Take the easy way out!
I was lucky enough to meet Brab, Owner of MAXTRAX. He was in town grabbing some promo shots of his new MAXTRAX XTREMEs. We shot up the river together, I granted him the privilege of driving the Jeep and in return he handed me the first set of XTREMEs in the country. It has now been 2 years and I have abused them like no tomorrow. They handle anything I throw at them and are like brand new. Highly recommend picking yourself up a set of MAXTRAX.
The answer is Yes.
Should you get a set of MAXTRAX? The answer is yes.
These are easily the best piece of recovery kit I have ever had to use. Overlanding in the South Island will mean winching trees are few and far between. These will always give you instant traction where ever you need.