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ActionTrax Traction Boards

One item every person venturing off road should have in their vehicle are Traction Boards. Traction Boards can aid in self-recovery in the event that your vehicle gets stuck in soft sand, mud, or snow. There are many companies marketing a variety of traction boards. I did some research and purchased what I felt was a good product.
 
If you plan on doing any off road traveling at all, I highly recommend a set of traction boards. Even if only an inexpensive set. But if you are at all serious about going off road, go with a high-quality set of boards, maybe even two sets.
 
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Traction Boards
 
Any traction board is better than no traction board. But you get what you pay for. After looking on Amazon, reading reviews, and watching YouTube videos, I decided on the Recovery Trax from ActionTrax.
 
ActionTrax offers two board styles: the Standard Recovery Trax or the upgraded Metal Teeth Recovery Trax. The Metal Teeth Recovery Trax is the same as the Standard Recovery Trax with the addition of metal bolts & nuts in place of the standard cleats in the first four rows on each end of the board.
 
These are some of the reasons I chose ActionTrax:
 
  • Large hand holds which are helpful when wearing gloves.
  • Sawtooth ends for better digging.
  • Holes in each end for connecting boards together.
  • Have a pliable, flexible feel to them.
  • Made in USA, not that I'm against buying products made elsewhere I just like supporting US based companies when possible.
 
As well as providing added traction on lose slippery surfaces, traction boards can be used as a ramp, crossing a washout, climbing over rocks or out of a rut, and as a jack base. ActionTrax offers a number of tip and tricks on using their boards on their website, under "Resources".
 
Both types of boards come is a variety of colors including black, orange, red, tan, green, and blue.
 
More Technical Stuff.
 
The Standard ActionTrax weighs 8 pounds and retails for $299 for one pair (2 boards)
The Standard Recovery Trax can be repaired or modified by drilling holes in the first four rows (at each end) through the pre-formed drill bit alignment holes and installing 1/4" bolts with a washer on each side and a nylock nut in place of the teeth.
 
The Metal Teeth ActionTrax are the same as the Standard Trax but come with bolts and nuts already installed, weight 9 pounds (each) and retails for $399 for one pair (2 boards).
 
Both styles of boards measure 44.5" long x 12.88" wide. The Standard pair stacked are 3.5" high, and the Metal Teeth pair stacked are 4.25" high.
 
Get yourself some traction boards.
 
Visit "USActionTrax.com" today, purchase a quality set of traction boards directly from their website, or visit one of their many dealers listed under the "About" tab, and keep moving forward on your off-road adventures.