Hi all. Would be interested to hear people's thoughts on recovery gear I should take for a 3 month tour we're planning to do Aug-Sep. Rig is a Ford Everest towing an AOR Q+. We're travelling by ourselves.
We're planning to include Kakadu, Purnululu, GRR incl Mitchell Falls, Cape Leveque, WA Coast and beaches, toying with the idea of the Gunbarrell otherwise the central road, Palm Valley, Old Ghan trail and Oodnadatta.
With 4 people in the car, accessories and the trailer we're bumping against the GVM limit so trying to balance needs and nice to have's. My basic recovery kit is a snatch with shackles and a pair of maxtrax. But of course the snatch relies on getting help from someone else. For a trip like this should we be considering a front mount winch? Is it worth taking a HL jack? Something else I've been looking at is a pair of "bog-out" straps (uses the wheels like a winch).
Cheers
James
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We are planning this trip also and at the same time as you, starting with Googs track though, we are leaving home mid July, all of the above mentioned are essentials and for me also if you're towing, a front mounted winch is essential too, consider some good communication as well(ie) HF Radio, Sat Phone, Spot tracker and EPIRB, especially if you're going as remote as the Gunbarrel and surrounds, we have a HF Radio, EPIRB and Spot Tracker, the Spot is mainly used for letting our daughter know how we are going and she can track where we are, we have the waffle board recovery tracks, they can also be used as bridging ladders if needed, a 2nd spare on the car, also the camper has the same rolling diameter wheels and tyres stud pattern as the tug, all the basic recovery straps and winch extension rope that doubles as a tow rope, long handle shovel, compressor, if you haven't already done it, put the same stud pattern on your camper as the car, I don't know if the Everest has a Ford pattern like the Explorer or the 6 stud jap pattern like the Ranger, most campers come with that 6 stud pattern, we have some spares also, spare hub and bearings for the camper, basic tool kit(vehicle specific)tyre repair kit, R&R Beadbreaker, two jacks with plates for the sand, beer, whiskey, oh yeah and some extra food just in case..........
