Rope around front of defender

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I have a few 2 tonne, 3 tonne and 6 tonne lifting slings that cost me nothing ... very good quality and extremely hard wearing ... ;)
 
Turboman said:
They are very good, and gentle on everything, so ideal for use around tree trunks without causing damage as well.
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Actually I also have a proper tree strop, about 5" wide and 3m long, a proper tow/recovery rope, a winch with 100' 12mm Dyneema another 80' 12mm older Dyneema rope with loops each end, a bridle to spread loads between chassis legs, various rated shackles, a couple of soft shackles(Ace bits of kit!), 3 swingaway shackles, a couple of large (about 24mm diameter and over 24" long tent pegs with 2x4 short planks for making an anchor if no trees, waffle boards, shovel ... and loads of other 'necessities' ... ;) Paranoid about getting stuck or leaving a mate ... ;)

To say nothing of spares and tools, water and food and shelter that's always in the '90 ... ;)

Now if I had a working heater too ...
 
Paul D said:
Actually I also have a proper tree strop, about 5" wide and 3m long, a proper tow/recovery rope, a winch with 100' 12mm Dyneema another 80' 12mm older Dyneema rope with loops each end, a bridle to spread loads between chassis legs, various rated shackles, a couple of soft shackles(Ace bits of kit!), 3 swingaway shackles, a couple of large (about 24mm diameter and over 24" long tent pegs with 2x4 short planks for making an anchor if no trees, waffle boards, shovel ... and loads of other 'necessities' ... ;) Paranoid about getting stuck or leaving a mate ... ;)

To say nothing of spares and tools, water and food and shelter that's always in the '90 ... ;)

Now if I had a working heater too ...
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Got most of that, except the tree strop. I use a 10 tonne 3 metre lift sling for that.

I don't bother with the shelter either, as I never go more than fifty miles from base in the Ninety.

Waffle boards are very good, one of the most under-rated and overlooked bits of kit.

Must admit, most of the stuff gets used about every few years! :oops::D
 
The hope is that nothing is ever needed really! Some of it, like the 2 ton slings are my 'go to' stuff to just give it a tug for 'easy' roadside stuff, the other stuff has at some pint all been used, but mostly not often at all.

Must admit that the shelter is just a couple of nylon tarpaulins, but they're actually ace, especially the one I drape over the back and secure to the roof and a couple of poles so I have somewhere undercover to make a brew!
 
Paul D said:
The hope is that nothing is ever needed really! Some of it, like the 2 ton slings are my 'go to' stuff to just give it a tug for 'easy' roadside stuff, the other stuff has at some pint all been used, but mostly not often at all.

Must admit that the shelter is just a couple of nylon tarpaulins, but they're actually ace, especially the one I drape over the back and secure to the roof and a couple of poles so I have somewhere undercover to make a brew!
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Yes, I would regard most of it as an insurance policy. If you have it, the situations don't happen. Fingers crossed! :eek::D

I saw the shelter at the LRO show, looked good, and good VFM! :)
 
Heh, I've made it a bit better now, so it drapes over the open door to the ground, minimises side and under draughts to some extent.

Our lass has a sewing machine ... ;)
 
Paul D said:
Heh, I've made it a bit better now, so it drapes over the open door to the ground, minimises side and under draughts to some extent.

Our lass has a sewing machine ... ;)
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We had a side-skirt type thing, held on with large poppers, as you would get on a soft top hood, very good at stopping the draught that chops yer legs off ... :D
 
Dippypud said:
We had a side-skirt type thing, held on with large poppers, as you would get on a soft top hood, very good at stopping the draught that chops yer legs off ... :D
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The large stainless poppers are very good. Secure the cratch cover on boats, and loads of other stuff.
Haberdashery section at Dunelm is my current favourite stockist for those! :)
 
Grem said:
Don’t get mad at me! just what people have said, does make a difference if your on a pay and play site and winching people maybe a dozen times in the day
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What yer said is not far oft what it's done for. ;)

When yer oft road and yer get stuck yer may not want to be knee height in mud/water etc. So pulling out 2m of winch cable and attaching it in easy reach means someone else can throw a rope to you for you to catch, then connect it to yer winch cable or rope or whatever. The number of times I've seen peeps get stuck at play sites then struggle to get to the winch... especially if it's submerged a lot deeper. Having the cable in easy reach means yer recovery is a lot quicker. Best to reel it all back in when not oft road though.
 
I am sure there must be a legitimate reason to need immediate access to a skipping rope ... maybe if skippy the bush kangaroo skips if front of you while deep in the bush and you need to do an impromptu skip-off?!!?
 
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