B2 off road equipment storage ideas?

[70roadrunner]

i have a back pack that i keep loaded with survival gear. i have a sleeping bag, tent, knife, and small hatchet in it. also non perishable food, canned heat, a compass, a roll of nylon cord, TP, and 2 pair of socks and rain gear. whenever i go somewhere i throw it in whatever rig im taking. never had to use it, but its nice to know its there if i need it. forgot to mention a mess kit and 2 new lighters in zip lock baggies.
a come-along is a great tool to have if you dont have a winch, and can be used to pull from any direction. you can never have too much chain or tow straps! i carry 150 feet of chain, and a 30 foot tow strap and have come up short!
ive used a cheap come-along to pull a full size dodge out of the ditch. it was snowy and met a car on a logging road, i moved over and slid into the ditch. the subaru waved and drove off!

 

[bobbywalter]

wow.....i guess if your ignorant of winch techniques you could say the things said here. military shovel, bow saw, and traction mats are cost effective and standard fare regardless and can be stowed under hood and out of the cab.


**** the roof rack unless its free, cause a new roof rack is a pathetic waste of money over a winch. get a winch and some auger anchor points and make your own pull-pal. 15 inch and 2 foot augers is great for dirt and an endless cable and various size shackles work in the rocks. deep snow and solidly frozen ground are hard to beat.

if the winch is too much then a good long stroke chainfall and highlift jack are the next best things in combination of the anchor accessories mentioned earlier....all bought from harbor frieght or military surplus you should be under 150 bux....add some additional chains/cable over time gets you to mid 200,s.


bang for buck--minimal weight.

 

[jkufen]

wow.....i guess if your ignorant of winch techniques you could say the things said here. military shovel, bow saw, and traction mats are cost effective and standard fare regardless and can be stowed under hood and out of the cab.


**** the roof rack unless its free, cause a new roof rack is a pathetic waste of money over a winch. get a winch and some auger anchor points and make your own pull-pal. 15 inch and 2 foot augers is great for dirt and an endless cable and various size shackles work in the rocks. deep snow and solidly frozen ground are hard to beat.

if the winch is too much then a good long stroke chainfall and highlift jack are the next best things in combination of the anchor accessories mentioned earlier....all bought from harbor frieght or military surplus you should be under 150 bux....add some additional chains/cable over time gets you to mid 200,s.


bang for buck--minimal weight.

I dont think the roof basket is a waste of money in any sense but I forgot all about the traction mats I will definitely have to invest in some of those because if I would have had a pair of them I would have gotten my truck out of the hole the other night

 

[bobbywalter]

its in order of relevance that the roof basket is a waste of money.

it is definitely invaluable for specific situations with extended travel/camping/fishing and hunting in mind. nice thing about a well executed cage.


pop the rack on when you need to haul gear. take it off for regular duties

adding weight to the top for normal daily use for most is a bad idea...it chews up handling and mpg.


the suggestions i made leave almost all of your normal cargo area intact with no aero drag mpg penalties and add minimal weight for daily chores and to occasional spontaneous off road fling.



just suggestion/opinion.....do whatever you want.

hell if you never go over 50 where you live its a minimal issue all around.

 

[yehaadon]

anybody tried land anchors ? I haven't personally but hear they work. The come along is a great idea. anyone ever try a hf winch? i never took one serious enough to check out. lol.

 

[superds]

The Harbor Freight winches are actually supposed to be decent for the money. Find a good coupon and you can get a 9000lb winch for $250. I have one on my 85 BII although in the year I've had it I haven't needed it so I haven't really fully tested it yet but it's there when I do need it someday.

 

[bobbywalter]

anybody tried land anchors ? I haven't personally but hear they work. The come along is a great idea. anyone ever try a hf winch? i never took one serious enough to check out. lol.

yeah...mentioned and what i consider standard fare with winches and flat land.


its what i referred to as a pull-pal

 

[wildbill23c]

I once got an atv down into a ravine that I didn't realize until I got into it that it was about 3' of snow covering the bottom of it. Got stuck and winched myself out a few feet at a time using the winch and anchoring to of all things sage brush. I'd pull myself up until the sage brush gave way, then I'd anchor to the next one. I managed to get myself out, but that 200' of winching took me almost an hour and a half.

Those Pull-Pals, and land anchors work great, except in sand, they don't anchor to well in sand, but they do work.