I ordered a pull pal the other day (still waiting anxiously for delivery) and was asked "what situation would this and your winch not get you unstuck?"

So I started wondering myself and making up scenarios.

I have a winch with synthetic cable, shovel, pick-axe, hi-lift jack with winching kit (for those rear recoveries), several straps, tree savers, 2 snatch blocks and as stated above pull pal on the way.

So what could happen that I couldn't get myself out??? Any ideas? I can think of only a few - falling into a ravine or canyon, swept away by river or other moving water, but is there any situation like mud or snow that I would still have to be rescued?

Thanks!

As long as you still had battery power, you could winch yourself out of a ravine or canyon. Same thing after you got swept away in a river.


As long as you are alive and have battery power, you're good.


A few pulleys, winch extensions, and you can get real creative in vehicle recovery.

sounds like a good set up.......

You are missing wheel straps for use with the Hi lift jack.

And as to missing anything, I can think of one situation, a flash flood and you have no inflatable raft to ride out on.

Flop or rollover. Some rocky trails out here the pullpal would do nothing, and you'd be hard pressed to find something but another jeep to winch from.

That gear would only do so much and it would take a while to get out of a situation like this:


Friend of mine could not see the huge hole in the mud pit and it ate his rear axle. he was at his limit for articulation, and his driver rear 35" super swamper was under water and surrounrded by walls of mud and rock. After over 3 hours of winching and pulling and pulling down a tree, a bull dozer was needed to lift and pull the Jeep out. Due to the massive hole he fell in, and the winching and recovery, the hole really did trash his entire rear end and then some. Ripped the control arms and mounts clear off the axle, messed up the rear suspension, and damage carried up to the transfercase.
- but it's alot easier to recover yourself when you can see the problem and how to fix it.

That pic is crazy! Guess that's why you should measure how deep the puddle really is!
Tried to get stuck today to test the pull pal and the 4 lo just pulled right through, next time though. Was really amazed with 4lo, I usually us 4hi in mud and almost always get stuck. Just thought I'd try it for a change and the difference was incredible!

I do have the hi-lift mate for attaching to the wheel, which seems like it will be really useful.

The pull pal brochure says it works best in harder soils, and works less effectively in mud and sand. But it seems most reviews say the opposite. Not much hard stuff around here to test it in, but if I find some I'm dying to try it out and will report back.

The closet I ever had for not getting out was I was trying to cross a stream with a lot of saw grass (or what ever). It actually was thick enough to float the Jeep. No big deal, but when I looked for a tree to hook the winch too there were not any for at least two hundred ft. The shovel was a trick to get is buried enough to pull the Jeep enough to get pass the friction of the grass. Not really a big deal but now even pay attention on relatively shallow streams and always look for a hook up point.