Kinetic Rope Storage?

I tried stuffing it under the rear seat and it's awkward as hell. Took me about 10 mins to get it in the right position to not get jammed up in the seat brackets when putting the seat down. Are the Bubba Ropes more flexible than the cheaper brands? The rope I have is an Amazon special that I purchased for my Wrangler https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078XV4N6M/?tag=fordraptorforum-20. I also had it stuffed in a bag for a while and the bag needs to be pretty big. It's about the size of a double bowling ball bag.

I just pulled the trigger on a 30' Jumbo Bubba - https://www.bubbarope.com/recovery-ropes/jumbo-bubba-30-foot that I'll keep in the truck. I think I'm going to use 2 large Quick Fists and strap it to the underside on the tonneau.

Pokahpolice said:

I just pulled the trigger on a 30' Jumbo Bubba - https://www.bubbarope.com/recovery-ropes/jumbo-bubba-30-foot that I'll keep in the truck. I think I'm going to use 2 large Quick Fists and strap it to the underside on the tonneau.

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That’s overkill for our trucks. You will be able to unstuck a semi with that rope. What kind of shackles did you get to go with that monster rope?

RDFTS said:

That’s overkill for our trucks. You will be able to unstuck a semi with that rope. What kind of shackles did you get to go with that monster rope?

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There's no such thing as overkill when it comes to Recovery Equipment or Guns.

Big Blue said:

There's no such thing as overkill when it comes to Recovery Equipment or Guns.

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LOL, guess if you want to pull out dump trucks and huge monster trucks out of mud, sure. Hey all to you if you want to spend $500 on a rope but that is why I asked about the shackle because that now becomes the weak point.

If I had that rope, might as well get these:

https://www.bubbarope.com/gator-jaws-synthetic-shackles/mega-gator-jaw-pro-synthetic-shackle

The kinetic rope should be sized to your vehicle. Too many people either buy one big enough for a semi that won't stretch at all or try to use one sized for a Tacoma to pull out their Raptor. The kinetic ropes that I've seen break have either been used (abused) past their service life or are undersized. The structural damage I've seen with kinetic ropes has been because the rope was oversized for the application.

I keep mine in some decked drawers in the bed.

I keep mine in an ammo can (I think it is for 30mm ammo). Water/dust proof, can be strapped down securely and lockable (I added u-bolts to secure it, with protection for the rope inside from rubbing on the bolt heads) lots of room inside and holds bubba rope and hard and soft shackles.

I keep mine in a dry bag with soft shackles, hard shackles, a pair of gloves and a static rope. I have it secured on top of my proeagle jack in the bed.

The other option would be to buy one of the builtright panels and cinch it to that so its up and out of the way. ( you could also make your own bracket to secure it to the boxlink cleat.

RDFTS said:

That’s overkill for our trucks. You will be able to unstuck a semi with that rope. What kind of shackles did you get to go with that monster rope?

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Is it tho? I had to rip an oil truck out of a snowbank this winter. I bought the 52K soft shackle. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071DK3NTD/?tag=fordraptorforum-20 That will be the weak point so if anything breaks it only cost me $49 for a new shackle.

Sure this won't be too much weight for the truck?

But seriously, Holy shit man. $700 in recovery gear? That rope looks WAY oversized for a standard fullize truck that isnt getting top loader rockwell axles and 52" implement tires buried in a sticky mud hole. I've been using standard $40 3" x 30' tow straps to get things unstuck for 20 years with no problems, but to each their own I guess. Been pulled out and pulled plenty out with them too.

I keep an old lifting sling and an $8 soft shackle behind my seat for emergencies, and have a soft bag with my "good" strap and metal shackle I pack for trips.

Pokahpolice said:

Is it tho? I had to rip an oil truck out of a snowbank this winter. I bought the 52K soft shackle. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071DK3NTD/?tag=fordraptorforum-20 That will be the weak point so if anything breaks it only cost me $49 for a new shackle.

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Well I have mine that I use when I off-road with other Raptor buddies so I am recovering another truck of my size or smaller. At a minimum, with the rope you have, I would at least get the soft shackles that are rated at or above the rope, there is more stress on those static shackles than the rope itself. I wouldn’t go cheap on the end points if you already spent the bucks on that monster rope.