If you find your self stuck in the backcountry or you need to move a rock or tree this simple hack will allow you, through the power of leverage, to move a heavy object with nothing more than two logs and a rope. The logs you can find in the woods,  for the rope we recommend the Synthetic Winch Rope.

I first discovered this ingenious flip-flop winch from a YouTube demonstration by Mors Kochanski, the Godfather of bushcraft. A search of flip-flop winches on YT will garner several clips demonstrating the power of using two logs and some rope. So why would I add my video to mix? Because it’s only theory until you put it into action by Doing the Stuff! Thanks for watching!

Tim Konrad is the founder of Unofficial Networks and a passionate skier with over two decades of experience in the ski industry. In 2006, he launched the blog from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, evolving...