THE BENEFITS OF RECOVERY WITH KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY ROPES (KERR) • LIGHTWEIGHT EQUIPMENT. Compared to the weight of other recovery equipment commonly taken into the backcountry by off-roaders, a KERR is the lightest of any complete recovery system you can carry in your vehicle. • FASTER RECOVERY TIME. More often than not, you should take your time when conducting any type of off-road recovery of a stuck vehicle. However, there are situations when a quick recovery is necessary (e.g. stuck on a beach with the tide coming in, bad weather on the horizon, vehicle sliding off a trail or tipping over). In these situations, kinetic energy recovery of an endangered vehicle may be your best recovery option because it can be deployed and used faster than many other recovery options. • EASY EXTRACTION FROM SAND, MUD, AND SNOW. A KERR allows safe and smooth extraction of a vehicle stuck in compression-type terrain (sand, mud, and snow). It is exactly these types of terrain in which most off- roaders and overlanders typically get stuck. • RECOVERY OF A HEAVIER VEHICLE WITH A LIGHTER VEHICLE. With a KERR it is possible to get a heavy vehicle unstuck with a lighter vehicle using kinetic energy recovery. This is simply not possible with very low- stretch polyester straps or chain. • GREATER STRETCH WITH A KERR. In similar recovery situations, a Kinetic Energy Recovery Rope is capable of stretching a greater percentage than a Kinetic Energy Recovery Strap. Compared to a KERR, this means that the use of a flat nylon strap results in less elastic potential energy available for vehicle extraction through kinetic energy.
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