There have been a lot of talk about a car survival kit, but not much about a car recovery kit. The stuff you use to unstuck your car.

Last winter i threw a Tri-fold shovel and some traction tracks in mine car. Didn't need it for the snow, but i did use them yesterday in the sand. I don't drive a 4x4, but a small front wheel driven supermini. I don't drive off road, but i did get caught in roadworks, where the construction workers forgot to put down closure signs, so i ended up getting stuck in the sand. Had to dig mine car out a few times to get out. The tri-fold and traction tracks really helped getting me unstuck.

One thing i did learned, is to get well fitting gloves with well closing cuffs when digging. I got lots of small cuts on mine hands. The work gloves in mine car have wide cuff, which would scoop sand. Had some additional equipment that could be handy in the car, but didn't use them: Foam pad and headlight.

Any additional tips and equipment you guys can recommend for getting a car unstuck? All i can find are the recovery gear for 4x4 like big sandtracks, hi-lift jacks and exhaust jacks, but that's just not practical for a supermini.