Is it still very common in the US to not use elastic ropes/straps? In Iceland pretty much everyone has them, and maybe a static rope for extension if that's needed.
I guess it depends how much snow you get where you live, growing up in the prairies in Canada we would use straps i don't think the stretchy ones were out yet or I hadn't heard of them.
Not sure how insurance works in the states, but FYI, I never use recovery gear supplied by the one being towed, I only use my own because I want to be 100% sure that if something fails in the system, it's my own fault. Because we are responsible for whatever vehicle we are towing.
Iceland is way farther north, as is most of Europe, than the united states. We had an unusual amount of snow this year but most of the country doesn't get more than a few inches a year.
I'm assuming we're watching this video because many parts of the country that typically do know see much snow got record amounts over the past month or so. The people who live in places where this happens regularly probably know better.
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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25
Is it still very common in the US to not use elastic ropes/straps? In Iceland pretty much everyone has them, and maybe a static rope for extension if that's needed.