Good recovery strap/kit to carry in truck

[Big Cam]

I agree with you 100%. I have an expensive Kinetic rope and soft shackles in my wife's Expedition that I bought off Amazon. My wife bought Matt's Offroad Kit as she knows I watch his YouTube channel. I do feel that Matt's Off-Road (Yankum) Ropes are a little better than the one I got from Amazon.

That's what I was trying to get across. I know the yankums are a higher quality, but to use it maybe once a year probably once every 2 or 3 years, a cheap one will do just fine.

At least for my scenario I'd only use it to pull someone out of snow, once they are out, I'm done. If the rope I bought lasts for 10 recoveries it'll be more than I probably need.

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[diambo4life]

I’m talking about the trailer hitch ball. Because it drops down slightly the force is pulling it at an angle and can shear. The video I’m talking about is a guy recovering a truck from the mud with the strap tied to the ball on a drop hitch. The drop hitch sheared and shot back through the windshield killing the driver.

The tow rope was used incorrectly and it was attached to a towing ball. In that particular case, they used a regular strap as a kinetic strap. You are not supposed to do that. A regular strap is perfectly fine for most people but you should not use a regular tow ball with one especially one that has height adjustment.

 

[astrand1]

The most important thing I can say is make sure you get a good receiver shackle setup! Do not use a hitch and wrap the rope around it. Bad things can happen. I have a shackle setup and then got a rhino kinetic strap. Works quite well.

 

[Bobbert]

Jayco makes a great strap.

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