**putting chains on got old.**
I hope you still keep chains around, because if you are driving in wet and/or packed snow or ice you are still almost helpless in those conditions. I’ve done enough trucking through the years to see many MANY awd/4wd vehicles helplessly sliding off of the roads.
Since moving to south central TN over 8 years ago we’ve had 3 snow events that proved how helpless 4wd is in our hilly neighborhood.
My parents never had a 4wd car or pickup until Dad bought a 74 Chevy 3/4 ton 4wd. And still most of the farmers in the neighborhood still had 2wd pickups. Of course there were plenty of tractors to clear roads and barnyards, and pull vehicles.
If it’s that bad I don’t go out. The advantages of being retired.