DIY winch - For self Rescue
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- A how to and demo of a winching method to get get your vehicle out of the mud, a log out of the road or anything else you need to move.
A rope and two poles are all you need. You can also do it more urban way and replace the wood with pipes or rebars i.e.
This method is also called Mors Kochanski`s flip-flop winch.
Please watch and feel free to comment, like and subscribe.
Enjoy!
For people that don't understand, this is amazing. Could of used this idea when my winch failed and my 4 ton come-a-long got left at home.
This can be the difference between life and death for many 4 whiling single party adventurers out there. I was stuck for 2 days and almost froze to death.
I love learning new things, thanks you very much for the time and video.
I`m glad to share, I have used this to move a big log from a road as well as it can be used to winch a car. Using thinner stronger poles, ie. steel bars, you can pull even heavier loads, as long as the rope holds.
Thank you for watching
Atb, Odd
Thats awesome. I see lots of possibilities with this as well
It is encouraging to see different people in different parts of the world using the same simple techniques to overcome various life obstacles. Greetings from the Volga steppes.
Thank you! It is a useful simple technique.
Greetings from Norway to Volga
Hello from South Africa, storing this method in my head for a rainy day.
Great info. Yet another way for vehicle recovery. Best to have a few tricks to try than to just have one. Nevermind the trash talkers. This was helpful. Thank you!
the flip flop winch is a great idea, this idea will always be in my head now. thanks for sharing.
...bill
Hi Bill,
Glad you enjoyed it, and please try it yourself. Its cool.
Atb,
Odd
That's a great way to free yourself when stuck, simple but effective. Nice video Odd.
Thank you Rob. glad you like it!
Atb, Odd
Awesome! Thanks for making me smarter in survival & ignore the snobs, they aren't trying to help ANYBODY, now are they!
Thanks for sharing this ancient knowledge which is still so fresh.
Everybody's an expert, but I love the bare bones/use what you have aspects of this.
thank you, I find this method simple and usefull.
I think no one is an expert, you will never be finished learning.
Thanks for watching,
Atb, Odd
*****
Unfortunately, many consider themselves "experts" and avoid learning anything that conflicts with their current level of understanding.
I appreciate your Zen.
Great demo!!
This is a great skill, we would use this technique to tighten down heavy loads back in the day. The only problem is, if people know you can do this, you've lost an excuse to why you ended up staying out over night in the bush ;-)
Have a good one my friend!
Ha,ha.. You should never tell... Thank for watching Josh.
Atb, Odd
Excellent demo! Best I've seen for a flip-flop winch yet. Saw your comment on Michael Barton's "cooking on a spit" vid and just had to head over to Norway to see your channel. Excellent channel, subscribed.
Thank you very much, appreciated!
Atb, Odd
Thanks for making this video. This is the best display of how to use the lip flop winch that I have seen on TH-cam.
+Peter Gurney Thank you, I appreciate that.
Atb, Odd
+Peter Gurney what do you mean? Kochansky came up with it. So there is like 3-4 videos of it in action.
+Y10Q I`m not sure he came up with it, but he sure did introduce it to bushcraft. And yes there are many videos of it on youtube.
+Y10Q This idea may go right back to when men first stated to use rope, 1000s of years back. What I said was it's the best video that I have seen showing how to use it (in my opinion). One day I hope to use it.
***** he actually came up with this exact method. It is one of those things that are so obvious that nobody sees it, even though more complex versions have existed for centuries.
Very good. Thank you very much for the great demonstration.
thanks for sharing. worth saving survival winch guide. don't mind the snobs. they're just simply keyboard wariors who don't know a thing.
Thanks!
Too cool for words...Thanks so much ; for maybe sometimes saving my life!
That is a very clever idea. Thanks for sharing it.
your welcome. Thanks for watching!
Odd
This is an awesome idea!! Cheers from Australia.
Brilliant! Thanks for posting =)
Your welcome John, glad you like it.
It may come useful some day.
Atb, Odd
Good info. Thanks for sharing.
Great off road self rescue.
+Paul49myspace Thank you.
Very cool idea .
Hey, thanks for the technique. You could also put a jeans or other abrasive material inder that wheel. It would also be way quicker :)
Thank you for watching
Odd
I have read that throwing a "rug" or anything similar over the tight rope is what you do to keep the rope from whipping back if it fails. Anyone who says to just buy a come along has not been all alone and seen Plan A go to Plan D and so on. My question is about using a chain instead, would that be an option.
I would have tied the rope through the wheels of the pull wheel on the vehicle like I have done several times before and been out within 10 minutes......... Less energy expended also. I have been in some hell of a bad bogs and gotten out of the worst one by doing it my way. The rope did not get entangled or anything. Plus, you have the choice to winch yourself forward or in reverse.
Great stuff!
Thank you.
Atb, Odd
Svært bra, Odd. Mange kommer til å sette pris på denne hjelpsomme videoen.
Jeg håper at i neste omgang lager du en video som forklarer hvordan men kan bruke et ekorn og et stykke hyssing for å kommer inn i bilen hvis man låst nøkkelen inne.
He,he...! Ja der satte du meg på en ide! He,he.. Den var god!
Takk for at du ser på!
Odd
Clever , it also helps to be a strong young man
I carry a lot of rope myself, but also bring along a 12,000 pound comealong with some pullys n snatch blocks.
Thanks, it may help for my snowmobile expeditions
+Claude Ouellet It sure can, you can also tie it to your belt and let the motor do the job, but its always a risk of damaging your belt, not recommended.
Thanks for watching
Odd
+NorwegianBushcraft I will also share it with my fellow floatplane Bush Pilots on our forum, very helpfull for us. We don`t have to carry nothing more than a rope we already have on board.
Thats good, always handy to know this trick. Remember to practice, hard to remember it when you need to if you not have done it with your own hands. Thanks for watching and sharing
-Odd
Good idea never seen it before. Great video. Off topic question : What brand of SUV is that? It don't look familiar to me. Thanks Mark
Hi, Thanks for watching my friend. It`s a Suzuki Grand Vitara 2 liter TDI. Its also known in US as the Chevrolet Tracker. It`s a great realiable litle truck. It has a frame, and HI/LO selection of the 4WD.
Very clever. All you naysayers get over it. This is a very clever idea and I can see how well it can work. I can think of a couple of times this idea would have came in handy. Thanks for sharing.
+swampfox1953 It works, and its simple. People can say what they want, I have tried other methods suggested to me, but this is still simpler, easier, and safer. In my mind. I may think wrong, but this method helps me several times a year, moving logs, pulling rope etc.
Thank you for your supporting comment and afor watching
Atb, Odd
Me ha encantado el video lo tendre encuenta. Precisamenente este fin de semana estaremos cuatro dias por los Montes Universales (Teruel) combinando 4x4 con tecnicas Bushcraft. Un saludo desde España.
+GORGO CAT Thank you, 4x4 combined with bushcraft sounds great!
-Odd
Thanks for great suggestion.. Just need any idea.. If there is no trees where to tie the rope?))
You can try a ground anchor. Put a solid pole way into the ground and tie it of as close to the ground as possible.
If you dont have a pole, you can try to dig your spare tire down in the ground, or if you in a rocky area, jam soemthing between some rocks or in a crack in a rock side. Or tie it to another vechicle if possible.
I`ve used a snow anchor ones, it was a big log, digged it down in the snow 90 degrees on the rope and covered it with snow.
If you dont have anything at all to tie a rope to, then try other technuiqes.
Thanks for watching
Odd
i thought you weren't supposed to use the tow ball system for towing. is this a special one that can handle this?
Uh, towing is what the "tow ball system" is for!
@@philiphinton1350 I miss typed. What I meant is that towballs are not supposed to be used for recovery operations as they tend to break off when used this way and become deadly projectiles that often kill or mame people. I have seen video of a guy killed by a flying towball that broke lose and hit a bystander in the head and killed him.
Great hatsoff God bless you it works with no machine
+adnanali syed Thanks
that is amazing thanks great idea!
Brilliant !! Great vid, thanks for sharing the tip, I do similar stuff in the uk so ive subbd..
+themountaintom Thank you, I subbed you back.
Atb, Odd
Tank,s. I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷
Great demonstration! (but we both know that a Suzuki will not get stuck) :>)
Of course not, I had to take of the 3 other wheels to keep it in the hole! ;)
Thanks for watching and liking Suzuki! :)
Fantastic . Thank you.
+BRUSHWOLF2718 Thanks
instead of buying all that rope i think i would have a winch installed,. But yes interesting video thanks
Good Idea, But you can also tie a line to the tire and it is much quicker...
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Exactly, I was thinking that. Just wrap one end of the rope to the circumference of the tire, and tie the other end on to a tree. Then give a smooth pressure on the gas
Heyy.. waiit.. you forgot to take the camera!
Check out the Bowline not good knot to know! You can see how to make it on line no matter how much tension it will release
+Marc A Gagnon Yes its a good knot. Useful for a lot of applications and easy to open.
Thank you for watching,
-Odd
very cool, too bad my truck is 8000lbs, but luckily if I have the right rope or strap I can tie it in-between my wheels because its a dually and use the engine as a winch
+bosshoss69lee Yes its doable, this method can be used for moving a log away from your path were you are not able to podition your truck for pulling it ie.
Thanks for watching
ODd
Have A real winch? Used It😊
Thats the best thing...
it is the best to have a winch but I don't yet, its 2wd so I don't really go Offroad but I always like to be prepared!
anyway it looks like good exercise
Great idea, BUT I would still carry a come-along.
+Ojeramup12 Thanks, agree to carry something like that in the car. But this video was not ment to be a vehicle recovery how-to video, it was ment to be showing a way to move any heavy objects you cant move with your bare hands. A rope is more suitable in the woods than a come-a-long, easier to carry and more versatile for other uses also.
Thank you for watching
Odd
Then this makes sense.
What type of rope is that? for climbing?
It is an old climbing rope. Not used for climbing any more. The best solution would be to use a static rope, but this works too.
Pretty slick... but next time just air down.
RoadTripVidz Or just engage 4WD.. This was just a demo in case airing down or 4WD doesnt help. Can also be used to remove fallen down trees from the road and other pulling tasks.
thanks for watching
Odd
***** To be honest, I have to watch this video a few times to get what you did here LOL> But I want to learn it just in case.. ya never know! But you'd be surprised how many times people are stuck and all they have to do is air down, even with 2WD
Yes I know, there are many ways to get free again before winching. Theres a story about a couple on a trip in Australia, they found them dead after some days, their vehicle was stuck in loose sand, when the rescuers were going to move the vehicle back, they air down the tires and drove away.
***** That's crazy... and sad too!!
Tsk, tsk! Kjøring i utmark er da vel ikke lov? Selv ikke for å lage demo-video ;) Men ellers er det en smart løsning på et problem :)
He,he.. Utmark og utmark.. gjenngrodd avkjøring ;)
😉😜
Need to invest into a proper microphone so we can hear you properly and some off-road tyres so you don't get stuck so easily.
+Joanne Cooper I know, this is an old video, the audio quality is much better on later videos.
Off road tires? Do you really think that he actually just happened to get stuck that day and decided to make a video? It’s called a demonstration video. He got himself stuck on purpose. Apparently, in your mind, this video would never have been created if he had just had proper tires.
hmmm i would have just put them branches under the wheels would have easily got you out,
doyouwanttofuk Or engaged the 4WD, this was just a demo.
Thanks for watching
Atb, Odd
Tøft!
Ja det funker, prøv med firmabilen!
Odd
elle et bête cette vidéo et les 4x4 ça sert à quoi surtout sur cette suzuki il y à les 4x4 le bas de caisse plus les ponds ne touche pas le sol .
I got a better idea get a run.
its applicable only for manual transmission
No, an automatic in neutral will not be harmed in any way to be pulled like this for just some few feet.
I'm A Jeeper LOL
as Americans we had the unique oppurtunity to borrow from knowledge all over the world ,,being a ''Universal'' country ,but nowdays so many choose to waste a day on Ipads Iphones that we have lost SO MUCH we're becoming more ognorant all the time
Great demonstration. Well done. Best wishes from New Zealand.
Thank you!
Odd,
That’s the most amazing thing I've seen in years, and it’s so practical. Good viedo.
Thank you Henry. It works great.
Odd
This is impossible. Suzuki Vitaria can not get stuck. 😂
Haha.. true!
Great is the name of Suzuki. All hail Suzuki !!!😄
Great video! Thank you for making it. I am sure that there are tons of other things you could have done for fun instead of showing us this technique. This may never be used by thousands of people, but it may save one person's life someday because they watched this.
Regarding those few people who say things like, "good drivers never get stuck", it goes to show how poor of a driver they really are. "Good drivers", as they say, are always prepared for what could happen wherever they drive. You can't always perfectly tell ground conditions, like saturation, liquefaction, etc., from the drivers seat. Also, you could be a passenger in a car that gets stuck, and this could get you out.
I would rather be a knowledgeable driver who knows how to take care of things, than a loudmouth TH-cam wannabe whose solution is "just don't get stuck." Thanks for the great video!
Thank you, yes it work great. I dont care to much about comments like that. If you do any kind of 4x4 driving, you will probably get stuck one day. But this technique can be used for so many tasks. Moving a big tree in the road, put some tension on something and much more.
Thank you for watching
Atb, Odd
You let the rope get wrapped up the pole to far it needs to stay close to where the poles cross each other even if you have to undo it and reset it .that is a great method when you don't have a wench, good video. 👍👍
People don't recommend using tow ball to winch yourself out. If you stand near a heavily tense elastic rope, even much less so -- you get the ball flying directly into your head.
Shut up meg
Guide post to prevent rotatinon. Long ropes could be doubled to prevent stretch. Good show!
Great and useful video Odd.
Sandy
PS I send you a PM
Thanks Sandy. I`ve been thinking of doing this video for some time, and finaly I was able to.
Excellent. I really like this simple method. Could have used it 2 weeks ago when traveling on sandy roads where my car got stuck.... for a while.... Thanks for sharing, Odd. ATB, my friend. ....ken
Hi Ken!
Yes its simple and it works. A good thing to know it is. So your going off road from time to time Ken? :) Glad you liked it my friend.
Atb, Odd
***** Hi Odd, I went off road two weeks ago (vid will be uploaded soon) and had an interesting adventure with two flat tires "On The Other Side Of Nowhere." No internet, no phone, no human sounds, except my own.... 35 miles on 4WD primitive roads to the ranger station... Sure would have be useful have had the known the method you suggested.
KennethKramm Hi Ken, on trips like that equipment for your car are as important as your personal equipment. Shovel, tirefix and ropes goes a long way. We all are learning by doing. Thats called experience. Looking forward to your video of the adventure.
Atb, Odd
that is some D.I.Y. there, I love your skill !
ain't that called a Spanish wrench
You locked it in the forest? You've got to watch those raccoons and bears I suppose. 😜 Thanks for the brilliant info😎
Genius!
it is so simple yet genius, add a pulley 1:4 and you could do this one handed
CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THIS PULLING MY COMPACT TRACTOR OUR OF THE MUD! Great stuff, Thanks!!!!
Glad you liked it
great idea,loved it,nice to learn something that might save my life someday....it is sad that some people cant just get over the fact that this is a good idea and that you are just showing them one way to get out of a stuck spot...there are a lot of ways, this being one of them...once again thank you
Great video demonstration. This is the flip-flop winch developed by Mors Kochanski. Mors Kochanski is a Canadian bushcraft and wilderness survival instructor, naturalist and author.
+Frank Fullum Yes so I have heard. I also remember to have seen it on an old military poster of improvized stuff for helping you in the field. That was from the 1950 or 1960`s. I guess this method has been around for a very long time, but that Mors Kochanski introduced it into bushcraft. I might be wrong.
Thanks for watching
-Odd
+NorwegianBushcraft yes. I read about and saw drawings of this in a book about mid evil construction. So this is a very old device. This was the first time I have seen it on video. Well done and very well explained. Thank you.
Thank you.
-Odd
Hello Odd! Excellent self help method to get yourself unstuck, great video work, thanks for subscribing, subbed you back, many thanks my friend. Don
Clever. So simple it probably was used during the stone age, and might still come in handy today. I used a piece of paracord and two pencils to figure out how to make it work,
Yes, a slow office day can turn into an adventure, rescuing the stapler... All practise is good practise.
Thanks for watching,
Odd
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"rescuing the stapler" - That's great. LOL. Funny comment :-)
Guess what ? I just found my cam corder charger. Videos are coming.... :-)
Ade Larsen Thats good Ade, have been waiting! Hoping to see some bush or roasted kangaroo :) When are you coming my friend? Next year?
Atb, Odd
No no no do not winch on your ball hitch! it can break off and fly at someone at hundreds of mph! Though for this particular example I suppose the rope would snap first
+Pedro Amargosa I would belive the rope snaps first yes. I have never experiences a ball hitch break myself, never heard of it eiter. But it can happend. I used the ball to show that simple knot that will easily loosen after heavy loading.
Thanks for watching
Odd
This may hold true for Class 3 (5k pound/2.3 kg) and under type hitched of the US style, but mainly applies to using in a snatching manner of recovery. European ball mounts are made more different with the ball forged with the neck, but still one will want to remain vigilant if using the hitch ball in a winch recovery as something unforeseen weakening the structure like fractures will likely give away if the rope does not give out first. If anything make sure to bring along a hitch receiver shackle mount to tie the rope to for a 'stronger' connection.
Nice video nice to see that old trick work great, when I got stuck real bad my dad told me not a problem, he start doing the same thing and I was thinking well this is gone be a waste of time, but it work, I was stuck even more than you are in the video, with brain power you can do almost everything, I was surprise to see your method that is the same as my dad teach me, and it work on snow machine and 4 wellers too, thanks for the good memories, sometime the simple thing make a big difference, I was going to sub to your channel, but I already did some time ago, good work :) But never forget to bring an axe or something that cut wood, or you will pass a long time with a knife, that is why I always have rope or straps, it should be in every truck or car when going like this, it take almost no money and you have a way to get out when stuck, for me I include a comealong ( sorry the name in english is probably not the same but I try :) I learn long time ago never jsut have one way, more is better and you wont pass 12 hours and freeze before you get out, people now have cell phone, they think they will be able to get help if need it, but in case your cell dont work or have signal your up for a cold night, so again thanks and for the ones that did not know, always good to have the max infos in any situation, things can turn ugly fast, take care :)
Hi Danny!
Glad to bring you some memories back. I remember I saw this method in a old army folder from the 60`s. And later seen it again as "Mors Kochanski`s flip-flop winch". It works great, and I have used it to move bigger logs and trees. In this video I was not really stuck, it was a big hole there to drive into, and when disconnecting the 4WD, I could not get up, perfect for the demo. I will say that a car in a ditch might be the heaviest load suited for this method, but as you say for a ATV or snowmobile it is great. Or any other thing that would need to be moved around.
Thanks for watching
-Odd
Thanks for your reply, yes old memories, I think the old way is always winning on the new ways, now people use portable winch with a chainsaw, works great but if the machine stop working you got not to much options, this method just use brain power, and never fail, unless your 4 feet in the mud, other tricks work great too, but my dad always told me that never trust any mechanical things, and now I know why he said that, mechanical things are more subject to break, like a winch or any others, I learn it but never use it till my winch gives up on me, it was late and dark, this is when I think of my dad told me and trust me now I know why, for this I still use tools or witch but always have method like yours just in case, and I got in trouble 1 time, that al it take, I did this method ( it was a snowmobile ) stuck in slush, we try couple of thing but not working or break, so I use what I was told, and it work, pretty sure you know when a snowmobile is stuck in slush, it seem to weight a ton, the same with a 4X4, took more time but never fail, and one of the most important one was my friend breaking the ice with is snbomobile, he was in a bad position, so we try to rescue him but for some reason it just wont work, so we try this method, he was very cold and had to go to the hospital, but this trick save is life, so my opinion is always have a plan b and c just in case, and never trust any mechanical that can broke at any time, sure it's good to have, but never rely only on it, just little bit of thinking and we save is life and the dog too, but for the dog we had to get to him to make sure he hold to the rope, the dog was so drain from the cold that it could not even move anymore, so I put the rope around me and go until the ice break, I got to the dog and bring it back too, sorry if not to clear my english is not that great, so it can save life that is why I make this video importand, and to tell you the truth, I never think I would saw this trick here, so again thanks and for me the old way never fail, simple to learn and easy to do, what can you ask more ???, the only thing I have to say is for the 4X4, it took 2 persons to do, it was so deep and heavy that my weight was not enough, I forgot to say this method works great when you cut trees, goes where you want when other things around, so we put weight on it and the tree drop where it was supose to be, I hope that some people take this video seriously, it really can save your but or somebody else one day, you never know what mother nature trow at you :)
Using several pulleys would multiply your efforts. Physics.
Very good advice, but what does one do when you get stuck in an area without any trees and only sand?
Nail a stake or two in the ground and attach it onto that or bury your spare tyre with the rope attached
First, get a real 4x4 vehicle. Second, install decent off-road or all-terrain tires. Third, install a real electric winch. Problem solved, and a lot easier. We tend to call this proper preparation.
Okay, if all else fails, tie a rope through the wheel spokes, centered over the tire, and allow the slowly spinning tire to wind the rope in over the tire. This should allow you to easily move two or three feet to get out of the hole you're in. Hell, just throwing a rope (rubber floor mat, etc) under the slowly spinning tire to provide traction will more-often-than-not work.
Great vid. Thank you so much for sharing
Great video and amazing idea, Odd. Many thanks for this awesome tip, my friend.
I really love it. All the best to you and thanks for sharing.
☮Brother
Glad you liked it Tito. Its a strong winch method.
Atb, Odd
you get a peice of wood 3 by 2 inch about 8 inches long so it doseant hit iner wheel arch tie it to your tyre with thin twine or rope through gaps in wheel then as your wheel turns that has been spining the wood hitts the ground as it comes around on wheel it gets the car moving as it grips the soil
Great video. I'm no good at knots so I tried to copy yours - took me ages until I figured you must be left handed!
This is awesome! First time to see flip flop winch. Thank you for the hard work and sharing!! Cheers Ukyo
Thank you, glad you liked it. Try it your self, and it will be easy to remember.
Atb, Odd
If you have a stump in the background, tie a double loop at each end, equally wrap and tie rope to stump, then to both car tires. Make wrapped loop on each tire, so that when tire spins it wraps up rope on tire tread groove, and equally pulls vehicle towards stump.
If you have a stump, and a double headed pulley, you can make a compound pulley and lever. Attached rope to pulley head and wrap-tie around stump. Use excess tope and thread through other pulley head and wrap-tie to hitch. Bring rope back to and through pulley head. With end of rope, make a trucker's hitch or loop. Carve out a sizeable-strong, 3-4 inch diameter pole with a carved point. Put carved pole stick through locking loop, and jam into ground. Make a notch on the pole at the stump to vehicle rope height. Place the roop loop at the notch and tighten the loop. Lean back, pulling the pole toward you, pulling rope loop through pulley toward vehicle. Wrap stick with excess rope. Continue jamming the stick into the same ground, leaning the stick backwards, levering the rope out of the pulley toward the vehicle.
With a stump, a double headed pulley, rope, and vehilcle. Wrap-tie around stump. Thread rope into and around one pulley head. Thread rope again through pulley head and into (and out of) the next pulleyhead. Rope around hitch allowing free play. Thread back through and out back to vehicle tire. Make locking loop around tire, and attach into tire groove. Drive the tires in reverse, wrapping the rope around the tire and pulling the vehicle backwards. Other more complex pulley and leverage can be also done.
John Lord This was more of a demo of the technuiqe also useful for other stuff than recovery of a vehicle.
We used the method you explained in the army, specially with the belt driven personell carrier B202 and B206. Works well, but are hard on the belts.
Nice video, but personally I would re-edit it to a 3 minute video. This is way to long for what you are trying to show.
+Peter Postma Yes I see that, this is an old video and will not be re-uploaded though. Thanks for watching
Odd
actually, what you are doing looks incredibly dangerous if that's a dynamic climbing rope. if it breaks it will whip back like a bungy cord and could take your head off.
Well, i`ve snapped a climbing rope before and it doesnt break all in ones, it will whip a little bit, but less than a steel wire from a winch. All winching is dangerous, and as said in the video a static rope is better. This was the only rope I had at the time capable to pull this load. Its a discarded climbing rope, it doesnt have any big falls, but its to old to be used for climbing. I have used it for rapelling, but not any more after this video :)
A comealong is a very nice to have item, but then you will need to have it with you, as you would do if you plan to something like this or expect the posibility that you have to. This method I show in the video are a method for moving logs, roots, rocks, stretching a rope or pulling a car without any other equipment than a rope.
Personally I would prefer a comealong if I know I have to pull something.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Good thing to mention the come-a-long.
Atb, Odd
Don't forget to leave the car in neutral. Easier with two or three people. One to reverse the car and two to flip flop. Great video!
+Lars Dennert Two people doing the flip flop winching is ideal, I wanted to show its possible by yourself.
Thanks for watching
-Odd
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!!
Straight into my favs, well done, Odd! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Rich, glad to be a part of your favourites! :)
Atb, Odd
After watching, I know I would try the wheel winch method.
+Papa Ritz Might be better for pulling av vehicle, this video was made to demonstrate the flip-flop method, my car was the heaviest object I could find at the moment. It is usefull for so much more than pulling a car.
-Odd
'mornin to you, Odd; Great video as always.I had forgotten about this way of recovery.I think this was even used as early as the Pyramids in Egypt,if not mistaken.Thank you for this idea, again. Stay Safe & Happy My Friend.
Happy Trails From The Maritimes In Canada
Yes I think your right about that. It must have been used for a long time. And it still is a good way.
Thanks for watching
Atb, Odd
Awesome use of leverage and mechanical advantage. Thanks for the new technique.
P.s: By the way, the "swiffer" method someone spoke about down in the comments below could pull this weight but would be VERY dangerous and less mechanical advantage/leverage then your technique.
Thank you very much for watching. The technique is very old I think, but still usefull.
Atb, Odd
Notice you had enough rope to make a "swifffer".. Double the line back to your truck. take a stick 2feet long and twist until you get unstuck.. We used to use this method on Rigging & holding tones of cargo in cargoship holds. Very simple, cheep and effective. Your doing basically the same method with longer poles and more time consuming. Just saying
Are you able to pull this heavy load with that method? I would think that it will be very hard to twist after a wilde, and your not able to pull it very far?
With this method you can pull until the whole stick is filled with rope.
I would like to hear more about that method.
Thanks for watching
Odd
The people who gave you a thumbs down must be video game couch potatoes who think it would burn to many calories. Geeeeeesh. You could cut the first 3.5 mins or so. Maybe that was there reason. Otherwise thank you for sharing, Great work. This could come in handy on a back trail alone in the wilderness needing to pull some logs up hill for shelter or rescuing a friend stuck in a ravine/down a hill once you made a cot to hold them.
+Rescue3EMS Ha,ha.. Thank you for the support.
Atb, Odd
2:36, not to ruin the illusion of being stranded, but couldn't you just flag down one of the cars that were humming down the highway about 100 feet away?
+maxcohen13 Well, it was just a demo. And not a particular car recovery demo.
***** It was good.
great video.
form wanglerstar?
what for rop ( static or dynamic)
static is easier no slack
thanks for your video
olivier form bushcraft4You
Hi Olivier,
Static is better to use, yes. But I did not have any long enough..
Thanks for watching!
Atb, Odd
Perfect video. Really helpful. Had a situation last year when I was out for hunting that one wheel of my car had no grip anymore on wet and icy gras. I got stuck. Finally I managed to get myself out. However, the next time I know better how to get out in a more serious situation.
It`s good to know, thank you for watching and taking time to comment.
Atb, Odd
Great video. I have lived in country many years and never seen this. This would have saved so much time waiting on tractors or other trucks to come along and help get vehicles unstuck. I have subscribed. Keep up great videos Odd!
Thanks Daniel, glad to share it with you!
Thanks for watching,
Odd