What Do You Keep In Your Rivian for Recovery?

[Glembi2]

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[moosehead]

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[ironpig]

Gloves, PDF print out of the towing guide, tow strap and shackles, max trax if going Offroad, beach towels and little bag of tools.

 

[Tango45]

Thought about this recently after seeing various pics of folks stuck in dirt, mud, snow, sand etc.. Also planning on doing a ski trip or too and wanted to be ready with my R1S.
For the snow, have 21" wheel with Pirellis, but swapped for Ram 2363s with Michelin X-Ice tires.

So far, here is what I have:
- Collapsible shovel
- 20' Tow Strap & Shackle Hitch Receiver Combo
- 1/2" Synthetic Soft Shackles

Having this gear, not just for me, but also fellow drivers who get themselves in a bad spot and can't get out.

Brand wise, I went with Rhino USA, although seriously considered GearAmerica.

Other thoughts?

I bought the same stuff from Rhino USA, but I got their kinetic recovery rope instead of a tow strap. It worked well enough...

 

[JWreck]

A cell phone and bag of cash for when we get stuck in the restaurant parking lot.

Good info on this thread - I’ve actually got some Factor 55 items in my cart just to have in case….the hitch receiver, soft shackles, and kinetic rope. Basically the critical pieces from the “official” Rivian kit.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Rivian recovery kit and recovery boards, both found and bought on eBay at a good prices. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bought them at Gear Shop prices. Mimicking Rivian's kit, you can piece together your own for $200-300 less. The boards are mounted to BuiltRight's cab wall molle. For off-road excursions, I'll probably bring along the 3-ton Harbor Freight Badlands jack in a rolling bin, need to add a folding shovel and small tool kit/roll to that.

 

[DuoRivians]

Does anyone a particular tow hitch receiver for the R1T?

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Does anyone a particular tow hitch receiver for the R1T?

As a recovery shackle point? Lots of options, all about the same. 41.22, Rhino USA, Factor 55... 41.22 does make one with a skid. If you pick that, order from Summit Racing. If you order direct, it can be a long wait with almost no communication.

 

[DuoRivians]

As a recovery shackle point? Lots of options, all about the same. 41.22, Rhino USA, Factor 55... 41.22 does make one with a skid. If you pick that, order from Summit Racing. If you order direct, it can be a long wait with almost no communication.

Thanks, do you have a minimum load rating in mind?

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Thanks, do you have a minimum load rating in mind?

No. Didn't think about it because the one Rivian includes in their kit is a Factor 55 Hitchlink 2.0, with a standard pin.

 

[Zoidz]

Rhino folding shovel, GearAmerica 4"x30' kinetic strap/shackels/hitch receiver shackel, 4 ton jack, recovery board, NOCO Boost Plus, tool kit, medical kit.

 

[ndmiller]

Just bought a skookum shackle and picking up factor 55 hitchlink 2.0 a tow strap, recovery rope and a couple soft shackles. All should fit nicely in north face camp duffle in middle of gear tunnel. Will add pucks and jump charger to this when it all arrives.

 

[kylealden]

Always:

• Step22 Pangolin Tool Rollwith my basic tool set
  • Basic tools (wrench/socket sets, allen wrenches, drivers and bits, etc.)
  • Various spare keys
  • Silicone parts trays
  • Work gloves
  • Spare hitch pins
• BuiltRight Molle pouches (on cab wall molle panel) with basic utility stuff
  • A few stratchit straps and adjustable bungees
  • Gear Guard cable
• Step22 Tool Pouch (lives in driver side door pocket)
  • All my keys
  • Leatherman Signal with bits and ratchet
  • Leatherman Raptor rescue shears
  • Box cutter
  • Bike multitool

Any time I might want recovery gear (wheeling, snow driving, towing, whatever):

• Pro Eagle "Kratos" off road jack with Rivian pucks and jack lock
• Rivian Recovery Kit(in the bag it came with)
  • Soft shackles
  • Tow straps
  • Hitch link / shackle
  • Gloves
• 4 MaxTrax Extreme recovery boards on Rivian's MaxTrax mounts (either on crossbars or the RTT if it's mounted)
• DMOS Delta shovel (mounted to RTT)

If it's more serious, I'll add:

• REI duffel with additional recovery gear
  • Factor55 kinetic recovery rope
  • BogOut Wheel winches
• InReach Mini satellite communicator
• Handheld radios

If I'm going in serious snow, I'll add

• SnoShark snow scraper
• AutoSocks
• DMOS Stealth XL Shovel

If I'm towing/hauling, I'll add

• Step22 Tamarin Trunkwith towing/hauling gear
  • WeighSafe hitch and accessories (spare hitch balls, locking pins, etc.)
  • Various heavy duty ratchet straps

With the exception of the snow stuff (lives in the cab) and hard-mounted stuff like the recovery boards, I can fit most of this on the Range Industries gear tunnel slide simultaneously for easy access. I'm still playing with the layout but I may look for a better bag that can fit the Rivian Recovery Kit contents plus a recovery rope, which would let me eliminate the separate duffel bag.

Sample partial loadout (I have to stack a bit more creatively depending on how much I bring):

(Yes, I need to clean my garage).

 

[usulio]

Does anyone a particular tow hitch receiver for the R1T?

Recent thread https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/hitch-tow-hook-recommendations.22460/

 

[DuoRivians]

Always:

• Step22 Pangolin Tool Rollwith my basic tool set
  • Basic tools (wrench/socket sets, allen wrenches, drivers and bits, etc.)
  • Various spare keys
  • Silicone parts trays
  • Work gloves
  • Spare hitch pins
• BuiltRight Molle pouches (on cab wall molle panel) with basic utility stuff
  • A few stratchit straps and adjustable bungees
  • Gear Guard cable

Any time I might want recovery gear (wheeling, snow driving, towing, whatever):

• Pro Eagle "Kratos" off road jack with Rivian pucks and jack lock
• Rivian Recovery Kit (in the bag it came with)
  • Soft shackles
  • Tow straps
  • Hitch link / shackle
  • Gloves

If it's more serious, I'll add:

• REI duffel with additional recovery gear
  • Factor55 kinetic recovery rope
  • BogOut Wheel winches

If I'm going in serious snow, I'll add

• Oversize snow brush/scraper (I forget the brand, some kind of gimmicky instagram thing, but it works)
• AutoSocks
• DMOS Stealth XL Shovel

If I'm towing/hauling, I'll add

• Step22 Tamarin Trunkwith towing/hauling gear
  • WeighSafe hitch and accessories (spare hitch balls, locking pins, etc.)
  • Various heavy duty ratchet straps

With the exception of the snow stuff (lives in the cab) I can fit most of this on the Range Industries gear tunnel slide simultaneously for easy access. I'm still playing with the layout but I may look for a better bag that can fit the Rivian Recovery Kit contents plus a recovery rope, which would let me eliminate the separate duffel bag.

Sample partial loadout (I have to stack a bit more creatively depending on how much I bring):

(Yes, I need to clean my garage).

Which diameter F55 recovery rope do you have?

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