"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." They go by many names: traction boards, traction mats, recovery tracks, recovery boards—whatever you call ...

The wet whirring sound of a firmly-lodged tire is one we all dread. It usually means we're going nowhere fast unless we have someone to help push the car out of the hole — and even then, that person ...

We don’t see a lot of snow here in Central Florida – any at all, actually. We also don’t face slick icy roads in the morning; we’re blessed with pretty clement weather when winter rolls through so we ...

Getting stuck while off-roading is never a pleasant experience, particularly if you're soloing off the beaten path. There are a number of tips and tricks to get one's vehicle unstuck from such ...

Sometimes your vehicle gets stuck in the sand or snow, and the wheels just keep on turning. If you’ve tried pushing to no avail, traction mats might be the answer. Traction mats are flat mats that go ...

Many people buy a Jeep Wrangler because they like to get down and dirty in their spare time. If you drive by their house on a Sunday evening and see their Wrangler covered in dirt and mud, you can bet ...

In my decade-plus time as an automotive journalist, I've driven, well, pretty much everywhere. From off-roading through bogs in Wales to plowing through the sand on the beaches of Australia, I'm lucky ...