WARN 97565 Medium-Duty Epic Accessory Recovery Kit - Medium

this is a stout hook! I've got the same style of hook on my Power wagon and love it. I've never had any issues with any of the Warn "epic" series of gear. This style of hook has a slightly larger throat than competitors and allows me to use my 1/2" soft shackles and recovery gear from my truck. If the hook were ever to break, I'd buy another the exact same. a little pricy but worth the money. (comes with a built in bottle opener as well for those "trail side beverages"...lol)

Great shackle- looks good too

Very beefy for what it does. I got an Amazon deal on this, which made it around $75. At that price, it’s worth it knowing it will last a long time, and I winch often in the mountains. Not sure I’d pay any more than that though, as I got through gear more than most.

Used this many time on my jeep wrangler Rubicon x 2024 comes in so handy to change angles or mechanical advantage

I'll go with name brand winching accessories before the cheaper stuff. WHY? Look, I'm not a name whore. I love a bargain as much as the next person. But when you start talking about the forces involved when winching, I want to know that the equipment I'm using is actually rated at what they say. WARN has been a leader in the winching game for a very long time. And even if some of their stuff isn't made in the U.S., I'll bet the quality control on it is better than most. I got the Large Recover Kit because everything is rated for over what my winch is rated at. (the winch blankets did NOT come with the kit...... something I think SHOULD be included) Look, it's simple.... if you have a 12K winch (which I do) and you want to do a double line pull.... EVERYTHING in the winching setup must be rated for at least twice 12K. So 24K of pull (or more). Winch line, snatch blocks, the tree your using as a winch point, shackles and pull points on your rig. EVERYTHING. The price of rated winch gear is directly proportional to the amount of pull. More K's, more money. This kit has enough gear to do a snatch (the rubber band), double line pull, has a tree saver and a couple of rated shackles. The gloves are nice, but may too big for some folks. And it all fits in the very nicely in the (pretty heavy) backpack. I added a couple more WARN shackles, and a couple of safety blankets. (the extra shackles fit in the backpack) Should WARN have included the blankets? Probably.... That's probably the only ding I can give to the kit. Overall...I'm very happy with this kit. But the quality of the items included is very good. The finish is very nice and looks like it will hold up for many years to come. You can go cheap with a lot of things, but the last thing you want, when you're stuck in the middle of nowhere, buried to the axles in sticky mud, trying to get your 9K truck, pulling a 3K trailer.....is to have a "rated" shackle or snatch block, come flying back at you with 20K/lbs+ of force. Like the saying goes buy once, cry once. Get good gear.