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Originally Posted by bondvagabond
Thinking about some sort of base plate to attach to my hi-lift jack that would keep it from sinking in soft ground in jack mode, but allow me to use it like an anchor point for winching with the hi-lift.
No spare isn't really an option out in the boonies, bring it inside for aero improvement unless space is a problem. Around town could rock the AAA/fixaflat. Another perk of not doing the big tire lift thing if it works, no ginormous spare tire.
I am a bit of a backpacking gear modder, and probably have a lighter setup than 99.9% of backpackers out there, so that is an easy/light/small/tested emergency gear setup for the humans.
Any tricks on getting the weight of car related tool kit down to minimum, without compromising? I can think of some basics, like only take sockets/wrenches for sizes of bolts on your rig. If its not too tight, good quality crecent wrench instead of combo wrench sets. Spare fuses are light. maybe towstrap instead of chain. cheers
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The spare could be used as an attach point for a light weight boat tail on a samurai.
I have seen light weight boat anchors used to wench against. But it took several. I would be very impressed with a light weight foot attached to a high lift jack that was an effective winching anchor. There are screw in anchors that look like they would be useful for a light vehicle. Many times found objects can be used. I have buried tree limbs to anchor things in the past.
For towing and pulling stuck vehicles out I prefer a strap to a chain. I have found that with a strap there is stretch that reduce shock loads to components (such as the chintzy anchor located on a stock samurai) and the stretch and rebound helps in recoving the stuck vehicle.