Recovering your stuck 4×4

Recovering your 4×4 safely from mud, soft sand, or any similar situation is not as easy as you may think.

Using the proper equipment, in the right way makes the recovery easier, as well as safer.

Here is a video showing exactly how to use kinetic straps (aka snatch straps) properly, when recovering your stuck 4×4.

Check out this serious 4×4 recovery of a 12 Ton truck at Kubu Island, Botswana

Or any other country outside of SA, for that matter!

If you don’t have proper 4×4 Insurance you could very well be sitting with a damaged vehicle, hundreds of km’s from the SA border, and a hell of a bill to recover it back to SA.

Read this thread and see why it is critical for you to ensure that your insurance covers repatriation of the vehicle to South Africa for repairs.

If you are one of those guys who really USES their 4×4 for what it was designed for… offroad, then you must surely have got stuck!

Some of these guys really made a good job of getting stuck.  Check out the really awesome pics and stories on how they recovered their 4×4′s.

Having the knowledge of how to recover is one thing, but what if you pick up serious damage while offroad? Make sure you have the right insurance – your typical motor insurance policy is not sufficient.  Contact us for a competitive quote underwritten by SA’s top 4×4 insurers.

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