Markus B Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 I see many cars with these plastic sand tracks you put under your tires when you are stuck, and some people consider them essential. At carnity drives though i never saw them used for a recovery, i don't even remember seeing anyone carrying them. Whats your opinion on these? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 8 minutes ago, Markus B said: I see many cars with these plastic sand tracks you put under your tires when you are stuck, and some people consider them essential. At carnity drives though i never saw them used for a recovery, i don't even remember seeing anyone carrying them. Whats your opinion on these? They CAN help.... but we are talking about 10% success rate, and looking at the costs of these units, we always encouraged the people to practice self-recovery skills and those skills are basically priceless. If you are a solo-offroader who is travelling across the empty quarter.. .well maybe yes get a set of 4 in case you are bogged down in a sabkha PS there are many different kinds. The only ones i've seen working are the hard plastic orange or green boards from reputable brands. These tracks that you can roll-up (Bushranger etc..) are worthless in my opinion. 2 1 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Seidam Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 @Markus B thank you for bringing this up . I believe the sand tracks ( good quality one like AOR for example ) can be very helpful in certain situations when properly placed and under which wheel in question . I agree with @Frederic that the basics of self recovery is to be taught first and that’s what we do in Carnity and any gadget shouldn’t be a replacement to the skills acquiring in desert self recovery . However these tracks in some tricky situations can be fast and quick to get you out of trouble . I personally used while in Carnity drives three times and it worked . https://youtu.be/VwD5MsIOaNM 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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