You’re welcome Alan! You may
You’re welcome Alan! You may be fine just carrying chains or tire “socks” for the cases when you may encounter deep snow or lots of ice. Even though we don’t have sever winters here in Seattle I still purchase snow tires since I like to go over the passes or into the mountains at least for recreation and also for those occasionally days when there might be a foot of snow in the Seattle area that otherwise might be hard to get through without the extra grip of the snow tires.