I've seen lots of time I would like to fish the river in the Rez and chains would not work, so I'm gonna have the option in the future. Socks for sure won't work in places like Oilwell Woods or the Sawdust Pile, so the chains will be in the boat. I have a WE 861 and two ropes with 5 of the 5 ft chains on each side is not enough most of the time and the wind will not be very high. I guess when I'm in those stumps I like to creep along.