It seems that the Pull Pal would make a lot of sense in the desert. Do they hold up? How about in rocky soil? Ordered the winch, got to hook it to somthing out there....

Dave,

I hope that you hook to something besides my Jeep!!! Nice avitar picture, who's your photo man?

It seems that the Pull Pal would make a lot of sense in the desert. Do they hold up? How about in rocky soil? Ordered the winch, got to hook it to somthing out there....

hows about hooking to a rock?

Nice Mitch, OK, you mentioned the Pull Pal....You inspired me to get the comp....And I think WE know who the camera man is...Maybe I can pull you out,once I get the winch plumbed....

If there is a sizeable rock nearby, shure!

Did you just change your avi..... picture, Mitch? Now THATS a nice shot!

do you spend a lot of time wheeling by yourself?

Dave,

I've read a couple of articles about the "Pull Pal". I just checked the web site (www.pullpal.com) and thought that this looked like a very cool thing to use when there were no trees or large rocks to winch to, then I saw the $289.00 price and I fiqured that it would cheaper to pay for my gas and to have me tag along when ever you go wheeling, so you can us my Jeep as your anchor! I'll Call Thursday, thinking about Copper Strand Mine, Siver Bell Mine, and Silver Cliff Mine for Sunday. Lucerne Roger Will be Camping over the weekend around the area near Grand View and Ford Mine. And Nailer, there are a few too many trips alone! Not always the best way, but it's peaceful.

Somtimes I do, Im careful when Im out alone, just want to be prepaird if somthing goes wrong, but dont want to waste money on somthing Ill never use.

My thoughts ex., Mitch, about the mines,not your fuel bill, but thankyou for the portable gas burning anchorpoint offer!

well, if you spend a lot of time out there alone (not too bright IMO) then this might be a good thing to have in your arsenal.
you could always bury your spare tire, and save the 3 bucks.

Erik,

I would not have ever thought of the spare tire thing. That's what is so cool when I wheel with the larger groups, I ALWAYS learn something about thinking outside of the box. It's usually rather flat ground when I'm by myself and I could always sustain a few days minus a serious injury. My winch is coming soon and I will probly by a Pull Pal.

Ah, yes the "dead man". Pretty rocky terrain where I usually end up, old mines. Dont know if a hole could be dug in these areas without blasting one. No, Im not too bright, The money Ive spent on my Jeep lately is proof of that!;)

No doubt about it, it is always safer (and more fun) to wheel with at least 1 other vehicle.

I know a couple in Palm Springs that wheel quite often alone. They have weekdays off and prefer the solitude. They typically stay away from black diamond trails when alone and they have a satellite phone. They file a trip itinerary with a friend in case they need help off the trail. Their winch can be mounted front or rear and they carry a PulPal. (To the best of my knowledge they have never used it on the trail. They have practiced using it and they say it works as advertised)

If I was on the trail alone on a regular basis I would carry one.

i would never wheel "alone" on anything more than an easy-moderate level trail but if you do wheel alone i would say a satellite phone is a wise investment, probably something you should spend money on before almost anything else.

I have used a pull pal once
and it saved my arse
that thing is amazing in what it can do, you position it and it digs in and holds amazingly

the sitch was this, really nice hill climb, we all were on the bottom of the hill and agreed it was a must do, it was on the steeper side of the scale, and had a few obstacles that had to be negotiated. On top was a flatter area where you could turn around. I started off in second , got a good run and hit the hill, got around till the last turn and just as I cleared the rock the entire hill gave way and I was sitting in a sand pit, just knowing that another shift and the jeep was going down the hill sideways and backward. I jumped out and we hooked the winch to a tree. I did not want to pull using the tree as 1/2 the roots had been exposed in the slide. I called down for another vehicle and one of my buddies came up but he lost his fuel pump 1/2 way up. About this time another friend of mine, Larry Bernstein, who owns a 4x4 shop in Culver City climbed up with his pull pal. He has all the toys. After all his rig is a rolling advertisement for what you can do to a 4x4. anyway we pulled out about 60 feet of rope to get past the slide area and he set the pull pal on the ground, stepped on it once, attached the winch rope to it and in about 30 seconds I was on solid ground. I will tell you that thing rocks, it dug in just like an anchor and when we were finished released like one also. There sould be one in every group. as far as every vehicle? Price one and you will figure it out.

but it dug and held in a sand area that just 20 feet below it had let loose and on the side of a steeper hill

I do plan on getting one of these when I get my winch. Here's a link showing the pull pal being put to practice.

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11374&highlight=pullpal