Whenever you fit something to a 4wd vehicle, there will be a trade off. Understanding this compromise is essential to managing not only your off road capability but also for driving defensively. … [Read more...]
Up Armoured Vehicle Recovery Consideration: Fitting a Winch
Is it Worth Fitting a Winch to An Up Armoured Vehicle? It's considered standard that recovery equipment should have a safe working load/working load limit of 1.5 times the weight of the vehicle. … [Read more...]
My Thoughts on Using Synthetic Shackles
Recently purchased some synthetic shackles (Gator-Jaw) from Bubba Rope in the States. I had gotten one of their kinetic energy ropes through someone that was leaving Uganda and was very impressed. … [Read more...]
Why I Don’t Like Roof Racks
I don't like roof racks and don't have them fitted to any of our vehicles. Reasons for this dislike are many but the main one is safety. Roof racks encourage loading fairly heavy stuff on the top of vehicles. … [Read more...]
How I Store Hand Winch Wire
Hand Winch One of the most versatile pieces of recovery kit. Couple with a pulley block or two and a length of synthetic rope, to extend, it can do a lot (obviously the synthetic won't work in the winch). … [Read more...]
Why This Winch Wire Is Dangerous
Warn Out This vehicle turned up for a training session recently. It wasn't part of a recovery course, thankfully. We found the clutch in the free spool position which is probably the reason for the rats nest. Lots of bumpy unsealed roads could do that to the wire. … [Read more...]
Why a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System is Important
A recent long trip reinforced the importance of having a tyre pressure monitoring system fitted. The tyre picked up a roofing nail and the system warned of low pressure soon after. … [Read more...]
Raised Air Intakes – Are They Really Necessary?
It's hot, it's dusty and it's dry - so why should you consider fitting a raised air intake? … [Read more...]
Not All Winch Anchors are Equal
The first winch anchor (aka ground anchor) we bought was dubbed "extreme". It came from a UK supplier. It was a bit of a monster to carry around but it did sort of work for a while. … [Read more...]
Beware Nasty HF Antenna Fittings
Why do organisations insist on putting the HF radio antenna on the front? First, the mounting has destroyed the approach angle and increases the chance of damaging the antenna. … [Read more...]
What Do Diff Lockers Do? A Brief Explanation
To understand what diff lockers do, it helps to understand how differentials work. In a nutshell, … [Read more...]