have only ever used studds or chains.....they don't appear to be much more than soup'd up bungie cords...
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Old 08-25-2011, 08:03 PM
 
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We use cables 6+ times yearly they work well enough. Chains give a bit more bite, but not much.
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Old 08-27-2011, 04:12 PM
 
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Have you thought about driving to seattle and taking the ferry? Thats what i did coming from georgia when i got reassigned out here.
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