Traction/Grip Mats

[Tim120]

As per title.
Any makes/brands to get/avoid.
All input most welcome.
TIA.

 

[campervanannie]

I bought these came in handy at Hereford but not my van I might add

 

[st3v3]

Bread trays. Get one, cut the sides off and cut in half...

They are very effective

 

[mark61]

Depends how serious you want to get, but you won't beat these.

https://www.devon4x4.com/maxtrax-xtreme-signature-orange.html

 

[Tim120]

Depends how serious you want to get, but you won't beat these.

https://www.devon4x4.com/maxtrax-xtreme-signature-orange.html

Wet grass, Hereford, think post #2 has it covered

 

[merl]

Depends how serious you want to get, but you won't beat these.

https://www.devon4x4.com/maxtrax-xtreme-signature-orange.html

How much!!
I was going to say I could get pulled off for a lot less money but I won't.

 

[Boris7]

I use the same as Annie, at Brands Hatch last November I was the only van in our corner not to need towing off.

 

[campervanannie]

How much!!
I was going to say I could get pulled off for a lot less money but I won't.

Admin was pulling a lot of folk off at Hereford and he seemed to be enjoying himself.

 

[Tim120]

Admin was pulling a lot of folk off at Hereford and he seemed to be enjoying himself.

In that case I'll order some mats

 

[Wully]

Another added benefit of a hydraulic self levelling system you can still get stuck but easy to get out off.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Half the problem is people use the wrong gear to get out, I use second and just gently let the clutch out, revving digs a hole.

 

[Tim120]

Half the problem is people use the wrong gear to get out, I use second and just gently let the clutch out, revving digs a hole.

Never had a problem with my manual box, finding it not so easy now with an auto.

 

[mark61]

Never had a problem with my manual box, finding it not so easy now with an auto.

Auto should be easier in most stuck situations. Well, an auto with a torque convertor. Although manual is easier if the way to get out is rocking forwards and backward.

 

[myvanwy]

I tend to use "rocking forwards and backward" to get in.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I tend to use "rocking forwards and backward" to get in.

Nah, I'd get banned from the forum.

 

[maingate]

I have a couple of mats here if anyone wants them.

 

[Fazerloz]

I got some lovely mats I dug out of the mud that someone else couldn't be bothered retrieving and had just left.

 

[GeoffL]

I bought these came in handy at Hereford but not my van I might add

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I have a pair of those Milenco mats and they've proved to be rubbish. The holes just filled with mud and there was probably less grip with the mats once that had happened than without the mats. We've been stuck three times and the Milenco mats have failed to do the trick each time. First time, someone had some cheap mats (like in the piccy below). Second time, someone towed us out with a Land Rover. Third time the campsite operator had a tractor! FWIW, I'm now considering a couple of mooring pins and a small Tirfor winch to be able to pull the van to safety a couple of feet at a time!

 

[Pudsey Bear]

A couple of short sticks and some tie wraps will work better than anything you can buy except maybe socks.

 

[Nabsim]

Auto should be easier in most stuck situations. Well, an auto with a torque convertor. Although manual is easier if the way to get out is rocking forwards and backward.

Some of the older stuff was but nothing I have had in the last 20 or so years will let you lock into a higher gear.