System uses Bluetooth technology to control the winch; provide user feedback Clackamas, OR (9/10/20) - Warn Industries is ready to debut an all-new, innovative way to control a truck or powersports winch using a smart device: introducing the WARN® HUB Receiver and App. This high-tech, highly durable wireless system allows users to control their … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek: Daystar Renegade Goodies
Before the official release, some photos of the new Daystar products for the Jeep Renegade: winch bumper, rock rails and Cam Can mounts. These are right on the heels of their new LED light bar mount kit and shown here on the same Renegade that also has their industry-first Renegade lift kit. The winch bumper has an optional … [Read more...]
Project Trail Force – Win This Jeep
Our friends at ExtremeTerrain.com and Barricade Off-Road wanted our Freeks to know about the chance to win a new supercharged and fully built Rubicon JKU named Project Trail Force that was unveiled at Bantam this summer. ExtremeTerrain has videos detailing the parts and the build and you can enter to win the Jeep on their contest page: … [Read more...]
WARN Premium Winch Accessories
Last week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, WARN released four new products in their Premium Winch Accessories collection. From a redesigned winch hook to an updated tree trunk protector, the new products are built to withstand any trail situation you might encounter in your Jeep. Let's take a look at the four new Premium Winch Accessories from WARN … [Read more...]
Viking Winch GS-9
While you probably associate the Viking Offroad brand with synthetic winchlines, they make a full line of recovery products and gear. Today they just announced the missing piece to to their offerings as a total recovery solution - their own winch! Check out the Viking Winch GS-9, a lightweight and powerful self recovery winch with low amperage draw … [Read more...]
A Girl and a Winch
During a temperate spring day on 8,600 acres of non-standard woods in Orange, Virginia, I learned about vehicle self-recovery. I had no idea I would learn so much and actually enjoy myself. A small group gathered around to get the day’s agenda from Garrett and J.B. of Overland Experts (OEX), an off-road and overland training company that offers … [Read more...]
T-Max Winch from Westin Automotive
Bring up the word “winch” and for many, the first name to come to mind is perhaps Warn or Superwinch. No one will argue the fact that both have a reputation for quality. … [Read more...]
24 Hours of Exhaustion
For twenty years the Camel Trophy was the ultimate display of what 4-wheel drive vehicles could accomplish. From 1980 to 2000, Land Rovers and Range Rovers, in every conceivable spec, traversed some of the most daunting and challenging areas on earth for weeks at a time. Another hallmark of the events was the emphasis on teamwork and mental … [Read more...]
Winch Kit & Operating Your Winch
This is part II of our winch series provided by our friends from Badlands Offroad Adventures. The subject this time around is more specific to winches and how to properly operate them. … [Read more...]