Huang Shan Today

Good question. For starters, hunters and fishermen who routinely venture into rough country should never assume that the vehicle, no matter how well equipped—won’t get stuck. At some point, trouble will find even the most careful drivers. That said, a wise approach for the intrepid outdoorsman is to plan for trouble by installing an electric winch. Reduced to essentials, an electric winch is a motorized drum that unspools and spools a length of heavy- duty wire rope. Once the rope has been attached properly to a secure anchor, the winch can draw a 4×4 out of deep mud or off a steep talus slope.
A generation ago these helping hands were bulky accessories that were permanently mounted in massive replacement bumpers. Nowadays you can opt for a detachable quick-mount platform that slides a compact winch into a receiver (front or rear). When the winch isn’t needed, the mount and winch slide out for storage in the garage or tool shed.