Must Have Basic 4x4 Recovery Kit

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The other thing to remember when buying snatch straps is to not go too big. That's because if the strap is too heavy it will not extend/stretch as much as it should and will transfer a lot of the shock load into the recovery points. When the straps are the correct rating they will extend at the correct rate and in effect absorb some of that shock load from the moving car.

The general rule of thumb is that the rating of the snatch strap should be 2.5 x the weight of the lightest vehicle involved in the recovery. For our Patrols the 8000kg strap would be the optimum weight. This is another reason to bring your own snatch strap. For example, imagine trying to recover a much lighter vehicle (e.g. any Suzuki) using a snatch strap rated for a Patrol. It would not extend and probably start breaking things off the car. If they had their own 4000kg strap then there would be no problems as it would work for their car.