Recommendation for correct/best shackle solution for R1S tow hooks..?

[forestwalker]

Trying to find a recovery kit to throw in the R1S for the times I find myself in a pickle. I have found suitable strap and kinetic rope to carry, but what is the best way to secure those to the tow hook (more of a loop, really) on the front of the R1S?

I previously had hard shackles in my Tundra that bolted into anchor points on my bumper, and am unfamiliar with soft shackles... Is there a commonly held best option for this on this type of setup?

TIA

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[JM.]

I have these and used one once for a pretty hard pull. It was fine.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD14PWSK

And this for the rear: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPFRGQC7

They were recommended long ago by another forum member here, don't recall who.

 

[forestwalker]

I have these and used one once for a pretty hard pull. It was fine.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD14PWSK

And this for the rear: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPFRGQC7

They were recommended long ago by another forum member here, don't recall who.

That rear one will definitely come in handy. Thanks for the tip!

 

[usulio]

Not sure why you didn’t get more answers on this but I think soft shackles are the standard approach, don’t see why hard shackles would be a problem (though not my choice for a kinetic pull).

 

[DuoRivians]

Soft shackles to tie the kinetic rope to front tow hooks

 

[SwampNut]

Not sure why you didn’t get more answers on this but I think soft shackles are the standard approach, don’t see why hard shackles would be a problem (though not my choice for a kinetic pull).

Because it was well answered right away? Hard shackles seem likely to scratch things up, and there's no advantage, only disadvantages. I have a pile of them but they won't go on the Rivian except in the rear with the tow hitch adapter.

 

[Time2Roll]

Yankum Soft Shackle

Probably 7/16" is appropriate.

 

[SANZC02]

I do not personally know anyone using hard shackles any more. The likely hood of them failing is not very high but when they do there is a huge mass of metal looking for a head to crush. A good soft shackle rarely fails as well but is immeasurably safer if it does.

Same goes for chains and wench lines, almost everyone is using high strength nylon/polymer lines these days Instead of metal based products.

 

[Magicbus]

As a beach ranger I pull people out all the time. As others have indicated, once you use soft shackles you'll never go back to hard. A word of caution on kinetic lines is that once you load them up there is no fine control of the tow, they simply unload with a jolt. We carry both and use the yellow strap for when you need to inch a vehicle out of its situation.

 

[Sparky47]

Hard Shackles and pulled out a Tundra TRD Pro, Jeep Glaintor Rubicon, and a X5 in Big Bear a few weekends back. What was insane was the fact that I couldn’t find a single scratch on the two hooks.

 

[Riptonite]

We recovered over a dozen ditch-bound vehicles over the past couple winters. Soft shackles used both front and rear with no issues. A side benefit of soft shackles is they aren't heat-sucking iron for your hands when it's -10 F.
We have soft shackles from Factor 55, Yankum and Vevor; all seem to work equally well.

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