I still own a tirfor, with 20m of steel
cable. After a few trips, it became a huge 25kg pain in the butt. So I fitted an electric winch, which is always there. Never used the tirfor for extraction, luckily enough. If the red winch only has 15m of synthetic rope, well that is what an extension strap is for - always have one of those on board, they don’t weigh much.
Batteries run winches, alternators charge batteries. Stop overthinking it. A winch is not going to drain your battery, unless you are in deep shit. So you may have to give everything a rest for 15 min for the batteries to recoup.
An electric winch (coupled with extraction kit) is bloody good insurance. However, a tirfor is better than nothing.
cable. After a few trips, it became a huge 25kg pain in the butt. So I fitted an electric winch, which is always there. Never used the tirfor for extraction, luckily enough. If the red winch only has 15m of synthetic rope, well that is what an extension strap is for - always have one of those on board, they don’t weigh much.
Batteries run winches, alternators charge batteries. Stop overthinking it. A winch is not going to drain your battery, unless you are in deep shit. So you may have to give everything a rest for 15 min for the batteries to recoup.
An electric winch (coupled with extraction kit) is bloody good insurance. However, a tirfor is better than nothing.