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I'll say this, too - the rigid straps have their place, now. For winching. I've be in this position ONE time, and it's never happened to me again. My Jeep went through a really nasty, wet, muddy hillclimb,on a brand new cut trail. Next dude didn't make it. I was on top, and threw out almost 150 ft of steel winch cable, and it wouldn't reach him. Attached one of the 30 ft straps - didn't get to him. Another clevis, and the other 30 ft strap got to him. That's almost 210 ft of winch action - I'll never run the drum all the way out, leave at least 4 or 5 wraps on the final layer on the drum. It took all that to get that dude up that hill. I wouldn't want to use stretch straps for that - only rigid straps. With the engine holding 3k RPM in neutral on that pull, foot buried on brake, that pull almost killed my engine, the electrical drain was so high. After that weekend, the Jeep had dual batteries, a battery isolator, and the only thing running off the second deep-cycle battery was the winch. It also got a 190-amp alternator. Same upgrades, at the same time.

It's a change in technology, man, and worth it's weight in gold. I always rocked 2 x 3" straps, 30' long, for this - Sometimes, you need to take that slack in the strap up, with force, to unstick someone. That's when they either get unstuck - or shiit breaks. Never broke a 3" strap, but I've broken mounting attachments, or mounting points. Hazard of the game. IMHO, the kinetic or stretch straps are a gamechanger. You hit that thing hard, to unstick, it stretches to it's limit, and when it has to contract again - it's yanking some stuck bastard right out - or breaking something. The chance of breaking something is alot less with these kinds of straps, than the rigid straps. It's a far greater technology, now.

Cool! I picked it first. Get my warning points reduced already.

Die Hard. The original. If it ain't that, it better be about Ralphie in a Pink Bunny Suit...

Depends. Was it related to the one in the background?...

This guy really doesn't like Alyssa Miano...

Truth right there, brother.

Getting ready to do this on this weekend, in the Orion Cooker 3.0. This one is brand new to me, only has 2 burns on it so far. My previous Orion Cooker was the 2.0, and I used that thing for about 6 years. I'll post up results.

Pissed Off Vic is gonna get @Rsquared ALL fired up...

I love it, brother!!!

I know for a fact that you are quite well-versed on basing things on fire - so I never had any concerns at all about how you were gonna come out of this, brother...

This shiit just ain't a Fiction Action Movie anymore, is it?...

You guys still laughing at my flip phone? Right. Told you. All of you. Over a decade ago. Limit your footprint, as much as you can.

Yeah. Fuq that tech. Gotta go.

Once in a life time human. You don't run into people like this in life, unless you're lucky enough to bump into them in a blind turn. Amazing human. God Speed, my friend...

Sad Day. Greg Biffle passed. Long story if you weren't aware of him , but he's a legend in NASCAR, and a legend to duners in Glamis. Sucks. He was close friends with Cleetus McFarland, and they both flew helicopters to deliver aid during the NC disaster. He was more thaqn a NASCAR racer - he was a duner, humanitarian, and a badass human being. That Cleetus vid is the tribute. He has a compound out at Glamis that is unreal. On a place where private individuals can't own lad - he found a way. That place is right behind Vendors Row and the Glamis Beach Store - and it's IMMENSE. It's the biggest "Barndominium" you've ever seen. Sad day in the motorsports industry... RIP, Brother...

This is insane...

I can't even handle the current 39-yo, that just turned 40 last month. She's batshit crazy. I don't need another one, for certain. For you, Doc...

Indeed!

In 1992, when I was living there for the first time, the most major shift in "WTF is wrong with the DRIVER'S?!!?" was the Cali plates. In 1992... I cannot possibly imagine that it's any different, now..

The Dry-Side WA people don't have this problem. I know why. All the Libs are on the Wet-Side... Truth...