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Hitches and recovery gear

The thing about recoveries is that you can’t really plan what you’ll need ahead of time. That’s why the experienced guys bring tons of gear and a lot of duplicates.

Steel shackles are great for securing a snatch block to a tree saver, and many people have D ring provisions on their aftermarket bumpers. Makes them a great thing to have. They are strong and a secure closed system.

Soft shackles are light and strong and flexible. Soft shackles don’t work with some pulleys due to the radiuses (or lack there of) putting too much stress on the soft shackle. Check out the black plate style pulley in the pic i posted. You can’t use a soft shackle with that one. but, they have special snatch rings for soft shackle use. Soft shackles are great when you need to secure something to a non traditional recovery point such as a roll cage or slider (real slider not nerf bar)

Having lots of gear helps when you come across unprepared folks. Late model 2wd chevys, for example, have zero recovery points in the front. Some trucks don't even have hitches. You might need to think outside the box.

If I didn’t have a winch and I was only carrying one piece of gear, it would be a 30’ snatch strap with loop ends.
 
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Rockcrawlerdude said:
The thing about recoveries is that you can’t really plan what you’ll need ahead of time. That’s why the experienced guys bring tons of gear and a lot of duplicates.

Steel shackles are great for securing a snatch block to a tree saver, and many people have D ring provisions on their aftermarket bumpers. Makes them a great thing to have. They are strong and a secure closed system.

Soft shackles are light and strong and flexible. Soft shackles don’t work with some pulleys due to the radiuses (or lack there of) putting too much stress on the soft shackle. Check out the black plate style pulley in the pic i posted. You can’t use a soft shackle with that one. but, they have special snatch rings for soft shackle use. Soft shackles are great when you need to secure something to a non traditional recovery point such as a roll cage or slider (real slider not nerf bar)

Having lots of gear helps when you come across unprepared folks. Late model 2wd chevys, for example, have zero recovery points in the front. Some trucks don't even have hitches. You might need to think outside the box.

If I didn’t have a winch and I was only carrying one piece of gear, it would be a 30’ snatch strap with loop ends.
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Thanks! That helps with perspective.
 
A kinetic strap or rope should be in every offroaders kit. Most times it only takes a quick tug to yank you out of a spot. My favorite use for a soft shackle is to hook two straps together. Getting two straps apart that have been looped through themselves can take hours to get apart. I write on my straps what the stretch is so I don't grab the wrong strap. My ARB is 20%. Most nylon straps will stretch. The majority of straps out there now are Poly straps and they do not stretch. Years ago almost all the straps were nylon and gave a good stretch. It was an eyeopener when the poly straps came out. Go and no give started breaking stuff.
 
Thanks for all the advice. I went with all factor 55 gear for now. Built a kit with a kinetic rope, tree strap, shorty strap, steel shackles, soft shackles, hitch link, locking hitch pin, and the factor 55 pulley. Thinking of getting some straps for use on other vehicle recoveries other than mine instead of using the rope, that bad boy was almost $200.
 
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