Andrew Prince
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Sam, Damar offer a pretty good service. What you might need should be dictated by your intended usage - or you could follow the trend of most of the club and buy a ton of goodies that you're unlikely ever to use 
If you're only likely to need to give the odd tow/recovery, then you need a suitably long (6-10m) strap of appropriate strength. A 2m bridle is useful but only if you have 2 chassis or bullbar-mounted recovery points. A couple of 3-4t rated shackles will complete the bare minimum.
Obviously if you're going in for winching then more items are required. For self-recovery on a solo overland trip for example, you might want some ratchet straps and maybe a couple of supplementary tow straps to increase the distance from which you can recover (remember you might be getting recovered by a 30 yr old Peugeot 504 whose wily driver is only prepared to drive on the hardened road and won't venture off to recover your stricken LC 30m off the road in the sand.) If you're into off-roading and the prospect of getting very stuck becomes real, then kinetic straps and heavy duty equipment becomes relevant.
Also keep in mind that a huge kit with all the goodies is not much use sitting at home when you need it, so a small basic kit that lives permanently in your truck and doesn't take up too much space could be optimum. Depends on your expected usage.
10% of 10m =? and 20% of 10m=?
10.1m may well indicate that the bloke making the strap didn't get his measurements quite right but I wouldn't take it as a sign that your KR is knackered - it's only 1% different to 10m, not 10%.
20% permanent stretch on your 10m KR would result in a 12m strap which is pretty significant. I'm guessing your strap would be obviously u/s at that point as the thickness of the material would be noticeably thinner, especially compared with the loops.
If you're only likely to need to give the odd tow/recovery, then you need a suitably long (6-10m) strap of appropriate strength. A 2m bridle is useful but only if you have 2 chassis or bullbar-mounted recovery points. A couple of 3-4t rated shackles will complete the bare minimum.Obviously if you're going in for winching then more items are required. For self-recovery on a solo overland trip for example, you might want some ratchet straps and maybe a couple of supplementary tow straps to increase the distance from which you can recover (remember you might be getting recovered by a 30 yr old Peugeot 504 whose wily driver is only prepared to drive on the hardened road and won't venture off to recover your stricken LC 30m off the road in the sand.) If you're into off-roading and the prospect of getting very stuck becomes real, then kinetic straps and heavy duty equipment becomes relevant.
Also keep in mind that a huge kit with all the goodies is not much use sitting at home when you need it, so a small basic kit that lives permanently in your truck and doesn't take up too much space could be optimum. Depends on your expected usage.
Simon, can you run us through your (cactus?) maths please?SimonD said:No worries ChrisMy 10% cactus rule is if you have a 10m kinetic strap and it now measures 10.1m you may as well replace it given 10.2m is the 20% maximum stretch in a typical kinetic strap.
10% of 10m =? and 20% of 10m=? 10.1m may well indicate that the bloke making the strap didn't get his measurements quite right but I wouldn't take it as a sign that your KR is knackered - it's only 1% different to 10m, not 10%.
20% permanent stretch on your 10m KR would result in a 12m strap which is pretty significant. I'm guessing your strap would be obviously u/s at that point as the thickness of the material would be noticeably thinner, especially compared with the loops.
yes 11m and 12m - memo to self: avoid late night posts 
ARB has said they're fine for recovery, but won't issue a rating certificate. No surprise there - they have no control over what people do once purchase is made.
and fit the tow-bar direct to the cross-member... or cut a hole in the plastic for direct access.
OP asked about recovery gear and you're debating the finer points of oval vs round holes? 
