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Your should have all of these items (above) in your trunk for safe winter driving - plus your cell phone and a real  spare tire! 

Car Emergency Kit

Amazon Exterior Car Care Bestsellers

Snow Tires / Winter Tires vs. All-Season Tires?


Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do - or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so. ~ Stanley Crawford


Do you have “all season” tires on your car? CanadianDriver explains why "snow tires" or "winter tires" might be best for guiding your car through the icy and snowy roads of the winter season.

Do your tires need an upgrade to tackle snow and ice? It depends. (You knew there was no simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’.) Answer these questions to find out.

Snow tires, studs or chains, regardless your tires should have enough tread to get you through the season safely. Tire Rack demonstrates the easy-to-do
coin test to measure tread depth.

Did you know that the pressure of your tires is affected by how hot or cold the temperature is? This article explainst the differences and why.

Back to: Snow / Winter Tires

* Snow Tires / Winter Tires: Are They Necessary?
* Winter Tire / Snow Tires Differences
* Best Winter Tires / Snow Tires Reviews
* Winter Tire / Snow Tires FAQ and Myths
* Update on Winter Tire / Snow Tire Technology
* To Chain or not to Chain Your Tires?

No matter how well you plan, stuff can happen when you're driving your car or truck in the winter's cold. Best to have these items in your trunk just in case that emergency crops up.


  Oil 


  GPS 


I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show. ~ Andrew Wyeth