diy recovery tracks

Yes, you can DIY recovery tracks—just don’t expect them to out-muscle the bright orange celebrities on Instagram. The solid approach is thick HDPE or stout aluminium boards with low-profile dome-head bolts or raised grips for bite; avoid brittle plastics and never treat them as a bridge. Size them to fit your tyres, bevel the edges so they feed under easily, add leash ropes to yank them out, and store them flat so they don’t banana in the sun.

Use them to gently drive out (low throttle, steady), and for the love of diff housings, stand clear of spinning tyres. They’re brilliant for sand and mud, merely “better than nothing” in ruts and rocks, and absolutely not a substitute for proper rated recovery points. Consult official documentation for exact figures.