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Sweet, I reached out to Chris.

Foxhunter, This is outstanding. Thanks for sharing. A couple questions now that I've absorbed it a little more: Point A: Check, Roger, 10-4. KERR is already on the list. Point B: When he speaks of hating steel cable, was he advocating that you re-string the winch with synthetic? I...

I can second this review. ^^^^ While we wait for our next/new vehicle to be built, we are using a gazelle. Not a 4 season shelter, but good, easy camping. I may upgrade to a shiftpod for elk camp.

^^^Thanks. Don't make the same mistake I did and keep that heavy ****** steel line on your winch. Spend the money to upgrade to synthetic. I was amazed at how well the handling improved in the Sportsmobile when I took all that weight off the front end like a bunch of tractor plates.

Reviving this thread to see if Greg, Daurie and Herk have any forehead slappers saying "I wish I had/hadn't gotten that!" now that they have some miles under their belt.

Good Point Its very likely that we will be following this bit of advice, at least in the late season hunting locations. Thanks. Also, speaking on items from the commercial wrecker/tow industry, I wonder if anyone has tried the air-bag type jacks for the full size trucks. I don't mean like...

The new vehicle will and my previous pickup didn't but boy it didn't seem to matter in the snow. The pickup I understand slipping since it was pretty light, but the SMB is far from what I would consider a lightweight vehicle. Do you have some wisdom to impart based on the answer? Boy...

Thanks for the detailed response Grizzlyj, that's the kind of stuff I'm looking for. We hope to build our list of recovery necessities over time as we explore the limits of our rig in friendly waters and lower consequences. Your items will serve as a good reference. I also think we are...

For the record, this isn’t a discussion about cost. Especially considering the vehicle I will be sucking out of the mud is worth a far sight greater than that. So yes, a $70 shackle isn’t an issue. My goal is to strike the right balance for not only getting my rig unstuck but within reason...

I was looking at that 209A series also. That’s some hefty kit. I also find the Expedition Portal article on winching to be informative. I will find the link but the takeaway is that there is a large discrepancy in the amount of safety margin different individuals propose. True in life...

Hey Charlie, (and Bayou) what ratings are you looking for on your hardware with those winch choices? Crosby obviously has stuff that goes well past overkill for this application (and also would require a hired sherpa to move around) so I don't want to go too far overboard.

Thanks Darrell. 45lpv, have you had to put any time on the winch for your EC? If so, how did it perform and what were the conditions? It looks like that HD kit would work great for your rig. What the fully loaded weight? Around 16k?

I did the same project years ago. The sticky Velcro WILL stick to the fiberglass shell. But you need to use high quality (3M) sticky stuff and definitely use the 3M adhesive promoter. That stuff is very underrated in how much it improves adhesion in situations like that. For the back, what...

^^^^. Good rule. Thanks. Prob around 20k loaded

I'm curious if anyone is willing to share their lists -and probably more importantly the actual manufacturer model numbers - of the recovery gear for their full-size exped vehicles. Since our new truck is going to weigh considerably more than the SMB we used to have we are going to have to...

Is there a benefit from putting a cabover slide in that otherwise would fit on smaller production vehicles on a chassis like that?

The sooner people realize that every decision made on these vehicles presents some form of compromise, the sooner they will realize there is no perfect solution - regardless of the money spent. And furthermore, the solution for one person/s is not automatically the solution for anyone else...

I'm not convinced the idea has merit, it was just a thought. The reality is, although they exceed the boundaries of your warranty per se, my experience with my maxtrax have been such that even with a vehicle that size, they stand a good chance of helping get out of a bog or sandy scenario...

Indeed. I am curious about the extreme and looking forward to the info. I'm desperately trying to stay away from Marsden Mats as I've never found them particularly effective for our typical use but alas, that may be in our future.... I'm wondering if you've considered linking SxS instead of...

Thx. GXV class Kenworth