{"id":7938,"date":"2021-04-29T09:04:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=7938"},"modified":"2021-04-29T09:04:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:04:40","slug":"a-4wd-winch-gives-you-the-confidence-to-go-exploring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/a-4wd-winch-gives-you-the-confidence-to-go-exploring\/","title":{"rendered":"A 4WD Winch Gives You The Confidence To Go Exploring!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having a 4×4 winch<\/strong><\/a> mounted to the front of your 4WD is one of the best upgrades you can ever make! It doesn\u2019t matter if you aren\u2019t really the kind of 4WDer who hits the big hills and the deep bogholes on weekends with your mates, because a 4WD winch<\/a><\/strong> isn\u2019t just about hardcore 4WDing. It\u2019s all about being prepared \u2013 which is something that all good 4WDers, campers and explorers should always be! However it\u2019s one thing to decide that you want to put a 12,000 lb winch<\/a> <\/strong>on your car, and it\u2019s another thing altogether to realise the confidence that the winch<\/a><\/strong> gives you when you\u2019re out exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yep, that confidence that even if you\u2019re not expecting to get bogged but are prepared in case you do get stuck, is an amazing thing. It\u2019s what allows us to search over that next big hill and find that elusive amazing campsite. When you\u2019ve got your Dominator winch<\/a><\/strong> mounted to your car, you know that should the worst case scenario happen and you do fall into a rut, or a bit of mud turns out deeper than you expected, all you\u2019ve got to do is unspool the 4×4 winch<\/a><\/strong> rope and get out the recovery gear<\/a><\/strong>, and self-extract yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, a quality 4×4 winch<\/a><\/strong> like the Domin8r Xtreme 12,000lb winch<\/a><\/strong> very much could be the difference between being bogged for hours on end or even being stuck in the bush overnight \u2013 an absolutely nightmare scenario that none of us would ever want to go through! \u2013 and a quick 20 minute 4×4 recovery<\/a><\/strong> that turns into a funny story to tell at camp around the campfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might be thinking \u201cbut I always go travelling with mates and we\u2019ve got snatch straps and other recovery gear\u201d if we get stuck, but a 4WD winch<\/a><\/strong> has a couple of huge benefits even in these type of group camping scenarios. Firstly, often you\u2019ll find that the position a vehicle gets stuck in doesn\u2019t lend itself to a snatch recovery \u2013 maybe the track is too steep, or maybe the turns are too tight through the trees to do a proper snatch recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, what about those typical scenarios when all your mates drop out at the last minute? You know the deal. \u201cSorry mate, boss said he\u2019d pay me double time if I worked this weekend.\u201d \u201cForgot I\u2019ve got the kids sports this weekend\u201d etc. In that scenario, you could either just sit at home on the couch and watch the idiot box (boring), or you could head out bush camping and exploring by yourself, knowing you\u2019ve got your 12000lb 4×4 winch<\/a><\/strong> on hand should something go wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s not just small trips that a 4WD winch<\/a><\/strong> is an amazing confidence booster on, either. How about those big dream trips, like Cape York, the High Country or Tassie? Murphy\u2019s Law means two things on big trips \u2013 it\u2019s likely your mates who were so keen will pull out at the last minute, and it\u2019s also likely that at some stage you\u2019ll get stuck. Not that you\u2019re driving to the very top of Australia to throw your vehicle into a deep boghole, but you\u2019d be crazy to go all the way to Cape York and not drive the Tele Track! On that amazing iconic 4WD track, getting bogged is part and parcel of the fun. Palm Creek crossing \u2013 the very first crossing you\u2019ll encounter when you head north leaving Bramwell Junction Roadhouse \u2013 has some very full-on steep exits that will almost definitely require a 4WD winch<\/a><\/strong> recovery. You could either turn around and miss arguably the most amazing 4WD track in Australia, or you could run out the 4×4 winch<\/a><\/strong> rope, hook up the recovery gear and winch yourself free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just to really drive home how vital an electric winch<\/a><\/strong> is when you\u2019re exploring iconic destinations, a couple of years ago we took an old Pajero we pulled from a wrecking yard to the Cape to prove a point \u2013 that you don\u2019t need the latest and greatest 4WD, if you\u2019ve got a few of the right bits of gear like a 4WD winch<\/a><\/strong>. That old Pajero was nothing special, but it was also amazing. We pulled a set of steel wheels with mud tyres off an old Patrol in the same wrecking yard, bolted on a winch-compatible bullbar we found on another even more wrecked Pajero, and then slotted in a new 12,000lb low mount electric winch<\/a><\/strong>. I tell you what, I definitely relied on that 4×4 winch<\/a><\/strong> heaps on that trip \u2013 the Pajero was a tough old bus but I found myself winching out of multiple crossings on both the Frenchman\u2019s Track and the Old Tele Track. And if I didn\u2019t have that 4×4 winch<\/a><\/strong>, I\u2019d have never had the confidence to go exploring, which led to some utterly amazing campsites and freshwater swimming holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yep, whether you\u2019re on a quick weekend adventure or you\u2019re setting your rig up for the dream trip of a lifetime, the confidence you\u2019ll gain from having the best quality 4×4 winch<\/a><\/strong> like a Domin8r X winch<\/a><\/strong> simply can\u2019t be under-stated. And of course you need two other things too \u2013 a complete recovery kit<\/a><\/strong>, to let you hook up to other cars or to a tree for a recovery, and also a bit of experience using your winch. Because it\u2019s one thing to have a strong 4WD winch<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 it\u2019s another thing altogether to use it to its maximum effectiveness! Luckily we\u2019ve got you covered there too \u2013 simply check out our Youtube channel www.youtube.com\/the4WDsupacentre<\/a>, look for the \u201cCamping and 4WDing Hacks, Tricks and Tips\u201d playlist and make sure to watch our \u201cBeginner\u2019s Guide to Winching\u201d and \u201cAdvanced Winching Tricks\u201d videos to get you up to speed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having a 4×4 winch mounted to the front of your 4WD is one of the best upgrades you can ever make! It doesn\u2019t matter if you aren\u2019t really the kind of 4WDer who hits the big hills and the deep bogholes on weekends with your mates, because a 4WD winch isn\u2019t just about hardcore 4WDing….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":7939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7940,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7938\/revisions\/7940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}