Snow chains
Author: Troy Turner (---.server.ntli.net)
Date: 11-15-05 17:25
hi,
should hire car companys supply chains for my journey to yosemite?
last year i had to pay $150.00 for my chains for the 2 day visit, then i had to dump the chains........................
I visited from England last year and did not know about the chains...
Thanks
Re: snow chains
Author: Dan Anderson (---.west.biz.rr.com)
Date: 11-15-05 21:55
It's cheaper to rent chains from the rental car dealer than buy chains. If you buy chains, buy them in the city, not in the foothill towns, where the price zooms up.
There are the cheaper "snow cables" that work almost as well as chains and are a lot cheaper. They don't work on solid ice very well, just fresh snow or slush.
You probably don't need them if you stay in the Valley and come in the All-weather Highway from the west (Highway 140 along the Merced River). However you still are required to have them in Winter and early spring and you may be turned away if you don't have them or fined if you make it in the park and don't have them.
Re: snow chains
Author: Des Leverton (---.range81-153.btcentralplus.com)
Date: 12-09-05 10:25
Dan,
Are there any local rental car dealers ( Merced specifically ) whom you know of who actually supply chains? As a visitor from the UK this would be my preferred option - and would hopefully enable someone to show me how to put these things on!
My understanding is that car rental companies are not keen on the use of chains on their vehicles - some like Hertz are dead against it. Of course, as long as you dont damage the car, I guess they will never know.
We are travelling to Yosemite in the first week of April next year and would be very interested in your response ( or any suggestions )!
Thanks in Advance
Des
Re: snow chains
Author: Dan Anderson (---.west.biz.rr.com)
Date: 12-09-05 11:28
Chain installers are on all highways into Yosemite, during the day and evening, when chain control is in progress.
Here's some notes on when chains are required (R1, R2, R3 designations),
written by a Scottish ex-pat:
http://www.caldrive.com/conditions.html
http://www.caldrive.com/conditions.html
I don't live near Merced, so I don't know the car rentals.
However, typing "car rental merced, california" in local.google.com http://local.google.com/ gives me a map of several places. Non-major rental companies seem to be:
* Aide Rent A Car
* A & A Auto Rentals (Hampton's Auto Wrecking)
* Smiley's Auto Sales & Car Rental (Atwater, north of Merced)