I have a Yankum rope! 28k rating. I found it off of Matt’s off road recovery! He has a great channel!

Justin, I am one of those old school wheelers that never gave a damn about “them new fanged toys”. You have removed the mystery, thank you. Now a I just have to get away from my steel line and I’ll be in the 21st century.

Great tour of your gear, Justin. Clear explanations and a nice guide for recovery basics.

I remember a few years ago driving up to Durango while on holiday. A very nice area indeed. Loved the trains too. 👍

One definition! "A snatch block refers to a particular type of block. A snatch block has a side plate sometimes called a cheek plate, that can be opened for easy insertion of cable without having to remove the load or fittings from the end of the wire. The process of inserting a line into a block is called reeving, reeving is done with a pulley block most often with multiple sheaves (pulley wheels) that require the line to be threaded before an end or load is attached. Snatch blocks are often used in applications to move loads over short distances, as opposed to long lifts and continuous service. They are called snatch blocks because they are often used in conjunction with a winch in a recovery application, and can improve the functionality of a winch by increasing its pull power. It also allows you to change the direction of your winch’s cable when the anchor point is offset." Right or wrong that is what I was taught when I first got involved in offroading and taught about snatch blocks. The first actual thing I was told was "Learn how and prepare to get yourself out of trouble before you ever increase your ability to get into trouble with lifts and bigger tires."

Saw a video of you using it the other day and had to Google it. Definitely looks handy. Mechanical advantage is a wonderful thing.

The amount of knowledge and wisdom dropped in this videos shook me to my core

Thanks for the info on the X-Lock I wondered how that was used

Nice setup 👍 total coverage of equipment use and preparedness ...

Very cool, thanks for sharing this! Had no idea about winch spool load loss. Makes perfect sense.

Thank you! Keep ‘em coming!

I'm outfitting my 04 expedition. Lots of room. I've owned 3 jeeps over the years. The older I get I really enjoy the creature comforts. Need the room. Great job.

Absolutely right on the pulling power. Use a 50' line and carry 1 or 2 50' extensions. Cool tool - another one to add! Thanks

Very useful info Justin. Thanks for sharing

Great supply show. Thank you

Thanks for the how to on the x lock. I also picked up on other must haves throughout your video. No matter how much I think I know there is always something out there I don’t. Thanks again.

Nice video and a good intro to the X-Lock. After working 32 years in the Fire Dept. I have treated many patients injured from loose equipment in their vehicles. I would suggest you secure your load or at the very least, install a partition net.

Wow I learned A LOT!!! I am now a weekend warrior 😂😂 multiple years Moab river guide and Park City ski patrol then 15yrs FF/Paramedic needless to say I have spent a lot of time outside after building a rig for Moab and now I’m outside Zion and do a lot of canyoneering. I burnt my first synthetic rope the other day on my 9500lb Ram. I can only give kudos to you!!! I obviously have most of what you have but the simplicity of your explanation really made me think about my situation and organization. I am truly grateful and openly humbled to know that I have a lot to learn. The other day dismounting 4 33x10.5r15 by hand I was praying that a good old boy would come by and tell me what I was doing wrong. (I have the stems patches ect) That didn’t happen but the next day I saw your video. Thank you for sharing the xlock is definitely a next on my list!

Great demonstration! I learned a thing or two! 👍👍👍

That’s a very well supplied ride. Nice array of items. That X-Block is cool but so very expensive. Now to get two fiddle blocks. Add some clear packing tape in the event you crack or break glass. It’s less obtrusive than duct tape on the windshield or mirrors. Love that front bumper. A small bright green one side, bright orange other side synthetic ground cloth for laying tools on and for signaling comes in handy. I learned not to place tools and such on the vehicle. If you forget them you lose them on the trail. If they are on the cloth you will pick them up.

XLn't tutorial Justin, thank you! Hoping to get back out to CO, WY, UT & the Rockies again soon! Glacier Springs was one of my favorite places out overlanding twice last year!

What a terrific video. Thanks for sharing 👍

I carry more than that which I won't get into, but I would include skid plates (before using a winch), a compact shovel, and zip ties.

Justin, Very good explanation of the X Lock 9:55 & how wraps of wench line effect pulling capacity . Thanks!

Thanks Justin. You explained the use very well. I was interested in what you carried with you on the trail. I expect you have to be prepared for the unexpected! It does seem to be an expensive hobby, lol. good video!

You're one handed unzipping is on point sir! Beautiful Jeep, smart gear.

Snatch block is an open gate. Meaning you have to open/slide to fit the line onto the pulley. Pulley block is a closed gate. Meaning the pulley is enclosed and you have to feed/push/pull the line through it. Hope this helps

Nice gear, just gotta say I always have a chainsaw, sometimes a second one with a lewis winch to. But I live in the trees.

Well, damn! Now I need a new peace if gear! X-Lock made the list. Thanks for spending my money! :)

X-Lock. As Lloyd Christmas would say 'I like it a lot'. Will be sure to get one for our kit. Thanks for the video, learnt a lot. 😙😙😙

Really nice tutorial sir. Appreciate ya!

thanks for that Justin, 😀👍🇬🇧

Great video, thanks for sharing. Still looking for a ride-along, even if it’s a drive-along.

Great video. Thanks for doing that

Just FYI, Im not in the US but down under in OZ. But you comment on fire extinguishers hit home, my Landcruiser 100 recently burnt due to the battery exloading, yes Boom. The resulting engine bay fire took three 1kg (2.2 lbs) to put it out. I only carried one myself just happened to be in a situation where I had access to more. Short story, one is not that much better than none. I now carry a 2.5kg and a 1kg in my new rig. Hope this helps someone in the future.

Thanks for showing us your inventory. Looks like your set for a little mishap in case it happens.

I dont do much offroad but this helps a lot now i know what the pros use daily so i get only what i would need thanks a lot

Thanks for the great video.

Very cool and informative

Pretty Kool set up I wouldn't use those clusters for recovery There used for transportation only Got mini j ,R hook, T hook very useful 👌 Once you past working load limit your petty knowledgeable guy I hear it. Nice video 👍👍👍👍👍

Well thanks to you im so getting one.

Thanks, I pondered how to shorten my Line #1 and my extension line #2 forever and after seeing one of your other videos I bought 2 of them. (it was difficult to google and find the website). I travel alone for landscape photography and have to recover myself. I carry multiple pulley blocks, tree savers, hard and soft shackles, F55 Kinetic Rope, pul-pal, maxtrax. If you could spare the time and effort, it would be great to see other/advanced uses of the X-Lock, or anything else related to self recovery. Thanks, I've learned a lot from all your videos, I am less intimidated to do something I've never done before, and can plan for safety better, please never stop.

Great video thank you!

That 72 hour bag would make a great video to see you do a bag dump on that. Curious to have the full list and make one up for myself when out and about on trail rides when not hunting. Typically i have the gear i need during a hunt, but on those scout trips and trail rides, thats when I would find myself wishing I had a bag like that.

Love my snomaster!

A snatch block is very similar to a pulley block with the same wheel on axle design, however a snatch block, unlike the pulley block, is designed to open.

Wow we have not made that red white and blue winch line in a long time! Maybe we should bring it back!

Good stuff...had to chuckle when I saw flip flops ...

Another big benefit of getting down to the drum is I find you are less likely to end up with rope jams. I really should consider reducing my rope and carrying an extension, thanks!

looks like the X lock replaces the old sheep shank to shorten line.

Thanks for share this data

Neat device. I'll stick with steel tho. Presumably the device is only usable on synthetic rope tho, yeah? Good to know the math behind the wrap#/torque. I've noticed short pulls using only 20ft of the 100 that's on my drum seemed more difficult for the winch compared to those pulls using 80ft of the cable. Now I understand why. Hadn't really thought about it I guess. Good stuff. (guessing the math applies to both steel and synthetic?) Missed opportunity tho...to explain the diff between a snatch block and a pulley block. Hadn't heard the latter term before. If you get a chance, and could be bothered...unless you already have in another video...to explain the difference, it would be yet another great info vid. Happy Trails from 'the springs'.

The x lock seems to be great for those tricky recoveries

thank you

Pretty awesome

To everyone that says its disorganized and that its overkill must not offroad alot alone (maybe y'all just overland) not making fun of overlanders. Also redundancy can and has saved tons of people things snap, break, bend, go missing/get left behind. Plus from the fact that he has a 3 day survival bag just incase things go from bad to worse let's you know how deep into nature he gets.

Keep the videos up man! Good quality! And who knows, might need to call you guys up at some point out by Ward

so essentially you "wasted" some of your reach but gain power through reducing drum size. I like it. I'm getting me one

I didnt think winches would lose so much per wrap, good to know, I always over prepare anyway

You have a lot of cool gear and definitely will consider getting some like the X-lock for example. BUT my question for you is, Wouldn't it still be easier to use a snatch block? It doubles your line pull instantly and seems just as easy to set up if not easier.

Thanks, I've been wondering how the x-locks work. But better to use a snatch block or ring and do a 2:1. Shortens the distance to the anchor and less work for the winch.

"You need to know your strap ratings." Two seconds later: "This one is, uh..."

Hi sir very good job. Comms what are yall running in bored and hand held. Looking to decide on new for are sar team. New something that works in thick trees and decent mountains.

I really only ever bother with this with the extension though. Throw a soft on a 100’. And it’s much quicker to shorten the extension or re rig it to a different tree without waiting on the winch. 2x 1/2” 100’s one of these, a land anchor. 2-3 softs, and 2 cheap pulleys and you really can’t say there’s anything other than fire or underwater that should stop you.

Wow, you sure have bought a lot of things.

Wanted to ask...If you used your snatch block in the same scenario, you would be using 60 ft if cable and still getting to the last wrap on the drum and 100% pull power of the winch. It seems 6 of one or half a dozen of the other?

It's interesting to see and compare what different people carry for emergencies. I'm a backpacker first, off-roader second, so I'm well prepared survival-wise, but my vehicle recovery gear is lacking. I'd like to see your whole survival bag and see what all you pack. I can tell you probably carrying a full pocket of electrolyte mix is not necessary, and with duct tape you can make your own roll which uses less space.

Ok... fee questions 1 what you filming with? 2 what part of Colorado you from? 3 how do you cut and shorten the winch line? Great video...going to Middle Saint Vrain and Connie creek (I think its called) near Estes Park next weekend...want to join me?

Thanks for the explanation on the X-Lock, I’ve always used my snatch block to double back to the jeep to increase pulling power and reducing work load on the winch. Really helps to counter the 12% loss for every wrap of winch line on the drum is why I use a snatch block when I’m stuck hard

That is the koolest thing I've seen. I don't think I have ever seen one of those either at the 4x4 shop or even in the magazines. Also since you are doing rescues have you ever considered carrying a harness with you? You really don't need a Hi dollar one right the one that I use when I go climbing. They have some that are cheaper but they do work it just might be more buckles and things like that that you have to mess around with. Wear the one I have I set it up and it never changes unless I pick up weight or lose weight. You need a few carabiners professional ones not the kind Walmart sales. And get yourself a very good rope this is the one thing to save money on. You can catch a good rope on sale. There's a couple other things like a crazy eight. I really did enjoy your video thanks for showing how everything works. I definitely hit the like button and subscribe button.

nice frig. just got my snomaster, best frig on the planet next tot the National luna.ARB and dometic can't hold a candle to these bad boys

Great video. What brand is the 72 hour bag? Seems to be a lot of prepackaged 72 hour kits our there but I wonder about the quality of the items included.

Instead of the D ring I would use a snatch ring. The small radius will damage the rope fibers as they are not meant to bend that tight.

I can see where your ideas are good, but I prefer to keep 90 feet of rope on my winch. I can go out 70 feet if I need to, and I can use one, two or three snatch blocks to shorten the cable when needed, while multiplying the power of the winch, while reducing the load on it. I also noticed that you do not run a wireless winch remote. I have found that I can do the job of 2 with wireless, spotter and operator. No miscommunication with myself! 😏

Kudos for the Finnish axe 👍🏻😃

What other uses does the xloc have you mentioned it but didn’t talk about it

Thanks for the gear info. Which size Husky bag are you storing that recovery gear in?

Cargo glide and sideways fridge is no problem. Just got mine and our Dometic cdz95 fits sideways, tray comes all the way out to get stuff behind it.

hello from france... very nice video... where do you bye the hi lift fixation ?

Just curious about tree strap , the one in your video looks like it has 3m reflective strip on it , tag on strap also has 3m on it , the link for it on amazon doesn’t mention this ?

Thanks for the well done explanation

Pulley blocks have fixed tops, and snatch blocks are open at the top. Thanks for showing us your gear!

This should make the 175,964,132 people who have asked how to use it in the comment section happy lol.

Do you have an after market spare tire carrier for the full size spare or are you on the original mount? I'm on 35's on a '16 jk. Thanks in advance.

Sweet ride, where did you get the clips to hold you maglite?

Probably a silly question but do the Colby valve stem replacements work with the TPMS? I carry these in my recovery gear but haven’t needed them and started to wonder if I actually could use them if I ripped one off since I think the TPMC are mounted inside my wheels. Thanks for any coaching you can provide!

Justin, Lots of info out there on those 72 hour packs. Any specific guidelines or organizations you used to build yours?

I'm just curious what that patch said. The way you pulled it off and laughed about showed me how much I apparently need one too.

Why does the winch loose pulling capacity with each full wrap of the drum?

Thank you😎👍 I guess

I'm a crane operator and you refer to that snatch block as not a snatch block which in fact it is a snatch block if you can open the block place your rope in it it is a snatch block if you feed your rope through it that's when it is a pulley block

You could put the X block up by the end with an extra half hitch, which you probably know. How else can it be used?

Nice setup, and good gear review. Only thing I'd say you're missing is at least a pistol and a couple mags in case you have to hike out. Personally I pack a rifle and pistol, bad things live in big woods.

I understand it has other uses, but you could have left your winch line long and used the block that you already own to still have more pulling power than your x lock on a short single line. Just seems to be overlapping gear. I could see it making it easier to tie two lines together, but now you have a projectile if a line breaks.

your fire-ex must not be floppy loose or covered up hidden in a bag. also up grade to two 5 pound dry chem units. tools a good bag about the size of your back pack. carry's most everything you would need. even good for the wrecking yard runs. park your chain in a old anti freeze jug cut the cap area off and there still is a handle to carry it (old ole jugs are designed to get brittle and fail). BUT you MUST anchor every thing down. as if you roll everything become a head smasher. heck even if a fool crosses the center line.

It’s a jeep thing you will not understand. Never seen or heard of this x-lock before that was a handy bit of kit

Looks like if you have steel cable the X-Lock wont work. Right? Is there something that will accomplish the same and work with steel line?

Video is great! Where did you get your recovery gear bag?

LMAO, I catch slack for my Jeep gear looking a mess, u catch slack for keeping yours clean and organized XD

Don't feel bad, I also carry too much gear. It is like insurance, better to have and not need, than to need and not have.