Top 5 Offroading Mods for a Newbie?

If in woods. Two shorter snatch straps and a soft shackle.

Haha. Too short and too long in 1 day .

 

New friends with 4x4’s. That’s free

 

I've got a coworker with a badass Titan XD who's into wheeling, but if he gets stuck there's no hope.

 

Hhaha disown them and get real friends or show them the errors of their ways and get 4x4s

 

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't regret talking my buddy into a WRX. I mean, its badass, but its useless. He doesn't even get that much better gas mileage.

 

I've done it several times and it does work. It sucks and takes forever and is a lot of work but it will get you out eventually

 

You could get a cable come along hand winch. I pulled my dad's old f150s out of all kinds of crazy situations with them when I was younger. They take forever, but they're more versatile than a winch mounted to a bumper. They'll also give you a much better workout!

 

yeahhh but cars are a lot more fun on the road than a Tacoma. or you could just buy both

 

No such thing...

 

Good insurance, empty credit card and an extended tow policy. Friends that wont bail on you when you call late on a Sunday night. Never wheel on a Sunday.

 

Thats my plan!

 

If nothing else... a shovel.

 

Some of my worst days were in the woods 10pm on a sunday

 

A source of fire is nice to have if your stuck in the woods, especially if the nighttime temp is below 45*f. Flashlights are also nice to have.

 

I plan to start wheeling this summer so I'm looking at night time temps of around 90+ humid degrees. haha

 

Water. If you're going deep or more than a days walk out, bring water.

 

The factory front ones are meant for tow trucks. They're not designed or rated to be tugged from with a snatch strap or kinetic rope.

 

That front point isn't even rated to pull from when you're stuck using a snatch strap.

It's held in by two bolts

 

Interesting.

It's held up fine twice for me so far, one of them I was pretty damn stuck.

 

I've seen it used. I've also seen how much it bends.

I've seen failed rigging .Not something I want to see on the trail.
I have the ARB point in the front. Beefy, and worth it