Crow Horse

I wasn't sure if this was the correct forum to post on, so if it's not, please accept my apologies in advance.....

I've been looking into recovery bridles and it seems most of the info and usage is in OZ. I did find one on Amazon for $30 which seems reasonable but haven't come across any others that fit my budget. Any info or practical experience with them? Thanks......
http://client-assets.gtp.com.au/4x4e...s/IDH-23-6.jpg

salad

Stupid phone app won't load the photo. Whats a "recovery bridle"? Sounds like it's probably just called something different over here.

DieselD

Try "tow strap".

Crow Horse

Not quite.... it's maybe 10 ft. long and connects to both a rigs recovery points and the recovery strap is connected to the bridle, if that makes sense.....

http://client-assets.gtp.com.au/4x4e...s/IDH-23-6.jpg

dubbleJ's

Looks very similar to a Tree Saver strap, except the tree saver doesn't have the reinforcement patch in the middle like that. Why don't you just loop the recovery strap directly to the recovery point on the vehicle?

salad

Looks like a recovery strap just run into a small tow strap.

caged

you could use a tree strap and feed it through the loop on the recovery strap. that should work just fine.

it's a good idea too. better to pull from two points rather than just one.

xjmarc

That would work great if you were pulling someone straight but in a real world situation that's rarely the case. More often it at an angle and sometimes having a connection on the opposite side helps and while the main strap may slide a bit side to side under load it wouldn't without some type of pulley.

andrewmp6

Tree strap http://www.bubbarope.com/10-foot-tre...-by-bubba-rope

caged

even with an off angle pull, you would be surprised just how well this bridle would actually work. maybe not 100% perfectly, it would still distribute some of the shock to both pull points.

we use basically the same thing (V strap) for tow recovery, and even tho it is separate straps to form the V, once the pull straightens out, it will pull from the other side and/or both.

it will help more than it will hurt.

Crow Horse

I tend to agree with you even though I have no practical experience with them, hence my question. now for the big question.....

What's the proper (read = safe) way to connect the recovery strap to the bridle? Feeding it through the recovery strap loop could actually damage either (threads/fibers) or use a shackle which then becomes a potential projectile? There's a lot written by our friends in Oz about them and I need to sort through it all to get a better understanding......