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Topic: Newbie question - what recovery gear should I get? (Read 796 times)
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hortiscot
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your better with a jerry can of petrol and a box of matches than a spade and a prunning saw, it's a lot easier to burn a landrover than cut it up with a prunning saw and digging a hole to put it in  i always took the jerry can and matches when i went off roading in my landrover, just incase |
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TinyTim
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I would be very wary of 'cheap' recovery kit and suggest you buy the very best you can afford as this is literally a case where you're life may depend on it.one day. If you think that's overstating the fact just take a look at some of the recovery mishaps on youtube etc.
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« Last Edit: February 13, 2008, 07:57:55 PM by TinyTim »
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I'm not endorsing this kit, just a link so people can see the sort of things that might be needed  |
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Stoxy. Normandy Blue over silver MkII SWB.  |
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Chastiser
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as addition to the advice already given, make sure you are wearing wellies or footware you dont mind getting covered in mud. remember, its traditional for the person stuck to connect the tow  some black sacks are also useful, at least for storage of the said tow ropes on the drive home, so that you dont get mud everywhere in the truck. they can also be used to line anywhere you are keeping ropes during the day. also remember some water and rags etc. for cleaning off lights and number plates so that you are road legal on the trip home. for me, i prefer rope to strops, as, not only do i see it as more reliable, but, it can, in an emergency, be easily re-joined should it break during a tow. in addition, as long as its man (person?? ) made fibre, not only will it float but will not rot. it will also have an amount of 'give' in it as opposed to just snapping. i also carry a marlin spike as it helps with knots and shackles that are too tight to undo normally. Mike |
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as addition to the advice already given, make sure you are wearing wellies or footware you dont mind getting covered in mud. r emember, its traditional for the person stuck to connect the tow some black sacks are also useful, at least for storage of the said tow ropes on the drive home, so that you dont get mud everywhere in the truck. they can also be used to line anywhere you are keeping ropes during the day. also remember some water and rags etc. for cleaning off lights and number plates so that you are road legal on the trip home. for me, i prefer rope to strops, as, not only do i see it as more reliable, but, it can, in an emergency, be easily re-joined should it break during a tow. in addition, as long as its man (person?? ) made fibre, not only will it float but will not rot. it will also have an amount of 'give' in it as opposed to just snapping. i also carry a marlin spike as it helps with knots and shackles that are too tight to undo normally. Mike erm... great in principle, but not when you can't get out of the truck cos of the banks preventing you from opening the doors!  |
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CupCake
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Not much use when the back is full of recovery gear and the truck was nose down and impossible to get to rear  |
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Alterastro
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Funnily enough His old 2.5 had a sunroof. But then he went and put bars over it in the form of a roof rack!
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Alterastro
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...and to answer the original question, since I've been off-roading I've only needed three things.... 1. A good rope and shackles 2. Waffle boards 3. Someone else to pull me out. If you have those three things you'll not go wrong. As someone said, never go out alone. Nick  |
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Alterastro
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Oh yeah. Did you need my waffles in the end?
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...and to answer the original question, since I've been off-roading I've only needed three things.... 1. A good rope and shackles 2. Waffle boards 3. Someone else to pull me out. If you have those three things you'll not go wrong. As someone said, never go out alone. Nick Good recovery points are essential and get someone with experience to show you the ropes all else falls into place from there |
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