My rigid tie-down straps cost me 3 hours on a muddy trail in Vermont

Got my 2015 Polaris stuck axle deep near Stowe last month. Had ratchet straps rated for way more than the machine weighs, but they kept stretching and slipping on the wet frame. After 3 hours of re-tightening and digging, a guy on a Kodiak pulled up with those cam buckle straps, the basic 2 inch ones. He looped em around the frame and winched me out first try. The stretch in my straps was eating all the pull force. Swapped all my tie-downs for cam style and haven't looked back. Anyone else ditch ratchets after a mud pull?

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