Recovery Techniques and Equipment for Solo Overlanding

[@mozartheart2958]

Good video, I have read somewhere that the further the anchor from the car the better the grip.

[@IronWolfOverland]

I can believe that. Biggest factors seemed to be the angle and firmness of the soil around the anchor. Please note that I had to winch my nose down against the ground until my front wheels created the incline - so that REALLY challenged the anchor.

[@MrT13]

I dunno why that wasn’t working for you aside from not standing on it and helping it into the ground. But, do you have a frozen ground??? Where it’s basically an ice sheet 12” down? Pretty sure it wouldn’t work with that…

[@IronWolfOverland]

No, it was soft mud. In fairness, the PullPal documentation warns that it’s not reliable in soft ground. Unfortunately, though, soft ground is where most people get stuck! 😀

[@MrT13]

I suppose it was extra soft ground then. I use mine in sand and mud but usually I stand on it till it starts to really bite. Then I get in the truck and drive out.

[@MrT13]

@@IronWolfOverlandalso, if you pre dig a thin trench for it to bury the frame better, sometimes that helps cause there’s roots or build up etc. that doesn’t allow it to go deeper.

[@Cowicide]

Nice video with the added flair of much of the audio sounding like someone quietly describing their plight within a live hostage situation.

[@IronWolfOverland]

I try to remind myself - it’s supposed to be fun!