Thread: 4x4 accessories

If going solo and money's tight, a shovel is essential. Next is a spade. (different jobs when stuck). The a saw of some sort. Then a hand pump and tyre guage. Then a high lift jack (with attachments), then a maxx trax or two.

That should get you out of the shite if you are by yourself and need to keep all your money for diesel and ruc

If you are going with mates then the recovery points and snatch straps come into their own.

If money is not too much of a problem then the electric winch, snorkle, electric air compressor can be entertained. Then diff locks, suspension upgrades yadda yadda yadda.

As a youngster I did some proper nasty 4wheel driving (Series I landy) with only spades/axe, a high lift jack and a hand pump. Takes more time to get unstuck but it certainly ensures the learning curve is nice and steep as digging gets old real quick. But it works.

Back in the day. if some soldiers radio'ed up saying they were stuck in their land rover in Waiouru we would go out, see they had taken no pioneer tools with them on the front of the Land Rover (shovel/axe/pick), throw them a couple of shovels and tell them if they were not out by dark, we would come back for them....

Smartened up their footwork next time...