Helps to carry spare towels and blankets, but most cars have removable floormats with great grip. Works especially well when your tire is stuck in an ice wedge/valley and just spins.

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keepthetips t1_j6nfxca wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:02 PM

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RadCheese527 t1_j6nggn4 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:06 PM

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Alternatively keep a box of kitty litter or a bag of sand in your trunk and you don’t ruin your car mats, or get a towel wrapped around your wheel.

thorpie88 t1_j6nkgq7 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:31 PM

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This also works when bogged in sand dunes

ricardo9505 t1_j6nl17t wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:34 PM

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Old trick. I helped a guy move his mustang out the snow with the floor mats. Took two and me putting weight in the back, RWD, but worked. For older cars and hats what we did, my brother used sandbags in his old Corolla because RWD and car is so light.

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treknaut t1_j6o76gg wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:49 PM

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Or use various items from the neighbours washing line.

Souriane t1_j6phnen wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:43 PM

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Usually, when there is snow, there is now "items" on washing lines. At least in my country...