When venturing off highway getting stuck is a REAL possibility. For vehicle extraction recovery gear is a required tool.
While at the Overland Expo I picked up a new Factor 55 ProLink Shackle Mount to replace the Safety Thimble on our Toyota FJ Cruiser. The Factor 55 ProLink is a heavy duty CNC milled aluminum winch line shackle mount for either synthetic or steel winch line. The ProLink attaches to a standard winch line…
We spend most of our off road time running solo. Our solo expeditions take us a long ways from civilization and assisted recovery or rescue. With this in mind I have customized our recovery kit to help facilitate self recovery. The main tool in my recovery kit is common sense. If possible, I avoid situations…
At one of the FJ Summit recovery training session Chris Nelson showed us the JackMate. The JackMate enhances the capability of the Hi-Lift jack. The JackMate slides over either end of the Hi-Lift Jack bar using quick release pins. When used as the base plate, the Jack mate has “gnarly teeth” which dig into logs…