Maxsa 20025 Compact Folding Traction Mat for All Weather Vehicle Extraction (Set of 2), Red

Was perfect when my Cherokee got stuck. Just pulled them out and put them on behind the wheels. Then slow drive out. They now have a winter home in my Allroad.

I've had these mats for several years now, and they've worked great.These are a great tool to have, you just need to know when and how to use them.•Firstly, the proper way to use them is to wedge the small portion under your drive wheels (with them facing forward/straight) and then SLOWLY accelerate. If you go slamming on the gas, of course the mats will go flying. That should be common sense. The point of using the mats is to give you just enough traction so that you can build enough momentum to free yourself from the place that you're stuck at. If you accelerate rapidly, the wheels will just yank the mats from the ground.•Second: If you're in a ditch, or your car is deep enough in snow where it is coming up to the bottom of your vehicle (or bumper, in the direction that you're attempting to travel), these mats will not work unless you dig yourself out, first. Traction will not help if the car is laying on top of snow. If you clear the snow from under your vehicle and clear a path long enough for your vehicle to gain some momentum, then these mats will work.Dealing with Chicago winters every year, I haven't had a problem with the mats thus far. Hopefully, someone will find this information useful.

Snow season is coming. I have been stuck in mud in the AM hours and if my friends had not been around to help push the car out I would have been in serious trouble. It was also raining cats and dogs. That's why I bought this. Yet to use it. looks well constructed and can be folded and kept out of the way in your trunk

Excellent product. Sturdy. Easy to store in the trunk. I used it twice this winter. No reservation on this product. So much better than the old ones in steel (heavy, would rust).

What a waste of money and time. It has been more than 2 years I attempted to use it multiple times to unstuck vehicles from ice. Never work. This folding design is a total flaw. When stuck it in to the wheel, it goes with the wheel and flew out the other sides. All the grips are just too short to hold on anything.