At Factor 55, we have been using a version of our custom ultra short flat straps for years to assist in a variety of vehicle recovery applications.
These straps are not constructed like typical recovery/snatch straps.
The Shorty Straps are designed to serve as a versatile short soft link to attach to vehicles and are constructed of an ultra low stretch polyester, not high stretch nylon like typical snatch straps.
Applications vary from easily attaching to vehicles that are not equipped with recovery points to using your winch and Shorty Strap to field repair or straighten bent steering components like tie rods and drag links.
The flat shape of the straps prevents them from rolling and twisting when attached to tubular shapes like bumper stingers, steering components, and nerf bars.
We prefer flat straps over round ropes for this reason.
Even polyester webbing materials retain a small element of material stretch, and since the total energy stored is a function of the percent of stretch and the overall length of the strap, we have designed the strap to be as short as possible while still retaining the necessary webbing overlap and stitch count necessary for the rated loads.
The overall length of the Shorty Straps is 3 Feet, and this is reduced to only 1.5 Feet long when used in the common basket configuration.
Low stretch and energy storage equate to less recoil energy during a possible component failure.
