I have pretty much decided I'm going to be buying a Warn VR10 for my new truck. However, I'm trying to decide where to buy a VR10 with Steel Line plus a 80' Bubba Rope Synthetic Pro-Line and just swapping the steel for synthetic; or spend less and just get the VR10-S that comes with synthetic line from Warn already.
Curious as to what others think are the pros and cons. Here's what the price breakdown would be.
Warn VR10 $575
Bubba Rope Pro Line 80' $430
Gator Jaw Soft Shackle Included
$1005
Or
Warn VR10-S 90' of line $740
Gator Jaw Soft Shackle $50
$790
$215 difference or basically about 25% more.
I'm not a serious rock crawler. Most of my offroading is overland style where I'm on forest service roads/trails, beach camping, and twice a year driving/camping trip in snow. I do often travel alone though. Over the past three years, I did have to use the winch on the FJ that I'm selling a total of 7 times. Twice to pull myself out of the snow in New Mexico, once to pull someone out at the beach, once to pull a car out of the snow, and once to pull a drunk out of the ditch at NASCAR, once to pull myself out of mud, and once to pull myself out of a ditch on a FS road after sliding off due to ice and snow. I don't currently own any MaxTrax.
I think Bubba Rope is obviously a better line, but by saving the $215 would it be better to go that route and spend it on something like MaxTrax to partner with the winch.
Also, with Bubba Rope you get 10 less feet of line, but the line is also 25-30% lighter.
What's your thoughts?
Curious as to what others think are the pros and cons. Here's what the price breakdown would be.
Warn VR10 $575
Bubba Rope Pro Line 80' $430
Gator Jaw Soft Shackle Included
$1005
Or
Warn VR10-S 90' of line $740
Gator Jaw Soft Shackle $50
$790
$215 difference or basically about 25% more.
I'm not a serious rock crawler. Most of my offroading is overland style where I'm on forest service roads/trails, beach camping, and twice a year driving/camping trip in snow. I do often travel alone though. Over the past three years, I did have to use the winch on the FJ that I'm selling a total of 7 times. Twice to pull myself out of the snow in New Mexico, once to pull someone out at the beach, once to pull a car out of the snow, and once to pull a drunk out of the ditch at NASCAR, once to pull myself out of mud, and once to pull myself out of a ditch on a FS road after sliding off due to ice and snow. I don't currently own any MaxTrax.
I think Bubba Rope is obviously a better line, but by saving the $215 would it be better to go that route and spend it on something like MaxTrax to partner with the winch.
Also, with Bubba Rope you get 10 less feet of line, but the line is also 25-30% lighter.
What's your thoughts?
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