Tow Straps

The 30-second answer For cars, the honest alternatives to a generic tow strap are a rated flat recovery strap, a kinetic rope for stuck vehicles, and a complete kit with soft shackles. None of these replaces a tow truck for a broken car on a public road; they are for low-speed recovery off-road and on

A tow strap alternative you build yourself starts with a hard truth: a strap is only as good as its rating, and a homemade strap has no rating. Webbing from a hardware store, a rope from a boat, and a chain from a farm gate are not tow straps, however strong they look. The safe