Let's talk recovery gear please..

[agentdarnell]

I am trying to build out my recovery gear for my offroading trips. I currently have a Badlands Apex 12k winch, arb compressor, 48v 14" chainsaw, Hatcher, and a small e-tool.

I know I should really have a tree saver but not sure if I need a 3"x8' or a 4"x10'. I should also have some soft shackles but no idea the size. I have two hard shackles on my rig.

Kinetic rope would most likely need to be a 7/8x30.

Do I requesting is do I need to sink high dollar like the Yankee ropes or would rhino usa be ok at about half the price or even some Amazon ropes and soft shackles, tree saver, and snatch block?

Is there really anything else o would need for my badlands sasquach?

Right now money is tight, so id probably have to purchase one piece at a time.

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[SierraBronco]

in my opinion you could skip the stretchy rope as you have a winch. Yes it takes longer but there is more control. Though towing an inoperable vehicle is VERY nice with a kinetic rope compared to a strap. If you get one size it for what you plan on doing. Getting too big of a rope may damage your vehicle

I’d go with the longer tree saver, or two shorter ones. 4” seems excessive.

For soft shackles-people will get all riled up on that subject. I have a couple from Yankum and one from MHI. The MHI has tighter tolerances to get the knot through, so that’s a pain in the ass. Unless I’m using a snatch block we don’t have any metal in our lines, so personally I wouldn’t be bothered using stuff from Amazon (unless I needed it for the snatch block).

I’m a big snatch block appreciator. Can be very useful for line redirects; they’re not just for increasing the winch capacity. We carry a couple with us. And a 90’ winch line extension.

 

[GI_Jo_Nathan]

Yep you'll get all kinds of opinions over brand names and such. I can say the Badlands soft shackles work great. They are a little stiff compared to others I've seen but they do the job. I would get two of their's and at least one of the short tree savers.

 

[Rydfree]

Yep you'll get all kinds of opinions over brand names and such. I can say the Badlands soft shackles work great. They are a little stiff compared to others I've seen but they do the job. I would get two of their's and at least one of the short tree savers.

I have the Badlands soft shackles and tree saver as well as the snatch block. I haven't used the snatch block yet, but no issues with the shackles or tree saver.

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