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Sandy Cats soft shackle with olive green knot and black protective sleeve
Soft shackle size chart: 7/16 inch 41,000 lb minimum break, pairs with 3/4 and 7/8 inch rope; 1/2 inch 58,000 lb, pairs with 1 and 1.25 inch rope
Wraps around anything solid: a Sandy Cats soft shackle joining a kinetic rope to a tree saver
Get Home Safe: a truck towed down a dirt trail on a kinetic recovery rope
Sandy Cats soft shackle with olive green knot and black protective sleeve
Soft shackle size chart: 7/16 inch 41,000 lb minimum break, pairs with 3/4 and 7/8 inch rope; 1/2 inch 58,000 lb, pairs with 1 and 1.25 inch rope
Wraps around anything solid: a Sandy Cats soft shackle joining a kinetic rope to a tree saver
Get Home Safe: a truck towed down a dirt trail on a kinetic recovery rope

Soft Shackle

$49.00

Ships from Upland, CA in 1–2 business days.

Replace the Metal in your recovery

Quality Construction

Spliced from UHMWPE, a fiber that holds its strength around a tight bend and doesn't stretch, so all the stretch stays in the kinetic rope where it belongs. A protective sleeve covers the body, the knot is hand-spliced, and it won't rust, seize or sink. Two sizes: 7/16 inch at 41,000 lb and 1/2 inch at 58,000 lb.

Rigging a Sandy Cats kinetic rope and soft shackle to a Tacoma in the snow

Lighter Than Steel

A 1/2 inch soft shackle is rated at 58,000 lb, well above the steel D-ring it replaces, and it weighs next to nothing in the bag. No pin to drop in the mud, no steel to fly if something lets go, and it wraps around anything solid: a recovery point, a tree saver, a rope eye.

Coiled Sandy Cats kinetic ropes with soft shackles
A Bronco in the mud rigged with a Sandy Cats kinetic rope and soft shackle

Built for Safety

Every Kinetic-X rope and shackle is pull-tested to failure by an independent lab in California before we publish a rating. Beyond that, we keep pushing our gear to find safer, more effective ways to recover. Every piece carries its manufacturing date, so you always know its age.

Rigged to mountain-rescue standards, not parking-lot standards.

Two rigs on a snowy road joined by a Sandy Cats kinetic rope

Which Size?

Match the shackle to your rope: 7/16 inch with the 3/4 and 7/8 inch ropes, 1/2 inch with the 1 and 1.25 inch ropes. Every recovery kit ships with two, sized to the rope. For a receiver, an A-arm or a frame, the Hitch Hero adds a metal-safe sheath.

Rethink Recovery. Redefine Strength.

The Kinetic-X Recovery Gear line is designed, built, and tested to be the most reliable, durable, and affordable recovery gear on the market.

It's built to get you back home.

Word on the trail

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Matthew D.

"High quality rope, reflective at night. Dipped ends to make the rope last. Rope shackles are truly game changing- no more clanking, heavy, rusty gear to haul along. Super fast and secure attachment"

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Jared G.

"Well made- just recovered several vehicles off a frozen lake- snow conditions were sub optimal for all the tourists who ventured onto the lake with all season tires. The kinetic rope made pulling much softer, soft shackles were key for attaching."

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Jason G.

"Excellent! Looks high quality and customer service has been friendly and answered any recovery questions I could come up with. Everything looks high quality. No more Amazon knock off recovery gear for me."

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Mike M.

"I have many of the top recovery gear brands. I have put these ropes and soft shackles to the test. I have nearly every rope size and soft shackle they make. I even used a rope that was underrated for its use. I was helping pull out a loaded garbage truck with a 105hp skid loader. The rope never gave way, nor did the soft shackles. I have abused them on the ranch for years. Great product and good people."

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Kevin H.

"We got 17" of snow today and was able to use my new rigging today pulling people out. Very impressive products you have here. I imagine the stranded folks that I pulled out agree also!!"

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Jay W.

"Awesome ropes and fantastic customer service!"

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Paul M.

"I spent 30 years in a career, doing mountain search and rescue, boat operations, rock climbing etc ... I know my way around ropes and lines which your life depends on. Your kinetic-X Recovery Rope and Soft Shackles are OUTSTANDING!"

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Elwin K.

"Quality product, and worked amazing pulling a motor home out of the snow."

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Tanner H.

"A fantastic kit for anyone looking to have all your kinetic recovery equipment in one place. The rope offers amazing pull, while being tough enough to stand up to the elements. The Hitch Hero is an amazing piece of equipment that I think should replace common d-rings in most cases, as it is extremely quick and easy to setup."

Soft Shackle Questions

Have a Question? We’ve Got the Answer!

Lifetime Warranty

Every Kinetic-X rope and shackle is backed for the life of the product, under proper use and within its published service life, which starts the day it's shipped.

For Us by Us

Designed by wheelers who got tired of gear rigged to old standards. No soft-to-metal-to-soft, and every piece does more than one job.

Real Answers

Call or email with a sizing or rigging question and you'll hear back from someone who uses this gear, often the owner.

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