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| BG1 Member Since: 15 Dec 2008 Location: Midlands Posts: 6  
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Hi,
I am researching Sand/Snow anchors, I have looked at what is available on the market IE Pull Pal etc. My question is does this equipment really work in very extreme condition?, loose dry Snow, loose wind blown Sand Does any body have the experience of using any Land Anchors in these conditions and do they really work when you have a fully laden 4X4 at the end of the tow winch. I welcome all sensible comments and experiences from everbody who has used this type of equipment Regards BG1 |
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15th Dec 2008 9:31am |
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| Ronny S Member Since: 20 Aug 2007 Location: Valle i Setesdal Posts: 12  
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Hello folks.
Ronny from Norway here. These days I drive in loose snow every day, and it's about 10-20C below here. Nice weather 
In dry loose snow I do not belive anything will work... Maybe if you pull some hundrede meters to collect so snow that it get hard enough to make an achor get stuck... What we do in Norway is to find a tree or anything solid to hang our winchrope to ... And if we dont find anything that solid, we simply have to digg down til we find solid ground. Problem is that if it's so cold that the snow is loose and dry, the soil might probably be frosen, and hard as concrete... But when the temperatur rise, you can set your ground anchor in snow and it could seem stuck, but I would not relay on such a fastening point. It would most likely slip, and with strong pull on the line, you may find the anchor burried inside your car in the worst case. So please don't use ground anchor in snow! I think the same factors will be there reagarding loose sand. Ronny S Sorry for my lousy English |
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14th Feb 2009 5:14pm |
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| BG1 Member Since: 15 Dec 2008 Location: Midlands Posts: 6
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Hi Ronny S
Thanks for the Information on the snow problem, you are the 2nd guy who has had an input about snow the other guy was from Iceland. The experience with anchors in snow seem to be very limited, so any information from people who have used them in anger is all the more important. Tahnks again for the informatio Regards bg1 |
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16th Feb 2009 8:09am |
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