Recovery Rope vs Strap - Matt's Off Road Recovery and MadMatt's experiences

Recovery Rope vs Snatch Strap. Matt from @MattsOffRoadRecovery and myself share our thoughts and experiences about both recovery ropes and snatch straps. For Matt (Matt's Off Road Recovery) the Recovery Rope is his must have off road recovery gear.

Casey's Off Road Recovery

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[Once-ler]

"So we got a call.." oh wait wrong channel.

[davidnalls]

I’m a simple man. I see the Yellow Banana, I click.

[JamesJohnson-pbmr]

In the late 70's I drove a Honda Civic with a really good trailer hitch installed. I also carried a 90 foot 1" diameter nylon rope. One day I came upon a Ford 4-wheel drive pickup which was stuck down at the bottom of a filled in area which crossed a creek. I finally convinced the driver to let me try to rescue him. I did so, and he thanked me profusely, but at the last he said "But please don't tell any of my buddies that you rescued me!!! He was acutely embarassed that I got him out!


Good show.
JRJ

[russellraspier]

Old fire hose makes a great protective sleeve to protect straps/ropes against abrasion.

[danmekeel]

You guys both play off each other very well on subject matter, no side lines.

[nickjennings]

Hi Matt, “The Two Matt’s” what a combo, you guys certainly seemed to get on well. Really interesting, can’ t wait for the next video. Take care, be safe & well. Nick

[rudogg]

Love the yellow xj and Matt is such a great human being

[TurboManiacal]

How do you know when a Matt from Winder Towing is in trouble?

When you hear “Call Casey”

[Idahoprepper]

Back in the 80s I was in the coast guard. We replaced the tow ropes ever year on the small boats. I used to keep the ropes and make my own kinetic tow rope for people stuck on the beach where I was stationed. I was the guy everyone called when someone was stuck on the beach when nobody could get them out.

[watcherofwatchers]

I have been watching Matt's Off Road Recovery channel for a few months now, and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this little conversation between these two experts. I gleaned a lot of valuable information that I haven't through the recovery videos (Those are also informative, but in different ways). Thank you.

[cynthiacler]

Matts channel is the best! Its so nice to see you guest appearing on another channel. A man with a world of knowledge in that head of his.

[tompaulson]

I've been using a snatch rope for over 40 years. I don't leave home with out it. Made my own from a discarded 1" nylon line from a US Navy cruiser and back woven 12" on each end forming a loop. Total length is just under 20 ft. It has never failed to get out anything I wanted to extract.

[Lhenry-pfzn]

My first exposure to a kinetic rope was on a Coroner's inquest.A shallow water tugboat captain lost his head when the towline, (nylon), ripped the deck cleat off the dredge barge which was stuck on a sandbar. Since then I have used nylon or elastic ropes very little. I have bought one of Matts ropes and look forward to using it here in our Canadian winter. I will just leave you with the caution to everyone, make sure that what you are attaching to is secure and can not become a projectile. In the case of the barge, the cleat was welded to the deck and not strong enough for the forces applied to it. Rigging is an artform.

[stsears]

Hard to argue with Matt's results, I go with the Ropes.

[AntonioClaudioMichael]

Matt has a awesome channel for offroad recovery

[sniperlif]

Love the video, glad to see two folks with two different experiences just talking about their experiences and not fighting over who is better. In the end, this betters everyone.

[conneraaronwebb]

Matt with off road recovery out of Jacksonville Florida is another great and professional recovery guy that goes out of way to do the job right the first time and makes sure you go home to your familys and the end of the day

[rigadventure]

I'm big on overlanding. My 5 year old son loves the Winder jeep. Awesome recovery tutorials.

[gregparrott]

I heard a story (fable?): A tank got bogged during training. The army's extraction team struggled. A farmer stated HE could extract the tank and was allowed to prove it. His secret? 'Patience'. He allowed the force to be applied over a longer period of time so that the vehicle could 'ooze' instead of tear its way out. This analogy applies to recovery ropes versus the less elastic snatch straps.The kinetic energy from a moving vehicle can be applied either as a violent jolt or a more graduated surge. To tear a vehicle free from a viscous material like mud in less than 1 second requires far more force than allowing it to work itself free over 2 to 3 seconds.

[BG-vqfd]

I started using Snatch-"UM" straps in the late 70's. I had 2" and 4". What an improvement over to the chains we had been using.
If we still played I would probably have a Yankum rope and shackle.