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Traction boards, also known as recovery boards or traction mats, are essential tools for off-road and overlanding enthusiasts. These boards provide a way out when a vehicle gets stuck in soft or ...

Sometimes your vehicle gets stuck in the sand or snow, and the wheels just keep on turning. If you’ve tried pushing to no avail, traction mats might be the answer. Traction mats are flat mats that go ...

Getting stuck while off-roading is never a pleasant experience, particularly if you're soloing off the beaten path. There are a number of tips and tricks to get one's vehicle unstuck from such ...

You’re going to get stuck in the snow, especially if you fancy yourself a good driver at the command of a rig that can go anywhere. None of us want to admit it, but it is going to happen. You need to ...

In my decade-plus time as an automotive journalist, I've driven, well, pretty much everywhere. From off-roading through bogs in Wales to plowing through the sand on the beaches of Australia, I'm lucky ...

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