Before getting my RodeoÆs current set of shoes, I looked at a plethora of possible alternativesà Among these were the Yokohama Geolander A/T IIs.

After finding a set of 285/75/R16 Geolanders in the local Trading Journal, I did quite a bit of research - and paid particular attention to their Snow Traction Capabilitiesà I was looking for something a bit more snow-friendly than my Cooper Discoverer STTs û and the benchmark that I was looking to meet (or exceed) was the level of confidence that I had previously felt with my old Pirelli Scorpion A/Ts.

In addition to the Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revos, and a handful of dedicated snow tires, the Geolanders appear to be among the uppermost-rated tires available for snow use. --- For an A/T they possess an exceptional void area, and a liberal amount of sipes across their inner tread blocksà both of which directly translate into traction when the going gets white.


In the end, after being spoiled for so long by a set of M/Ts while off-rood, I decided (for my own uses) that an A/T tire just wasnÆt going to cut it, and instead went with the MT/Rsà However, after all of that research, if I ever do decide to get a second set of tires for winter only use, IÆll probably end-up with either the Geolanders or a set of Nokian H-10s.

(But thatÆs just my $0.02 worth)


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