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I’m looking for opinions and advice from some of you northerners that had been there done that on tire chains and alternatives. I’m mainly looking to carry some sort of traction in a bag solution for a just in case situation. My main concern is deep snow and not as much with ice. With my old F150 I have a set of chains for all 4 wheels that I carry in the truck during the winter months.That along with an Eaton locker in the front and Traction Lock in the rear differential, makes it almost unstoppable in any conditions. I also have Michelin LTX Defenders on the F150 which do a great job on there own. My Expedition EL has the original Hankook 275/55 R20 tires with 30,000 miles. According to the owner’s manual I cannot/should not run chains on this size tire/ wheel combo. I mainly wanna be able to affix something to my tires/wheels to get me approximately 1 mile up to my WV cabin and 1 mile back out to the main roads .The private roads and my driveway are gravel and don’t get plowed down to the surface. I’ve looked at snow socks and the zip and grip alternatives and want experienced opinions on each. Does the zip on type through the rim leave scuffs and marks on the rims? Does the slip on sock types go in deep 10” and up snow? Again I mainly want a quick solution to get me out to the plowed hardtop roads in case I wake up one morning at my cabin and there’s a surprise foot of snow and I didn’t drive the F150 that weekend. The one part of my driveway is a 13 percent grade.