There’s a class of recovery gear that exists primarily to look capable in build photos. The full-length hi-lift mounted vertically on the A-pillar. The matching set of colorful straps coiled on the roof rack. The axe and shovel with custom mounts that frame the whole setup. Some of that gear is genuinely useful. Some of it has never seen actual use and is functionally decorative. After getting stuck enough times in enough different situations, I have opinions about which is which. What You Actua