waveslider
Outdoorsman
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 going to start with a rear winch out of the gate and then decide what makes sense for the front - if at all - owing to your comment about payload/value trade off. I have a good friend whose mantra sticks in my mind regularly: "Front winches are for helping other people get unstuck, rear winches are for helping get yourself unstuck"
The one thing that I never really found a great solution for in the Sportsmobile was snow. It was shocking how easy it was to get stuck and spin on the smallest patch of snow. Going uphill through a small drift that was even 30 feet long was not an option. Even maxtrax X 4 seemed powerless so that's something I want to figure out. Either by getting better using the maxtrax or some different sand ladder arrangement.
I also think we are going to start with a rear winch out of the gate and then decide what makes sense for the front - if at all - owing to your comment about payload/value trade off. I have a good friend whose mantra sticks in my mind regularly: "Front winches are for helping other people get unstuck, rear winches are for helping get yourself unstuck"
The one thing that I never really found a great solution for in the Sportsmobile was snow. It was shocking how easy it was to get stuck and spin on the smallest patch of snow. Going uphill through a small drift that was even 30 feet long was not an option. Even maxtrax X 4 seemed powerless so that's something I want to figure out. Either by getting better using the maxtrax or some different sand ladder arrangement.