simple recovery ideas

yachty

Last point first. You will always have to answer that one yourself and best not pose it to others. You will be told!

If you go on your own you have to evaluate the conditions very carefully as the level of risk is higher for the one vehicle is a vehicle alone. If there were other vehicles around the area and as I believe Lake Jasper is not isolated and locals use it for boating. You will find it in the trip planning on this site.

If I am going to sand these days I would always take a snatch strap, but usually in sandy conditions tyre pressure is the way to get on top. The lower the tyre pressure the better the flotation. Get yourself a reasonable compressor to get the pressures back and be prepared to do a little work with the tyre gauge. You would save yourself the jacking and sometimes digging.

As long as you don't get yourself too isolated the snatch strap can be used to help another or be helped. If you do get too isolated, then it can get costly to be recovered. Lets face it there have been yachties rescued before, mostly out to sea, some a long way south of you. You have to be responsible for yourself too. One guy I know actually takes the bottom of cake crates to use under his wheels in very soft conditions - the plastic ones.

Have fun

Hi Yachty,

Access to Lake Jasper is completely closed until the end of this year following bushfires at the end of last year - Apparently it is undergoing rehabilitation and will be closed for at least twelve months acording to the Ranger.

I believe that you can still get to Jasper Beach and Black Point though - In general the tracks are only of moderate difficulty and you should be fine as long as you let enough air out of your tyres. There are lots of overhanging branches and tight scrub as you approach the coast. The access to Jasper beach is steep and the sand can be quite soft, but it would be a rare weekend that you didn't run in to at least a couple of vehicles in all of these areas.

Minimum equipment would be a long handled shovel, snatch strap, air compressor and a decent jack and jacking plate. I usually carry a bullbag as well.

Have fun,
Pete

I would say if you are running solo, minimum would be a turfor, winch extension strap, tree protector, shovel, shackles, snatch, etc usual recovery gear incase there IS someone there...