Home-made MAXTRACKS ?

WWII alloy airfield matting would be the go.... Unfortunately I haven't seen any for many many years, which is a shame.

Doug T (NT), you haven't come across some in your travels, have you? Surely there is some lying around Darwin, Batchelor, Adelaide River somewhere?? cheaper than maxtracks!

An old ally security screen door cut into 10" wide strips = cheap + light + works great in soft sand.

Fizz

You can buy real heavy duty car floor mats that do the trick. I have two and they have been used when bogged and work quite well.

If you cut sections out of hardwood or marine ply etc you will weaken the structure and one use and they will be dead.


Cheers

when i go away i take 400mm x 1200mm strips of carpet, you get it for nothing and lays flat in the forby or on the pack rack. If i have to use it i tie some rope through a hole in the carpet and after i get going it drags behind me till i get to hard ground. I don't like to walk much.
cheers shane.

when i go away i take 400mm x 1200mm strips of carpet, you get it for nothing and lays flat in the forby or on the pack rack. If i have to use it i tie some rope through a hole in the carpet and after i get going it drags behind me till i get to hard ground. I don't like to walk much.
cheers shane.

There is more to the way that MAXTRAX work than just being rigid boards to drive on.

Brad spent a lot of time and money in getting the right rigidity of material so that they could support the weight of a car, but still be flexible.

The other thing that only MAXTRAX do is to pull themselves down under the wheels until the resistance sees the car drive out.

I know that they are expensive (relative) but if you get the opportunity to see them at work you'll see that they are not just orange bits of plastic, there is much more to their design and function than just being a couple of bits of board or carpet.


Too each their own, but personally I rate them as the most verstile bit of recovery equipment available, and well worth the money.

cheers, Dave

I use fence palings, and when I am out and on my way home, use them at firewood. (Not treted pine).

Thanks for all the replies - all sorts of things to think about!