Snatch recovery

I agree with Wayne (G'day mate), but would add another word of caution about joining straps.

If you do not want to end up with one long strap ( the 2 straps permanently joined) , do not loop the 2 straps through each other without something in between. Best thing is 2 or 3 bits of wood (say tree branches about a foot long x about 20mm thick....3 bits of broom handle would do nicely). You need to put thend of one strap through the loop of the other and do the same at the opposing ends; kinda hard to explain, but you end up with the straps' loops together. If you don't stick something in the gap between the 2 they will bind under load and be impossible to separate, rendering both pretty much useless.
Cheers,
Roachie

Good point but a safer thing to use would be tv week, women's weekly, new idea, etc, etc which the missus inevitably brings, reason being they are less likely to become a projectile if "something happens" can't remember where I saw this but it made sense to me.
NickR

Check the bottom of this page

Also some great specs too

EG:
Determine Speed of Shackle if Snatch Strap Breaks.

If all the Elastic Energy of the Snatch Strap is transferred to Kinetic Energy in the Shackle then the peak Speed of the Shackle as the Snatch Strap returns to it's 9.0m length can be determined. (Assuming no losses due to friction)

From Energy Conservation,
Elastic Energy in Snatch Strap = Kinetic Energy of Shackle
PEStrap = KEShackle
1/2 k x2 = 1/2 m v2
where k = spring constant
x = distance stretched (meters)
m = mass of shackle (kg)
v = velocity of shackle (m/s)
1/2 (20750N/m) (0.579m)2 = 1/2 (0.68kg) v2
v = 101m/s

or Peak Speed of Shackle v = 364 km/h

Great pic Phil, unfortunately it really makes me desperate to get away again. I had a look at the others too...glad I am not the only one who takes pics of lizard/insect tracks in the sand.

Just realised, I named the first one wrong - Its Madigan's oval, not claypan - long way from anything anyway.

Yep, I've got itchy feet too - 6 weeks before the next desert trip :-)) Doing the Hay River.

And I have to admit to borrowing the insect track photo from a mate with a nice camera.

I was sick of vehicle photos, so thought I'd put up some far away trip photos.

Cheers
Phil

Thanks to all who replied - sorry about the late ack from me.
It's pretty much as I expected; most, as I, would do it in an emergency(capital E) but nobody seems to have actually tried it.

Hi Wayne,

I've done likewise, but to tow not to snatch.

Cheers
Phil