Learn how to put on and take off snow chains (without cursing or ruining my hands)

Bought snow tires instead!

Spent the afternoon practicing with the chains I currently have for my car. While it’s works in theory, I think the hardest part is going to be:

a) Hooking the chains on the other side of the tire, that I won’t easily be able to see.

b) Doing this when it’s dark/freezing out and without gloves on.

Another thing I realized is that I need to update the emergency kit in my trunk – get a new case for it, a new flashlight, and also stock up on things like water/food.

Okay I may end up cheating and just spend the money on snow tires. It’ll be a pain storing the regular all season tires during the winter, but I’d be so much more motivated to go out and actually enjoy the snow if I didn’t feel so anxious about driving in those conditions. Plus I can’t see trading in my car quite yet for something with a 4 wheel drive, so this is a cheaper solution.