Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 at 19:57
P7,
I agree totally, but sometimes 2 straps are all you have. So it's important to know what to do with them.
BTW, watched that video that someone posted either here or the other snatch thread that you guys did showing recovery on
the beach.......
well done, a very informative video!
Lex M
Yep, that's the way I was taught to join them, but what the article doesn't mention is Dampeners!
For the benefit of anyone reading this who doesn't know what a dampener is, it's something attached to the strap to weight it down in the event of a breakage. ARB make a product specifically for this, but in my experience, they tend to "fly" off when the strap is stretched. We have a bag, like a beach bag that holds all our recovery gear in the truck and we tie that around the strap. We've also used blankets, jumpers, towels etc.. all with good results. They need to be tied strong, and then they won't come off.
The thing to remember when joining two straps, or even 1 snatch strap and 1 winch extension strap, is to use a dampener on each and every strap. Did a recovery at
Canungra once on a club trip, used 6 straps, we had a bunch of new members who had completed our clubs DAP the week before, so I got them to each make 1 join in the chain while I made sure they had it right. Plus we used a dampener on each strap. Ideally, as P7 has said, the winch straps should have been used, but we didn't have any, as the minimum requirement in our club rules is 2 rated bow shackles and a snatch strap, we had plenty of snatch straps.
Cheers
Brian
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