Reviews for Quadratec RES-Q 42" Recovery Boards (Pair)

Quality

Decent quality at a reasonable price point.

I've been looking at boards for a little bit and decide to bite the bullet since these come with mounting hardware.

Price and durability

Price & Included case

Fair price

Color

PEACE OF MIND

Good price, should be helpful in the sand.

We got the Res-Q recovery boards in orange so they would match the color scheme of our Gladiator (thanks for making that an option!) and we couldn't be happier with their performance. 

Honestly, recovery boards are one of those items that you don’t think you’ll really need but look really cool to have with you. While that is true, when you need them, you really need them. We were really happy to have these with us when we ended up stuck on the wrong side of a snow drift. The best part about them is they’re dead simple to use too. Simply free up a little space under the tires, shove the boards in and drive right out. 

They’re super light, which is great, but they’re also very strong. They can double as a shovel to help you dig your tires out of snow or sand. We do have a shovel for this purpose, but the size of these boards makes us default to just using them since it’s way faster (think using a snow shovel over a traditional hole-digging shovel). 

The bag they come with fits them easily without giving them too much room to jostle around when we’re out on the trails. We don’t have a rack to mount anything on right now, so it’s nice to be able to just toss the bag in our bed and head out on an adventure. 

There are so many things you can install on your Jeep to make it more capable off road. A lot of those things aren’t strictly speaking necessary, or they’re at least things that you can save up for and add as you really need them. The reality is that a Jeep is a project that’s rarely ever completely “done,” so it’s good to have a plan for improving its capability over time. 

Some people might argue about this, but I think the best first “modification” is building up a strong, reliable recovery kit. That way, as you’re on the road to more intense building and modification, you don’t ever have to worry about being stuck. 

Funny story: the first time we ever used recovery boards was when we were out in the middle of nowhere in Wyoming and slid into a snowbank. We didn’t have recovery boards, and we couldn’t dig ourselves out no matter how hard we tried, so we had to hike back to the highway to flag down someone who could help us. He had recovery boards and was able to get us out. After that, we decided that we’d always have some with us, just in case, and we’re very happy about that decision. 

Unless you only ever go out with friends in other vehicles, I highly recommend you do the same—invest in a quality set of recovery boards (among other recovery gear), and carry them with you on every adventure. Who knows, your first time using them might be to rescue someone like me who didn’t think to buy them soon enough!