Thread: Snatching - How not to

Originally posted by muddymech
hi, do your snatch straps work the same as the kinetic ropes we get in the uk.
personally i got rid of mine as it scared me too much with all that energy (i mainly used it in mud and ruts) i stick to a standard rope or winching.
never really been in sand, as there is not a lot of that in the uk.

Yes. A snatch strap is named after a brand 'Snatch-em'. Correctly named they are a kinetic energy strap.

I met a seasoned beach fisherman (Datto driver) only the other day who told me that his car weighed less than 3500kg, therefore it was totally safe to use the towball for snatching. When I told him that the strap may store energy the equivalent of three or more times that he scoffed.

Hi folks, here’s another stuff up but it’s a landy.

This is how the Texans do it

Ouch ops:

http://www.muddyoval.com/forum/viewtopic.php't=1881

Originally posted by harryw
I belong to the WA Suzuki club and we have a strict policy that any vehicle going on a club run HAS to have approved recovery points back and front.

Some of the Jimny owners weren't too happy, "we never get bogged", but they had to get them installed before they were allowed to come.

It is just TOO DANGEROUS to go out without having solid recovery points on you vehicle no matter how "unboggable" you think your particular vehicle may be.

So does ours to a degree. All clubs should have this policy in place for there own safety and club participants.

I run regular trips with the QLD RRC and I demand that people have recovery gear and points. No points, no go

Trav