Stuck in the mud, now what?

[Wagonmaster]

Logging roads in many areas of BC become slick surfaces of gumbo, worse than snow after any significant rain. If you slide off the road and are basically stranded, what are your options other than trying to walk out which may be unwise if you are miles from civilization. Another hunter or logging truck could come along, but that might not happen. I have an InReach, so was thinking it would be clever to obtain the contact number of the closest towing company and, assuming they had a mobile number, text them with your location and circumstances. Alternatively, you could text a family member or friend who could phone the company, but in each case it would be useful to know who to call. I will be hunting somewhere between Tyee Lake and Big Lake in early October. Anyone have a suggestion as to who to contact should such a scenario occur?

[Lozzie]

https://youtu.be/QCcWzLAcv4o

[ElliotMoose]

Had it happen.. Pretty shitty feeling having your truck start to slide and not being able to do anything about it! No matter what kind of tires you have that gumbo cakes them up pretty good. I personally always carry a shovel, some pieces of gritty lumber, a good quality jack-all, a chainsaw winch and also the winch on my front bumper. You'd be surprised what you can get yourself out of

[Big Lew]

I also carry a lot of equipment "just in case' including extra rolls of cable, snatch blocks, etc,
and a 4 ton come-a-long. (always used to have a 12000 lb winch). One of the problems I've
come up on is someone that's gone nose down off the road and were relying on their front
mounted winch. Carrying a 'jack all' or 4 ton come-a-long along with a spool of cable and at
least one snatch block will give you the opportunity to pull your vehicle back up onto the road
even if it takes a long time.

[Squamch]

A winch, straps, snatch block, shackles, hilift, and a lot of experience ranging from simple bogged down to multiple roll over recovery has served me well. Problem is the only way to get good at that kind of thing is to do it a lot.

[RJHunter]

Carry tire chains for slick mud. Better to put them on before your stuck and the tires are all full of mud.

[CHEAM]

If you have tire chains for all four tires. Putting them on before can keep you out of the ditch. They work surprisingly well in the mud. Pain to put on but better than the ditch.
I reliez that’s not what you were asking. Just a thought.

[Goose]

Many will say get a winch, I dont disagree. But what I was thinking is getting a long line of decent rope, and a few snatch blocks. get the ratio up as much as possible (9:1 etc) and a come-along. Regardless of cost, I was thinking I wouldnt have to worry about maintenance on a winch, the worry about about the winch failing, battery dying etc. I could do it myself, and this set up may also come in handy recovering critters.
Just a thought, good luck for whatever you choose!

[Muledeercrazy2]

Many will say get a winch, I dont disagree. But what I was thinking is getting a long line of decent rope, and a few snatch blocks. get the ratio up as much as possible (9:1 etc) and a come-along. Regardless of cost, I was thinking I wouldnt have to worry about maintenance on a winch, the worry about about the winch failing, battery dying etc. I could do it myself, and this set up may also come in handy recovering critters.
Just a thought, good luck for whatever you choose!

Careful with going to high on your ratios. If you don't have good sheaves the added friction can defeat the benefit of going above around 6:1 or so. And make sure you have a lot of rope cause if your anchor is 30m away you would need close to 200m in length to make that work.

If you do some research on rope rescue you can learn some tricks to get away with less line if you can use good rope and prussic knots.

Minimum equipment I think is a good shovel, heavy rope of a good quality or wire rope, chain or bow saw, come a long, shackles, a few slings, 100' how strap, pulleys, Jack, tire chains, tire patch kit, spare, compressor, and remember ;

If you get stuck or start to get stuck do not panic and make it wore, take a few deep breaths and think it through

[Goose]

Thats really good info, thanks MDC2! Never would have thought about the added friction making things worse, not better. As for the length of rope, all I was really getting at is, even if you only move 30m with 200m of rope, you could atleast do it with minimal effort, and without having to invest the money into a 9-12K lb winch for a diesel truck. Dragging out a 6-7,000lb truck from a ditch with one or 2 people could be tricky. Just trying to think of a simple way to achieve this without either dropping a bunch of money, or calling in a tow from who-knows-where.
Thanks for the reply, Cheers!

Careful with going to high on your ratios. If you don't have good sheaves the added friction can defeat the benefit of going above around 6:1 or so. And make sure you have a lot of rope cause if your anchor is 30m away you would need close to 200m in length to make that work.

If you do some research on rope rescue you can learn some tricks to get away with less line if you can use good rope and prussic knots.

Minimum equipment I think is a good shovel, heavy rope of a good quality or wire rope, chain or bow saw, come a long, shackles, a few slings, 100' how strap, pulleys, Jack, tire chains, tire patch kit, spare, compressor, and remember ;

If you get stuck or start to get stuck do not panic and make it wore, take a few deep breaths and think it through