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Pinstripes are largely unavoidable. Narrow trails are what they are. Saw is definitely needed. Particularly early in the season after the snows have begun their melt. But there's only so much you can trim
Sometimes it's a trim. Sometimes a full logging crew is needed.
I haven't driven fast enough through anything that my ppf couldn't self-heal from. I think pinstriping is pretty avoidable, at least I've been able to thus far. Part of it is speed, for sure.
Harshest/stiffest brush I've driven through was definitely in Oklahoma.
For a simple recovery kit, I have a Factor 55 hitch receiver on my truck at all times and then I carry a ****** strap, around 30’, and some Bubba Robe soft shackles of different sizes. I also keep an extra hitch receiver in my kit, in case the other vehicle has a tow hitch but no receiver. I have used these items to pull people out of ditches and snowbanks many times. I used to have the big RR and I have to say, I got quite a few funny looks when I was pulling jacked up 4x4 pickups out of the ditch with a RR. 😀
I do have a longer list of recovery items on my Defender now, but the simple list above has been all I ever needed in an on road recovery situation.
I also keep an extra hitch receiver in my kit, in case the other vehicle has a tow hitch but no receiver.
Just for clarity's sake, I think mean you keep an extra "ball mount" in your kit? The receiver is the square 2" tube that "receives" the ball mount and secures it with a "hitch pin" through the holes in both the ball mount and the receiver tube. The receiver is bolted to your vehicle semi-permanently.
I have two types of recovery gear; I have the "always in the truck" bag, which has a tree saver, a ****** strap, a tow rope, a couple soft shackles and a couple 3/4" bow shackles, a ****** block (a pulley with which you can change the direction of the winch pull), and the wired Warn controller for the winch. This is designed to keep me from saying, "Ooooh! There's a cool dirt trail, I wonder where that goes? Crap, if I only had my recovery gear I'd boldly sally forth..."
Then I have additional equipment I add when I'm intentionally going offroading. That includes more of the stuff above, a compact shovel, sand tracks occasionally, puncture repair kit with many plugs, bow saw or 80v 16" battery chainsaw, fuse kit, socket set and some other hand tools, bottle jack and base with enough lift to change a tire, and a backpack filled with everything I'd need to walk out however far I'm planning to drive in (since you will, by definition, get stuck or break down at the geometrically provable farthest point from the trailhead. ) That includes a 5gal jerry-can-shaped plastic water can and some backpacking food and snacks AND a 4-liter platypus-type bag for carrying water if I set out on foot..
Just for clarity's sake, I think mean you keep an extra "ball mount" in your kit? The receiver is the square 2" tube that "receives" the ball mount and secures it with a "hitch pin" through the holes in both the ball mount and the receiver tube. The receiver is bolted to your vehicle semi-permanently.
I found a few pieces of info that may be relevant to the thread in the manual regarding strength of the exposed tow eyes and front recovery eye (rated up to 14,330 lbs). They also note that if you have the screw-in type of eyes vs. exposed eyes that those are only meant for on-road recovery and do not give a rating.
) That includes a 5gal jerry-can-shaped plastic water can and some backpacking food and snacks AND a 4-liter platypus-type bag for carrying water if I set out on foot..
