Tire totes/felts

[VersaMG08]

Ordered 4 tire totes and 4 tire felts from Tirerack today. Total was 82.34 getting shipped from Reno NV. Will be here in a week or so. I'm gonna store my stock alloys in them during the summer and break them out for the winter. Woot!

[Moghedian]

Ok, this one I may be a little uneducated about. I have my steelies sitting in the back of a shed, leaning against the wall. I guess what I'm asking is why buy tire totes? Would a garbage bag or something not be the same thing? Do they prevent dry rot or something?

[VersaMG08]

The purpose of tire totes is to protect the wheel/tire from exposure to dirt, UV, outside elements if you store them outside, and they won't get all scratched/dinged up. Plus, they're easier to carry around from point a to point b because they have a handle on the ends to pick up from similar to a suitcase. You can easily stack them up and store them without worries.

Garbage bags get torn easily, you can't pick them up in a bag as easily. Somebody might mistake them for garbage too. It's not as practical.

[iluvmyVersa08]

Ordered 4 tire totes and 4 tire felts from Tirerack today. Total was 82.34 getting shipped from Reno NV. Will be here in a week or so. I'm gonna store my stock alloys in them during the summer and break them out for the winter. Woot!

I have Michelin Tire Totes.Won them as a door prize at a Stag & Doe. They velcro up around the tires. I used them to store my stock tires during the winter. Kept them nice and clean. They turned out to be a very handy prize!

[VersaMG08]

Ash, you could check these out. Don't know if they will work with the Michelin tire totes.

http://www.tirerack.com/access...ID=76

[iluvmyVersa08]

Cool. My totes look just like that w/out the felt part. I don't think I am going to spend money on the felt part though, lol. The totes are great right now. I cleaned my winter tires before I put them away and they are tucked away in the garage where my V sleeps. They don't get touched in the garage. For me the totes are good enough, lol. Thanks for the info though.

[VersaMG08]

Man, a lot of stuff I got today, wheels, totes...Here are pics...The felts for protecting wheels Box artPackageWheel & Tire ToteEasy carry handle, like a suitcase

[iluvmyVersa08]

Looks just like my set! They are great!

[williamk10]

4 of these were only $30 from Costco. Can't beat that

[VersaMG08]

Don't have a Costco membership unfortunately.

[iluvmyVersa08]

4 of these were only $30 from Costco. Can't beat that

I have the exact same ones! I won them as a door prize at a stag & doe. They are great! I have my winters in them right now!

[biggie]

I have the exact same ones! I won them as a door prize at a stag & doe. They are great! I have my winters in them right now!

Wow, I've grown up my entire life in NC, no stop lights in my hometown and haven't even heard of a 'stag & doe'.

Of course I'd never really heard of tire totes either, must be a crazy northern thing.

[iluvmyVersa08]

You've never heard of a stag & doe? WOW? Engaged couples sometimes have a stag & doe. This means that they sell tickets to a party (usually a month or two before the wedding) and there is alocohol, food, and lots of raffle and door prizes. It's fun! The bridal party usually helps run the stag & doe. Sometimes the groom will only have a stag where only men are allowed to attend the event.