Kinetic Rope: Storage inside Cab and Other questions

Hello Everyone - I have a 2020 TRD OR Double Cab and currently have a 30' Smittybilt recovery strap stored behind my passenger side rear seat cushion. I want to upgrade to kinetic rope and wanted to get some opinions from you fine folks.

1. How comfortably can I store a 30' 7/8 kinetic rope behind the passenger side rear seat cushion (the rear seat cushion one that folds towards the front of the truck - allowing access to the storage space between the cab and the rear panel / firewall)?

2. Has anyone went with 3/4 rope and had good success? I don't mind spending more for the 7/8, but storage is key for me and I'm assuming 3/4 rope would take up marginally less space.

3. I was considering a Yankum rope - however I don't do overlanding (yet) and want the rope for street side rescues (i.e. when a neighbor gets stuck in their icy driveway, etc). I don't mind spending $ for USA quality - however given how infrequently I plan to use this (1-2x / year), I wanted to know if folks recommend other brands.

4. Based on online research, I am assuming I need a 30' rope since the prevailing thought is longer is better. Any thoughts from folks who bought a 20' rope would be appreciated.

 

Can't comment on the storage as I put mine in my case on my roof rack now. I had it in a waterproof bag in the bed for a while. I got the 1" Rattler that is 20' from Yankum Ropes. I went with the 1" due to weight of my truck. I don't remember why I went with 20' and not 30' though.

I've had mine almost a year now and used it once. It wasn't even anything major. A friend of mine couldn't get back up and incline from a fire road camping spot. They had a front wheel drive SUV and the tires just kept spinning. They even tried taking a running start, ha. Hooked up the rope and pulled them right up. Easy, peasy.

 

I have the 30’ Yankum 7/8 “Python” recover rope and store it behind the passenger side seat like you’re asking. With some of my recovery stuff back there as well (30’ tow strap and misc soft/hard shackles) It’s a tight fit but works. You just have to make sure bundle it up neatly.

I’ve used the 30’ 7/8 rope on both street and off-road recovery and haven’t felt like I needed the 20’ for any reason. I prefer the kinetic rope vs static for street recoveries because it relies less on the vehicle pulling having complete solid traction, and depending on the angle and direction of pull, it can be done more easily even when the taco is the lighter vehicle.

as far as 20’ vs 30’ my understanding that the longer rope does give you more stretch and the ability to develop more snap to pull someone loose, so in situations where space to pull from is not and issue. Areas like muddy or snowy fields, beaches/sand dunes, decently sized ORV trails it would be the preferable choice. The 20’ seems to be preferred in areas where space is a premium such as tight rocky trails or more aggressive rock crawling areas where you can’t just simple drive around to the best recover spot, or have to contend with other obstacles while performing some sort of recovery pull. A winch would be even more advantageous in those situations as well.

I hope that my explanation make sense to you, and/or someone else with more experience can correct my line of thinking.

 

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I'd highly recommend the 7/8" and 30'. The Yankum site has great guidelines on which size and length for specific use cases.