Rear tow

[scotts90ranger]

I was just in Home Depot tonight, in their cristmas gift area where they always have the goodies out they have a 2" by 20' vehicle recovery strap or whatever they call it for $10, for general tows it would be just fine, for a serious stuck situation not quite but hey, $10 is $10... I think it's lighter duty than the Harbor Freight strap that's almost always $20-25 but way better than nothing

 

[00t444e]

A chain is fine to use as long as it is a steady pull and you don't yank on it. A nylon tow strap is safer but the best thing to use for recovery is a kinetic rope.

 

[sgtsandman]

If you get the nylon recovery straps, make sure it’s the ones without the hooks. If they have hooks, you might as well have chains since both will be a projectile when they break. Amazon and some other places sell a bar meant for recovery straps called a dog bone. Those let you link two straps together and not have it be a permanent link. They are also light enough that chances of getting injured by them is less likely, assuming they stay stuck to the strap somehow and go flying.