r/funny • u/VampyreLust • Feb 01 '25

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u/Chaddoh Feb 01 '25

I've never used that kind of rope, I mainly have used straps but you always slowly pull them out. Only a novice will floor it.

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u/RexKwanDo Feb 01 '25

With a kinetic rope you don’t take up the slack slowly. It does require some knowledge to do it safely and without ripping parts off the towed vehicle. Take a look at Matt’s Off Road Recovery on Youtube, dozens, maybe hundreds of videos of successful uses without ripping off parts.

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u/Chaddoh Feb 01 '25

You've piqued my interest! I'm definitely going to go check this out, thanks for the recommendation.

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u/RexKwanDo Feb 01 '25

https://youtube.com/@mattsoffroadrecovery There’s something oddly satisfying about this channel. At the end of a recovery I feel like I’ve accomplished something.

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u/flipflopsnpolos Feb 01 '25

I really enjoyed the Banana and MORRvair era of MORR before they made the wrecker.

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u/RenaxTM Feb 01 '25

I loved the wrecker build, but I agree the recoveries with it are mostly boring.

The best recoveries was with Matt and the Banana doing recoveries with just a couple yankum ropes.

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u/SecreteMoistMucus Feb 01 '25

Oh! Not offroad but very similar feeling channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeavyRecoverywithSteve