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Having taken our new pride & joy on its first outing last week I managed to park up on some wet grass..........    Yep, got stuck, wheels spinning but going nowhere even at minimum revs in highest possible gear.  Rocking to and fro from forward to reverse helped temporarily, but as we were on a slight slope it wasnt enough to build momentum to get us over a bit of a hump and off.  This is not something I ever had a problem with in my previous camper (VW T4) so I wasn't expecting trouble as the ground wasn't particularly soft, just that it had rained on the grass, as it often does!  Anyway we were given a helping hand (literally!) by a couple of passers by to put us back on track, but now I'm wondering what - if anything - people take to shove under the wheels to give a bit of added traction?  I'm thinking of getting some yellow "grip tracks" - like this - does anyone know from experience if they're any help?.

We have some fiamma yellow track grip as shown in your post and they have been invaluable especially over this summer!!  They are available very cheaply I think we paid £6 for a pair with their own waterproof bag, which is also invaluable, because you can imagine how muddy they get. Obviously they are easy to run under the tap to clean if there is one available.  Just a word of warning if you don`t get traction with them straight away, stand back as they shoot out from under your tyres at high speed(which can be quite comical if you are out of the way!!!!

Paul & Rachelle

Now looking at the picture you posted I understand what the string is for!!   I think I ought to start reading instructions!!

Rachelle

We have the yellow grip tracks and have found them to be useless.  We now carry 4 doormats - the ones that are quite stiff ahd have a diamond mesh pattern.  We bought them from Wilkos for about £1.99 each.  When parking on grass we park the drive wheels on two of them.  The theory is that if garss becomes wet we can put the othe two infront of the ones under the wheels and drive onto them, we will then take the two that have now been realeased and place them infront of the wheels and so move slowly forward.  I know this is a long slow process but better than no movement at all.

When we are pitched and don't need them we lay them outside the van door as mats.

Jean

Thanks folks, looks like for belts-and-braces I should buy some doormats and a pair of the yellow things too! 

Seems like there's a huge gap in the market here  I think I'll have to invent a simple roll-out roll-up track a bit like a short stair carpet with built-in pegs, or at least eyelets that you could hammer tent pegs through, to hold it down while you drive over it.  Dragons Den here I come!

Put an advert in your local paper, Cheap Accommodation Available, I bet you could fit a couple of Polish guys in the gas locker, get them out to push when needed.

Are they very shiny then, these polish guys!!!

Sorry could`nt resist it

Hi Sid

I think you can buy a roll out thing that is made for the job but believe it is not cheap.  I would leave buying the yellow things as they are not cheap and useless. Just buy the doormats - they're about 1 cm thick and  in fairly solid rubber type material, mine have a diamond pattern.  The ones below look similar

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0204651

Jean