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Posted: 2/13/2015 10:27:12 AM EDT
My wife saw this come across her Facebook feed. Normally I wouldn't post this type of thing, but it looks like a great idea for being prepared for an emergency. I'm going to buy a set or 2 to keep in the vehicles.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/872387109/zipgripgo-alternative-traction-aid-for-snow-and-mu |
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i can see how much of a PITA it would be trying to fish it through steel wheels and past the brakes.
would work for open rims. |
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Interesting, people with solid steel wheels are screwed though.
Still a neat idea. |
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Tire Chains My Ass! She's taking you to see 50 Shades Of Gray later! |
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I think they'd have to have some small metal teeth imbedded into the plastic to be useful on ice. That's the only thing I would need them for.....4x4 with good treads are okay on snow.
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Nothing really new here. I used emergency chains almost like these back in the early 80's.
They were good for about one use if you did much spinning. |
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The speed at which those bastards can tool up and move product is pretty amazing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Chinese knockoffs at Harbor Freight next week... The speed at which those bastards can tool up and move product is pretty amazing. Luckily we have the Longshoremen Union to slow them down. |
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View Quote My coworker did that to his snow blower and ended up with a bunch of screws in his driveway. |
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$20 for one time use vs $40 for reusable SCC tire cables which do not require threading through wheels? I'll pass.
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I see packaging, a product, and evidence of testing and results. Why do these guys need $75k?
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Interesting.
But... I'll wait til I can get them at Northern Tool or Amazon.com. Gives me ideas about using other materials though. Maybe pre-cut and crimped steel cables of the right size and length... |
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I would be willing to try them provided they are not priced too high. Don't expect them to last very long, just get me out of the suck quick.
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These would be nice to keep around for getting unstuck. I thought up something similar based off of the slip on cleats that the railroad gives us, but didn't have any money to make it happen.
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Quoted: The speed at which those bastards can tool up and move product is pretty amazing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Chinese knockoffs at Harbor Freight next week... The speed at which those bastards can tool up and move product is pretty amazing. FoxxConn supposedly allowed Apple to CHANGE the screen size of the iPhone6 TWO WEEKS before it was supposed to be released. In other words, the Chinese are so nimble and adaptable, and can do things so damn quickly, they had enough time to spool up production of millions of units two weeks before it's release. You think that ANY company working in North America, or Europe, or anywhere other than China could do that? Not a fucking chance. |
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FoxxConn supposedly allowed Apple to CHANGE the screen size of the iPhone6 TWO WEEKS before it was supposed to be released. In other words, the Chinese are so nimble and adaptable, and can do things so damn quickly, they had enough time to spool up production of millions of units two weeks before it's release. You think that ANY company working in North America, or Europe, or anywhere other than China could do that? Not a fucking chance. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Chinese knockoffs at Harbor Freight next week... The speed at which those bastards can tool up and move product is pretty amazing. FoxxConn supposedly allowed Apple to CHANGE the screen size of the iPhone6 TWO WEEKS before it was supposed to be released. In other words, the Chinese are so nimble and adaptable, and can do things so damn quickly, they had enough time to spool up production of millions of units two weeks before it's release. You think that ANY company working in North America, or Europe, or anywhere other than China could do that? Not a fucking chance. They have like 20 million engineers working on it, brute force calculations |
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I see packaging, a product, and evidence of testing and results. Why do these guys need $75k? Serious question. I've seen a few Kickstarters that are not "fund my idea from scratch" as much as a distribution channel for limited- or first-run products. Probably the case here. |
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I cant imagine those would hold up long at all. I mean like a coupe hundreds yards long too. Maybe I'm wrong, and I hope I am, cause those are a neat idea. I think I'd carry a set more for trailers than for my actual car though.
Of course the better solution is to move some place where you dont need such things. |
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The speed at which those bastards can tool up and move product is pretty amazing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Chinese knockoffs at Harbor Freight next week... The speed at which those bastards can tool up and move product is pretty amazing. They do not have to tool up when they are making the damn things to begin with. |
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View Quote That's how I added all terrain tires to my sons power wheels jeep. |
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I don't see them being DOT approved for "Snow Emergency: Chains Required" days.
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Quoted: I've seen a few Kickstarters that are not "fund my idea from scratch" as much as a distribution channel for limited- or first-run products. Probably the case here. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I see packaging, a product, and evidence of testing and results. Why do these guys need $75k? Serious question. I've seen a few Kickstarters that are not "fund my idea from scratch" as much as a distribution channel for limited- or first-run products. Probably the case here. Thanks. They're not getting my money. |
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Quoted: FoxxConn supposedly allowed Apple to CHANGE the screen size of the iPhone6 TWO WEEKS before it was supposed to be released. In other words, the Chinese are so nimble and adaptable, and can do things so damn quickly, they had enough time to spool up production of millions of units two weeks before it's release. You think that ANY company working in North America, or Europe, or anywhere other than China could do that? Not a fucking chance. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Chinese knockoffs at Harbor Freight next week... The speed at which those bastards can tool up and move product is pretty amazing. FoxxConn supposedly allowed Apple to CHANGE the screen size of the iPhone6 TWO WEEKS before it was supposed to be released. In other words, the Chinese are so nimble and adaptable, and can do things so damn quickly, they had enough time to spool up production of millions of units two weeks before it's release. You think that ANY company working in North America, or Europe, or anywhere other than China could do that? Not a fucking chance. I seriously doubt that. I personally seen the inner workings of FuShiKang. There is simply no way the supply chain of a cell phone can adapt to a full design overhaul and implement in mass production in a two week time span without that design already being fully tooled up and tested as a backup option. |
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I'm getting the impression from people here that they think these are for full-time chain use. These look like something to help you get out of a bind when your wheels are spinning and you need to get to a patch of ground with traction.
You can't put on regular chains if you can't move forward or backward. They're meant to get ripped up trying to get out of your slick patch and then clipped off. Not everybody carries sand and a shovel in the back of their passenger car. At least that's my take on it. |
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I see packaging, a product, and evidence of testing and results. Why do these guys need $75k? Serious question. I've seen a few Kickstarters that are not "fund my idea from scratch" as much as a distribution channel for limited- or first-run products. Probably the case here. Thanks. They're not getting my money. Because you don't like the product or you don't want to contribute to the first run cost? |
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I'm getting the impression from people here that they think these are for full-time chain use. These look like something to help you get out of a bind when your wheels are spinning and you need to get to a patch of ground with traction. You can't put on regular chains if you can't move forward or backward. They're meant to get ripped up trying to get out of your slick patch and then clipped off. Not everybody carries sand and a shovel in the back of their passenger car. At least that's my take on it. View Quote Yup, one-time use for "awwww shit i got stuck!" For $20 I might get a set and toss em in my trunk. |
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I'm sure this man begs to differ. He is doing many things wrong (as discussed in another thread), but these things seem stupid-proof for idiots like this. http://youtu.be/CuTXUcoGdhw View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Too expensive for a single-use product. I'm sure this man begs to differ. He is doing many things wrong (as discussed in another thread), but these things seem stupid-proof for idiots like this. http://youtu.be/CuTXUcoGdhw That guy wouldn't have been able to open the package. |
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Tube sand for $3.50 will get you out of a dozen bad situations per bag, adds weight for traction also. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I would be willing to try them provided they are not priced too high. Don't expect them to last very long, just get me out of the suck quick. Tube sand for $3.50 will get you out of a dozen bad situations per bag, adds weight for traction also. Ice, sure. Mud? |
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Tube sand for $3.50 will get you out of a dozen bad situations per bag, adds weight for traction also. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I would be willing to try them provided they are not priced too high. Don't expect them to last very long, just get me out of the suck quick. Tube sand for $3.50 will get you out of a dozen bad situations per bag, adds weight for traction also. I have no room for a sandbag in my engine compartment and I don't need weight in my trunk. |
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View Quote You realize these are not made to compete with full time tire chains, right? They're basically for getting unstuck, once? |
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