gratemates

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:28 pm

i dont have any of these but they look like the goods! vincentvega is looking at getting some for his cape trip. nice and light!!

http://www.gratemates.com.au/

Mr Top Hat · Post by **Mr Top Hat** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:04 pm

they do look awesome but 10kg each is a fair bit of weight

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:29 pm

read again - 10kg / pair mate.

got you interested did I byron?

phillatdarwin · Post by **phillatdarwin** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:43 pm

that deak tread we have up hear in dawin on all places with steeps down to the water off a pears

Mr Top Hat · Post by **Mr Top Hat** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:46 pm

vincentvega wrote:read again - 10kg / pair mate.

oh whoops my bad

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:00 am

vincentvega wrote:
got you interested did I byron?

haha maybe

__JC__ · Post by **__JC__** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:53 am

Looks good and the best thing is that it's just non slip fibreglass reinforced poly grid mesh. Used in place of steel grid mesh in most wet areas. I look at it everyday and have never thought of using it like maxtrax.

Could maybe get my hands on a heap of it in yellow...will post back.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:09 am

wow impressive product. Certainly worth looking in to the Envirowalk supplier. It might be cheaper to get some from them. Looks like the same stuff but in yellow. They even have a photo of some of it under a 4x4. Perhaps in bulk size and cut it down ourselves - group buy anyone??

The Gratemates are apparently $245 for the pair.

Post by **Alex** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:03 am

carpet works just as well for unbogging a car...

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:22 am

Alex wrote:carpet works just as well for unbogging a car...

Not as easy to clean afterwards?

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:31 am

cant bridge a gap or step with carpet. carpet also doesnt form the base for my new roofrack

longy99gt · Post by **longy99gt** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:07 pm

im happy with my xtrax, but they cant build a bridge like that??
but better on steep rutted tracks?
still 200bux/pair
and ive seen some inflatables ones that look pretty good on 4x4equip.com.au
pack up small, inflate big?linkable?

Subyroo · Post by **Subyroo** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:30 pm

Captain Obvious wrote:i dont have any of these but they look like the goods! vincentvega is looking at getting some for his cape trip. nice and light!!

http://www.gratemates.com.au/

Would be great if the GrateMate & Maxtrax designs could be incorporated into one, so we could have the best of both worlds.

Corax · Post by **Corax** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:45 pm

An idea for anyone who is not rolling in money. Mate of mine who does a lot of beach driving cuts up a milk crate into its 5 panals, cable ties them together so that they form a line and uses them under his wheels if he gets bogged. When finished he just folds them up and throws them in the back of his ute. I was amazed at how well these things worked and apart from a bit of elbow grease and 5 finger discount they were free! Obiously not in the same league as the gratemates but not bad for 0$.

Post by **TOONGA** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:57 am

old surfboards work good as well but tend to diminish the quality of the finish of the surfboard and bread crates do the same job as well

TOONGA

Post by **Alex** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:22 am

or you could just get a patrol........oOOOooOOOoooOOOoooo SNAP!

just joking

alex

Post by **TOONGA** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:48 am

Alex wrote:or you could just get a patrol........oOOOooOOOoooOOOoooo SNAP!

alex

Just recently I have seen many patrols dig their way into sand dunes then have to reverse out and try again

TOONGA

longy99gt · Post by **longy99gt** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:51 pm

my mate in his patrol is the 1st car stuck in sand,
and i snatched him out of a mud puddle last time i was out in mud with him,
poor bloke....

Post by **Alex** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:45 am

lol i know the truth of this mini debate....that is all.

alex

TheInterceptor · Post by **TheInterceptor** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:05 pm

Corax wrote:An idea for anyone who is not rolling in money. Mate of mine who does a lot of beach driving cuts up a milk crate into its 5 panals, cable ties them together so that they form a line and uses them under his wheels if he gets bogged. When finished he just folds them up and throws them in the back of his ute. I was amazed at how well these things worked and apart from a bit of elbow grease and 5 finger discount they were free! Obiously not in the same league as the gratemates but not bad for 0$.

Your mate is a genius!