Using an anchor
One of the 2WD vs 4WD threads got me to wondering how useful could a boat anchor be, combined with a winch, to get one out of a sticky situation? An anchor is only as good as the ground it goes int...
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rhagfo wrote:
This gets my anchor vote
I mention the Fortress anchor because it is very lightweight & can be stored in a small space taken apart.
The tow rope I carry is actually braid anchor line rope. It has stretch. The reason for that is that if I am ever stuck I don't want some cowboy with chain taking up slack & putting a great yuck on my truck.
Seen that happen. Putting load on gently getting to a point of enough pull is a foreign idea to many.
For boating my anchor of choice is a Bruce but that would weigh 35# & is not as good in a straight line pull as a Danforth design.
The idea of a spade type thinghy driven into the ground looks very interesting. Of course nothing beats a tree or a wrap around some other immovable object but if they don't exist another plan has to be devised.
