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Does anybody know where I can buy waffles like these in Australia?

For that matter, any opinions on the usefulness of them?

Thanks, Steve

they are always on ebay, but i never thought about buying them, do they work???

Bread crates are perfect for this. Just need to cut them down to size.

bread crates wouldnt work as a ramp. they would only work to give a little more? traction on the ground

never seen ones like in the picture, but try to get hold of some marsden matting. It is used by the military and was widely used in ww2 and there is a lot of it still about. It's steel mesh. I used to have 2 pieces cut to size to fit on the tray of my old ute. I've seen it used in the videos of the malaysian rainforest challenge as well. It is very effective but heavy. The stuff in the picture looks light and not quite as strong or durable

Tojo wrote:never seen ones like in the picture, but try to get hold of some marsden matting. It is used by the military and was widely used in ww2 and there is a lot of it still about. It's steel mesh. I used to have 2 pieces cut to size to fit on the tray of my old ute. I've seen it used in the videos of the malaysian rainforest challenge as well. It is very effective but heavy. The stuff in the picture looks light and not quite as strong or durable

Marseden matting is PSP - perforated steel plate as far as I know. This is commonly used in the UK as sand ladders, but you cannot use them to support the weight of a vehicle. Infact, using them on sand often results in them bending enough that you have to drive over them again to flatten them!

The right hand waffle in the pic above did support the weight of one wheel of the rangie - pretty good in my books. They are cheaper and lighter than a bridging ladder. I may have to get some posted from the UK...

Steve

i'm sure i've seen these things in aus. couldn't give you details, but i'm sure i've seen em at 4wd shows etc.

opposite lock had some made out of thick aluminium with bracing

it looked strong and light but i think they're gimmicky

stack rocks if you really need to build a ramp

I have often used Marsden Mating and is great for getting out of major bogs! It is very heavy though and can be hard to pull out of the mud when it is half burried. It is also not something you would carry on trails because of the weight and size.

Opposite Lock do sell a similar type plastic waffle than can be stored in pieces and linked/joined together. It does not look as beify as the ones in the pic though.

These are known as Waffles in the UK
the sheeting is used in the oil industry as platform decking
made from multi layered fibre glass with a non slip surface
they are imensley strong, will support any landie as long as there is support at least 6" on the ends.

Mine helped recover my series 1 from it side after falling in a V gully
we drove it out along the bank sidewall using the waffles for traction.

they are light until the get filled with mud! but a drop onto a hard surface clears that.

My 90 has them in the rear at all times, as there are plenty of Bogs on Exmoor where we frequent.

and the Rangie/Disco's need them rather a lot

Yeah i think "Mean Green" make something like those.......?

Yep,they are called waffles in the UK.

Helpful as a bridging aid and to provide initial traction when climbing out of ''gullies''...

We use them quite often in the Rainforest of Malaysia.

After a few passes in heavy mud they can be a bitch to extract.

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yeah opp lock make em
they are called tread tracks
they come in a pack of 2 and fold out to bout 1.5 mtrs
they are bout 50 bucks