Hot Tip : soft shackles are also used in some marine applications -> go to your local boat shop , they'll have soft shackles even for very high tonnage ( compared to a car ) for a fraction of the price of those sold by 4x4 companies

Steel Shackles: Great for recovery points on the vehicle Soft Shackles: Great for everything else

This video should be on top of every 4wd driver`s list. It has saved my life just a day ago. Beacuase I watch this video, the correct shackle placement was used. So when the recovery rope broke, only the rope and soft shackle smashed the windscreen in front of my head. I wont be typing now, if it was a steel shackle. Guys, always use rated recovery point and correct shackle placement. A rope damper is also a must!

Thanks Ronni. No question my number one source of practical 4WD info. Fantastic stuff.

Excellent once again. These topics are great simple and concise and no grandstanding brands.

Thanks Ronny!!! Enjoy your weekend. Hope you and your family are doing Ok!

One of your best 'how to' vids...thanks.

Good video as usual. FYI soft shackles have been used in the sail rigging industry since the invention of plasma rope nearly 15 years ago... the Swedish company Liros used the Monkey Fist knot to make them and the OffRoad community took advantage of it.

Thanks Ronny that was super helpful. Keep up the great work we appreciate your dedication

Awesome gear video. I’ve been wheeling for 40 years and I found your video interesting and informative. Thank you.

Loving these soft shackles, I was a recovery mechanic in the British army and all we used were steel shackles. We used to back them off half a turn for pulling applications to stop them from binding up. Even with that, when sand and dirt gets in there they were still tough to undo. I m just getting into the civilian side of things so loving the videos.

Excellent presentation of an important topic! Thanks mate!

Very good presentation Ronny. I learned a lot. Thank you for putting this together.

Great information. Thanks for helping me make better decisions for recoveries

Thanks for the tips Ronny

Ronny Dahl, Another great video mate, Keep them coming your right on the money.

Well explained in no nonsense detail,good job Ronny.👍

Some good points for both. Thanks for the information. George.

Awesome vid as usual Ronny, great unbiased info as usual. Can't wait for the next gear torque video

For someone like me, new to recovery gear, this was super helpful. Thanks.

Excellent analysis! You recommended exactly what I currently use after many, many years of my own trial and error! Ronny, "You Da Man!"

Good video mate there is not enough of these vids out there.. great tips for newbies and for experienced 4 wheelers 👌

Congratulations on hitting 300k. Been following for a while. Production quality has always been on the increase. Keep it up Ronny 🍻

You’re a bloody legend mate, thanks for all your informative videos.

Wow. Thank you so much for this video. I'm an old time offroader. I don't get out as often as I used to but I still like to be fully prepared. Aside from the great info you provided in this video I learned about the Winch Ring. As a result I just ordered an Overland one. I am switching to synthetic on my winch so I think this is a must have as well as soft shackles.

Been trying to figure out what I needed as recovery items and this help very much, great video 👍👍👍

As always, a ton of useful information Ronnie. Thanks mate!

production has gotten a lot more sophistcated since the last time I watched one of your videos Ronnie! Nice job!

Great post. Never heard of the winch ring till now... looking into it. Great advice on soft shackles too.

Great information there Ronnie, well done.

Ronny - thanks so much - so helpful ! Clear and detailed explanations !

Excellent video as always. Regarding factory recovery points with rounded edges - the front recovery points for Ford Super Duty trucks have been round since '99. They're just the bow part of a bow shackle bolted through to the frame and they're very strong. You can hang the entire truck off of them if you want to.

Good Job, Ronny. Thanks for sharing.

That answers all my questions. Thanks

Great advice. Love these type videos.

Great presentation ! Thanks much for all of this useful information.

Great video topic! Tech and gear info is always handy regardless of experience level. keep similar topics coming

Ronny you are spot on about the soft shackles etc. Nice way to really lighten the load and be safer and more effective at the same time. I carry a Pintle hitch with 2" receiver with adaptor for the receiver as to be able to fit it onto other's hitches in a pinch. Rope, cable, chain, or soft shackle friendly, tough, looks cool, doesn't rattle much, all weather friendly, not greasy like a typical ball hitch (90 times more secure), makes a great step and/or kayak tie down point. Fantastic if your ride has limited tow points. Not expensive. My dad chucked one on the back of my old Suzuki SJ410 when I was 16. I'm 52 now and that same pintle has followed along behind on a couple old Ford Broncos, Zukes, & Jeep XJs I've owned. Most of my life has been off road in British Columbia. "Works for me!" 👍

Great stuff Ronny!

Super dutys have a nice round front recovery points. So soft shackle for the front and a hitch with a steel shackle for the rear. You have have basically taught me how to do 4x4 recovery safely and 4 wheel drive etiquette. I've been trying to go to shops but they just try to sell me things. So these videos really help me out

Awesome explanation and demonstration as well as the pro’s and cons 👍👍

Excellent and sound advice, thx Ronny, best use I find for the soft shackle is to add the tow strap to my winch line to get another 30’ length or more. Keep up the great work

Great explanation, thats it. Great vid, thanks Ronny.

Great video. I recently got 2 soft shackles, and second guessed myself. But now I see I made the right choice for what I’ll be using them for. Stay healthy and well.

At last Ronny, a full and frank assessment in an unbiased fashion. The only thing I would add is that with the traditional snatch block, when a failure occurs the load can be set free. With the pulley ring where the soft shackle goes through the ring, if the ring fails the load is still attached. Thank you. Regards Non Stick Nick.

Good stuff as always. Well done

I think you nailed it on your choice. And of course these videos are great.

Spent the whole video worried you were gonna scratch the table... haha. Keep up the good work Ronny

Thanks Ronny, very informative, I have steel bow shackles, but have been looking at the soft shackles for a while, looks like I will be getting some. Cheers :)

Thanks mate just new to 4wd, did some at work but I wasn’t buying the gear. Very helpful video

Very informative love your your work

Hi Ronny, love the video. One quick, point, according to the ARB manufacuturer instructions, the bow shackle should be the other way around on the recovery points. The curved part should be fed through the recovery point, and the pin should have the straps. This keeps the straps nicely positioned and allows the bow shackle to pivot safely in case the vehicle shifts off line.

Excellent video Rony!!

Congrats on 300K, great video also.

Great video,! Practical and to the point. Thanks

Really Great info! Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic video. Thank you very much.

Thanks Ronny I'm new to this 4x4 stuff this is helpful

Great informative video - Thanks !!!

Great info Ronny and very well explained cheers 👍🍻

Awesome information. Thanks

Useful information and i also like the new editing :)

Great info mate, thanks!

I just got done watching this video I like what you said on a lot of it which does make sense thank you

Great video. I like that format. As someone who drives a Honda N-box, I for sure spend too much time on this channel ;)

Thanks for all the great info

Thank you so much for this information.

Mad video mate.. awesome to learn new tricks .. thanks buddy

Thanks Ronnie, very informative!!!

Very good presentation. Thank you

Always delivering good info mate, the community thanks you for that 🙏

exactly what I was looking for thanks!

Also, if you travel in sub-freezing conditions, the Bow Shackle already installed beats the heck out of having to chisel a hole though frozen mud stuck inside the hole where a soft shackle is supposed to fit. I have lived "that dream" when I forgot to put my bow shackle on my rear hitch and broke through ice down into a mud hole in below freezing weather on a hunting trip in northern Michigan.

Wow! I'm so glad I found this. Super informative. 👌

You kids have it so easy today with your soft shackles and safe spaces. When I was growing up we played dodgeball with hard shackles and if we got hit by one we didn’t run and cry, we hit it back.

always enjoy your videos very informative, we find a combination of bows and softs work here in New Zealand, thank you.

Excellent explanation, cheers!

Great information we all need to know.

Great video as always

Had 'everyfing' I need to know. Cheers Ronny

Great vid. I learned lots 👍🏻

Great video! Love you Aussies!

Great info Ronny, thanks 😃👍

Great video with some really good points. I suppose an advantage of the soft shackle been rated less than the steel shackle is if you're using them together, say on a front recovery point, the soft shackle should break first decreasing the risk to people involved in the recovery. Thanks Ronny.

Great video helped me make a better decision on recovery gear .

Awesome work, super informative. :)

Another great video Ronny ...on a topic that can mean a great trip or a meeting with the Pearlie gates

I was a tow truck driver in LA- did a LOT of recovery work-- and out in the deserts of California.. as well as country mountains.. but never used soft shackles etc.. just standard tow truck gear. INTERESTING.. thank you again for EXCELLENT information... I've learned a LOT from you.. YOu have made one old mountain moron a LOT safer now.. ha.

I have a 2.5" Factor 55 in the hitch receiver and 6.5 Ton steel shackles on board. Planning on adding a Factor 55 hook to the winch up front. I think I will add some soft shackles in the mix after watching this, mainly for the potential to need to join straps. Other than that it's steel shackles for me. Some good points here Ronny.

Thanks for the info it explains alot to me.

Awesome valid points mate, and I'm in total agreement with you these days its so easy to carry too much of the wrong kit!!! less is more and soft kit now rules however there is still a time and place for old skool kit.

Hey great vid, nine times out of ten for the rear recovery point we just use the pin for the hitch, a bit of a pain to fit your strap in if muddy etc but it takes some steel out of the line of fire.

Thanks Ronny!

I kinda miss "seek adventure ". Great info though, thanks Ronnie.

Dankie Ozzie!

Yes like gear vids. Great stuff. Very clear. Cheers

Good on you Ronny. Nice to catch up with technology. Yes the absolutely right, steel recovery weighed me down a lot.

Fantastic, thank you

Thanks, that was great info.

That’s what I have in my vehicle to the number , love the video keep it on 👍