Many years ago I used to carry chains all the time during the winters here in DC. Until one snowy/icy/windy storm shut down route 7 heading home for hours. I struggled to put the chains on in those conditions, right on the road. I decided then that the next car would be a 4x4.

So I have been driving Subarus since about 1982. Good all season tires, and I've been in a couple of really bad snows and always got through. No Drama. Of course, it doesn't let you drive over the folks stuck in front, beside and behind you, but neither do chains.

Thus this thread. Sit there and, ummmh, chill out.