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Originally Posted by Silver Duck
A typical twisted nylon line can stretch enough to pick up a lot of energy when used for towing. Heaven help anybody in its way if it parts during a tow - or, even worse, a cleat pulls out and it comes at you on the end of the line.
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An old off-roaders trick is to wrap a towel/jacket/ect. around the line before you pull. Believe it or not the cloth wrapped around the strap absorbs a lot of the kinetic energy and has saved me a few windshield's.