Madhouse Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Any opinions on these? Has anyone used one? I've always carried a rigid strap in my off-road kit and used it several times, but you need to be gentle with those (no snap movements). So, I got myself a 30' kinetic rope in 1" heavy duty, next time I need to yank a Chevy out of 1" of mud {grin}, we'll see how it perfoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted Friday at 04:12 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:12 AM (edited) I've had the yankem 1'' kinetic rope for about a year or 2 but never used. Also 1 soft shakel. I need to add one more. I always had 25 ft chains and 2 inch straps used lightly.. Edited Friday at 04:13 AM by sketch Shits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted Friday at 01:57 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:57 PM I have used one for probably 40 years, we would get 1 and 1/2 inch anchor rope and spice a eye in one end and add 4 feet of chain to the other with a shackle that way you could hook to anything when you stretched that baby out it would spring back and whatever attached was coming out. It took all the shock out of a pull they were nylon of some sort ,I am sure the ones they make now days are way better but yes very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhouse Posted Friday at 03:14 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 03:14 PM Excellent info, thanks gents. I picked up a kit that also has 2 soft shackles, so hooking up should be easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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