ARB4x4 Accessories RK11 Essentials Recovery Kit

Value for money

Great kit, bit expensive but worth it.Quality straps and snatch block, and good quality bag.The snatch strap is great. already used it 4 times in the month or so I've had the kit pulling others out.

made for real life use.

As with everything ARB makes its over priced. Its also over engineered and made to last. I am an avid outdoors men and lover overlanding. I am often wondering alone and that makes recovery gear life saving gear. Remember that when you buy a knock off recovery kit. Because when it fails, it will fail miles away from help. Buy quality once, or spend more later. The choice is yours. I use this kit on my LR3 which is a 7,000LBS vehicle. After many recoveries the straps have not frayed or torn.... ARB is made to last and you wont regret the purchase...... just the price lol!Don't forget to hit the helpful button.

Update 12/2018I docked a star for the overly tight fit and substandard gloves. I used in the field recently and replacing the items and getting everything closed is difficult. The gloves are subpar for a $400 kit. They make nicer gloves and for the deluxe kit, I think those should be included for the price instead of the cheap ones. And just an inch or two more space in bag would make it perfect.This is high quality stuff and works well. I have the large kit. I really the ARB snatch block. It’s a unique design and I trust it which is something I never did with the typical Imported cheap ones you usually find. The bag is nice, although a very tight fit. I wish it had a little more room for my own items. There’s almost no room for anything else.Also, the gloves included are very low end. Warner includes better gloves in there kit. Since I use a dyneema rope now it’s not a big deal as when I ran cable.

I wholly believe ARB makes some great gear, but I can't recommend buying this RK9 kit. Mine arrived in an unsealed box and the 2 shackles that were supposed to be included were missing. The gloves are thin garbage and would only fit the biggest of hands (they're labelled XL). You could pick up a pair of comparable gloves in the gardening section of Home Depot; I would expect more from a $400 kit. The bag is sturdy, but not very good either. It's so small that once you unspool the straps, it would be very hard to get all the gear back in without spending a lot of time carefully stuffing and repacking. There's no handle on the bag, just a shoulder strap. Because of that, it was hard to get it out of the box and just moving the loaded bag around the room was awkward because the kit is pretty heavy (about 35 lbs.). Forget about adding any of your own gear to the bag, since there's no room to spare. The straps themselves seem excellent and I would trust them for a recovery. Unfortunately, the huge tags hanging off them are very annoying, and they should have at least been stitched on more than one side. The snatch block seems well-made and durable, but I'll never know how well it performs because I returned the kit an hour after it arrived. I ordered a Warn kit. Hopefully that will be a little better thought-out and, more importantly, include all the items I paid for.