Air jack - is this a useful tool

Winches aren't much good without an anchor point.............

Ozidave

When I read your question, I thought I would be one out in saying the bull bag is the way to go. I was pleased to see that there are others who agree - my answer is the same as Pluto's - a highlift jack takes a lot of space and weight, and a bull bag is all you need.

There can be people - who do the extreme stuff - for whom the high lift is needed. But in my experience of outback travel in some rough places - the bull bag is enough.

For what it is worth
Max

only for changing tyres. When bogged or hung up and you need to lift wheels 60+ centremeters nothing beats a hi lift with jacking plate and hublifter for reliable performance. I carry 1 factory jack, one trolly jack and if going remote also the highlift. Trolley jacks are pretty crap when used on dirt as they dont "roll" and will fall off as they are jacked up and the arm moves but are good for swapping the bush and bitumen tyres

Air bag jacks are good, But, be very sure you have no holes in your exhaust system. Completely useless if exhaust leaks at all.

Nah crap, I used my exuast jack for years on my EFI Feroza without any problems, in fact the Ferzoa didn't even HAVE a bottle jack so I used the exaust jack for everything. I used it on bitchumen, gravel, concrete (at a servo). I used it to unstick my rocky (2.1 Tonne) when I was bogged in sand, and it now rides around in the surf (never used it in the surf yet) but I reckon they are awsome and 5,000000 times more practical than a high lift.

It's the usual storey with these, People who knock'em don't seem to own them. It's always a mate, or someone on a trip who had trouble with them...

If you position them right they could potentially roll your vehicle over they go that high.

Crap indeed. I have used mine about 6 times now and I have no dramas