Whole point is not to go buy the huge strap and the biggest kinetic rope you can. Over ten years ago everyone was going bonkers for 6"+ webbing recovery straps. Everyone had 2" straps then instantly ARB and Smittybuilt came out with super cool monster straps! There were several bad accidents out...
Most soft shackles are 2-3 times the strength of what a winch can pull. 12,000lb winch might at best put 24,000lbs doubled down. When side loading the danger is in the tree side rigging not the vehicle connection as shackles and steel are predictable.
This is a 3" 30,000lb strap look at what...
Well lot of good info and some other statements. Matt at Matt's Offroad is an excellent example of bad ideas and poor recovery techniques. He is exposing himself and others constantly. When he claims no one would do the job, the correct claim is Matt was cheaper than the helicopter and wants to...
Your just making a whip, you want the weakest link to be in the middle but not a failure point. I wouldn't worry about ruining gear, you will end up sacrificing something down the line to learning/desperation. Equipment also ages out and is the main factor for failures.
My winch line is 2 years...
Half the people I know don't even know the year of their car. No one changes their own oil or fixes their own vehicle anymore... So why would you need to remember what engine or year anymore.
Some digging...
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I will never buy Husky or Weathertech again, both curled in the heat after 2 years. I am still running he factory floor mats in the bronco with no issues. My @Mabett rear seat mats have lasted 3 years and only needed a little 3m double sided tape to keep kicking.
After baja road trip with @popo_patty his setup absolutely kills it when you push it. Never felt out of place and extremely predictable. The rear never felt like it was trying to pass the front which I get with my 4wp/procomps coilovers and other rigs I have been in. Also no fade after 25 miles...