Traction Boards

First thing if you get stuck stop, just spinning your wheels is just going to dig a hole and make it more difficult to tow off.

I have been involved with a couple of stuck motor homes in the last couple of months.   First thing 2 different makes but neither of them had anywhere at the back to attach a rope.   Check your MH and make a decision if you need to reverse onto a pitch rather than drive on.  I the second MH the towing eye at the front came out this is potentially very dangerous so towing out isn’t really a spectator sport.  Also same incident   One of the boards as described by  ABM came flying out and I despite wearing fairly substantial boots ended up with a bruised foot.  Finally I have a 10m 5tonne Towing strop, this has few times invaluable in either towing me off or me towing someone else off.  

Ours fit neatly behind roof ladder and bike rack on back of MH. Dont always take them, but have been fantastic when we have used and needed them. As I said earlier, we encountered torrential rain in Wales last September, but we never got stuck, unlike others in both vans and MHs. They will easily take the weight of a LR if used as a bridge, robust bit of kit. Owners of a couple of CLs we use were very interested. Both had had grass churned up badly by visitors.

TDA,  I  had  a  look  at  a  couple or  so  adverts  for  the  "Waffle  Boards"  as  mentioned  by  Navigateur  and  there  are  several  photos  of  them  taking  the  full  weight  of  a  L/R  Defender  .  I'll  be  looking  at  4x4  accessory  outlets  in  person  in  the  very  near  future  !

Envious,  Crewe

Interesting aren't they? My OH has done a lot of off roading, and it's a matter of family honour on his side of family that you don't get stuck in anything, so when we got MH, we got what we thought might work. It didn't, but it was a lesson quickly learned, and we bought these next day. Not everyone will want to carry them, depends on what sort of load you can carry, but for us they are great, and have meant that we aren't reliant upon HS pitches, which would limit our options a lot more. We keep a big bag handy for after use, and just hose clean. Interestingly, he was on a Club Site touring alone, and the Warden was rather miffed that he wouldn't use the mats the Club were offering at the time, preferring ours. Might not be same as what Club is currently trialling, it was a few years ago. 

A wee hint to anyone getting waffle boards that has not used them before.

Tie about ten feet of rope onto the short end of each board, with a loop in the free end. Put this over the towball (some motor caravans might struggle at that bit though). Once moving there is no need to stop to recover the boards - they follow along!

They DO take the full weight of a laden Discovery -  that is nearly three and a half tons.

The  PVCs  normally  have  a  fixed  t / loop  at  the  rear,  with  (  in  my  Ducato's  case )  a  screw  in  version  in  the  tool  case  under  passengers  seat.

It  is  nice  to  know  that the  pictures  of  the  W/boards  holding  up  a  Defender  are  not  'photoshops'  best  !!

P.S.

   Omitted  to  say  that  the  "Screw  In"  towing  loop  is  for  the  front  of  course  !

Waffle boards seem great idea but carrying them is a challenge if you do not have a bike rack.  Any ideas?

You're less likely to need them with a RWD Merc, Q.

Without a bike rack, I guess under a bunk is the only place left.

With  my  Ducato  I  think  I'll  be  able  to  fit  them  inside  the  rear  doors,  out  of  harms  way  since  there  is  no  access  for  people  that  way.