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GearAmerica GOLD Ring: Using A Snatch Recovery Ring

Posted by Chris Jurden on January 6, 2022

The Gold Standard in Off-Road Recovery The GearAmerica Gold Ring is here! The Gold Ring is a Snatch Recovery Ring, and works much like a Snatch Block to assist in winch recoveries. Like any other snatch block or pulley, the Gold Ring gives you a mechanical advantage and increases the flexibility of use when winching. How Does The Gold Ring Work? The Gold Ring, being a pulley, works by reducing the amount of force needed to move an object. Keep in mind, if you use a pulley simply to lift something (single line) it only allows a direction change (you...

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Mitigating Risk Off-Road

Posted by Chris Jurden on October 8, 2021

GearAmerica is an off-road recovery gear company. Our products are designed to be tools to safely help in potentially dangerous situations. We understand that situations can get out of control in a heartbeat, so having the toughest, safest gear is the only option. Recovery gear should always be in your kit, but there are many moving parts to off-road adventures when it comes to safety. As we come to the end of another summer, there have been a rash of off-road accidents that, for the most part, were completely preventable. Now, I understand that some situations have variables outside of...

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WLL vs MBS. Making sense of STRENGTH!

Posted by Chris Jurden on January 23, 2021

What does this stuff mean? In the rigging and recovery gear industry, a lot of work goes into determining the strength of a product. Here at GearAmerica, it's no different, and we go the extra mile. You can see on our products that they have strengths listed so you can determine our need, and have the safest possible recoveries. You will see WLL and MBS on many of our products, and I'm here to provide a little industry knowledge, science and explanation! How do we come up with the gear? All products start the same way...with an idea. The idea has...

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Snatch Blocks! Which one and why?

Posted by Chris Jurden on January 7, 2021

The Snatch Block is a must-have for any recovery gear kit. The possibilities are endless when it comes to uses and function. Whether you are using it to self-recover, change directions, pull someone else out, or double the pulling power of your winch, the Snatch Block is a tool that everyone should have in their rig.

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Tow Strap? Kinetic Rope? Why you need BOTH!

Posted by Chris Jurden on December 9, 2020

Having proper, well made, safe gear for a recovery is paramount, and here at GearAmerica, all of our products go through extremely stringent engineering, and testing so we can provide the safest gear for tough situations. Our Tow Straps and Kinetic Recovery Ropes are the best in the industry, but there is sometimes confusion when it comes to needing and using them. A Tow Strap and Kinetic Rope are very different, and are for different kinds of recoveries.

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Tips and Tricks — Connect

GearAmerica GOLD Ring: Using A Snatch Recovery Ring

Mitigating Risk Off-Road

WLL vs MBS. Making sense of STRENGTH!

Snatch Blocks! Which one and why?

Tow Strap? Kinetic Rope? Why you need BOTH!

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