[NightSkyCode]

Originally Posted by tecmec

Get real tires. A bunch of extra weight in your trunk isn't going to help you stop.

Weight is not for stopping man, its so you can pull through snow easier and prevents you from getting stuck. It has nothing to do with stopping. I can attest, it does help pull through snow easier with a few bags pushing down on your tires. Ive been doing it for years. It actually may make stopping even more difficult (not much), as more weight means more momentum.... its science bro. Inertia is a property of matter. Thanks Nye.

[tecmec]

Originally Posted by NightSkyCode

Weight is not for stopping man, its so you can pull through snow easier and prevents you from getting stuck. It has nothing to do with stopping. I can attest, it does help pull through snow easier with a few bags pushing down on your tires.

I know it's not going to help you stop, that's my point.

If you want the tires to cut through the snow more, get narrower winter tires. Adding weight isn't going to give a net advantage, it's just simple physics.

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[shaffe]

Never put weight in the trunk of the Mustang when I had it. All I had was the factory all season tires and I never got stuck once in Chicago Winters.

Now if you want something that will make a difference, get some good snow tires.

[PinHead]

Originally Posted by NYJets12

To anyone who drives in the winter do you have sand in your trunk or cat litter?
Thanks

I never need that stuff with what I drive in the winter.

[JFM-jr]

I drive a Duramax lol

[JamesNoBrakes]

Originally Posted by tecmec

If you want the tires to cut through the snow more, get narrower winter tires.

I love seeing this recirculated.

Oh, that's a little harsh, but if you are driving through that much snow, you are definitely not driving a Camaro. I have driven my gen5 extensively in snow and I know just how much it takes before you are basically a snow-plow with the front end. The "get a narrower tire for getting through the snow" thing pretty much doesn't apply. We don't have the ground clearance where that makes sense. Now, there's no reason to be running huge 285 winter tires either, even though they do make them. They tend to be ultra expensive and you are usually exposing wide expensive rims to the winter conditions/damage and going with that bigger rim and lower-profile tire isn't a great idea for the varied conditions you are likely to encounter, so there are some reasons to change your tire size, but it's not so you can "sink through the snow to get traction".

The guy about the weight is right. Driving in a RWD sports car with more weight on the front is about as bad as it gets, the only thing worse is adding an automatic so you can't feather the clutch, but at that point it's not dramatically worse. Winter tires and a little strategic weight can radically alter this.

Most winter driving is driving on ice and compacted snow, vs. on fresh fallen snow, at least in my experience. Sure, every once and a while it snows, but it's a lot easier to not go driving on a few select days than stay home the entire winter, driving day to day on the compacted snow and ice is mostly what winter driving is around here. If you are somewhere like Alta, UT, where it snows every few days, then maybe not, but then you are going to need a serious snow-vehicle to get around anyway.

[bpang1234]

Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes

I love seeing this recirculated.

Oh, that's a little harsh, but if you are driving through that much snow, you are definitely not driving a Camaro. I have driven my gen5 extensively in snow and I know just how much it takes before you are basically a snow-plow with the front end. The "get a narrower tire for getting through the snow" thing pretty much doesn't apply. We don't have the ground clearance where that makes sense. Now, there's no reason to be running huge 285 winter tires either, even though they do make them. They tend to be ultra expensive and you are usually exposing wide expensive rims to the winter conditions/damage and going with that bigger rim and lower-profile tire isn't a great idea for the varied conditions you are likely to encounter, so there are some reasons to change your tire size, but it's not so you can "sink through the snow to get traction".

The guy about the weight is right. Driving in a RWD sports car with more weight on the front is about as bad as it gets, the only thing worse is adding an automatic so you can't feather the clutch, but at that point it's not dramatically worse. Winter tires and a little strategic weight can radically alter this.

Most winter driving is driving on ice and compacted snow, vs. on fresh fallen snow, at least in my experience. Sure, every once and a while it snows, but it's a lot easier to not go driving on a few select days than stay home the entire winter, driving day to day on the compacted snow and ice is mostly what winter driving is around here. If you are somewhere like Alta, UT, where it snows every few days, then maybe not, but then you are going to need a serious snow-vehicle to get around anyway.

However to OP's question, if you really do need to carry more weight in the trunk even just for peace of mind, I would do cat litter. It has uses beyond traction since you can also use it to absorb fluid spills in your garage.