It's protecting the inner-tube from rubbing against the screw heads of my DIY studs. Did the same thing last year and it worked great.
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They don't really help much with snow.
But they are essential equipment when you live in a region that regularly has iced roads, especially during early morning commute.
Yeah, on compacted snow a knobby fat tire with low pressure has almost the same traction than it does on dirt. I only switch to studs in the early spring when the conditions get icy.