Loner Recovery Kit

Hey guys, been thinking about this one for a while. I don't do any heavy offroading, but I'm known to go get lost up an old decommissioned logging trail on occasion, and want to ensure that I'm able to get myself out. Typically I'm by myself (or at least just one vehicle).

What kind of recovery gear should I be carrying? Thinking I should have:
- a Hi-lift jack and the winching kit for it,
- shovel
- ax
- receiver shackle
- tow rope
- axle strap
- potentially front recovery hook?

Anything else I'm missing? I'm pretty well stock so don't go too nutty

 

This could help you get started:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/recovery-group-buy-2-0-by-boss-4x4-treds-20-off.405794/

 

A come along. Just incase there is no other vehicle to get you unstuck. The tow strap wouldbe uuseless.

 

Cant the hi-lift be used in place of a come-along?

 

Yeah you can. It just sucks going two feet or so at a time then re adjusting and starting again

 

my come along doesn't move much more than a few feet at a time, but it is pretty easy to reset it to length.

 

Allot easier than reseting a high lift

 

Hi-lifts, come alongs, and winches are all nice to have. Bring em if you have em. But the basics are a shovel, bow saw (a mounted axe looks super cool but a bow saw will move wood easier), and a set of recovery boards like Maxtrax or TREDs. Eventually somebody will come along and find you or you can walk out to get help. Be sure to be ready for them and have both front and rear recovery points, a snatch strap or bubba rope, and a tow strap. For the rear recovery point a receiver shackle mount shackle kit works nicely. Don't forget tire problems. Carry a decent 12V inflation pump and a tire repair kit. I have ruined two tires in a day and that sucks. The kit should include a plug insertion tool and reamer, large and small plugs, valve cores, a spare stem, and a stem tool. Include a heavy duty ratchet strap, dish soap (or other lube), a can of ether starting fluid, and a lighter so you can reseat a broken bead. Chances are if you get in a bind it won't be at 10:00 a.m. on a sunny, mild, June morning. It will probably be too hot, too cold, and/or too dark. Carry a headlamp, a flashlight, and extra batteries. And getting stuck could very well be the result of an accident. Carry a first aid kit, water, way to make fire, and clothing and footwear appropriate for a long walk or wait. You may be out of fuel, upside down, or have a dead electrical system so you can't rely on the truck for heat. I'm sure there are more important basics but my short time between meetings is over and I need to get back to makin money for the man.

 

I'd add a couple snatch blocks as well as some good webbing in order to anchor to objects like trees, rocks etc. Maybe a couple max Tracks too?

Cheers, James