{"id":47753,"date":"2023-04-30T13:22:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T18:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=47753"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:33:25","slug":"how-to-get-your-car-unstuck-from-anything-an-illustrated-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/cars\/how-to-get-your-car-unstuck-from-anything-an-illustrated-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Get Your Car Unstuck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-176205\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SOTW-Car-Unstuck-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SOTW-Car-Unstuck-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SOTW-Car-Unstuck-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SOTW-Car-Unstuck-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of things your car can get stuck in: mud, snow, even a ditch. While every situation is different, there are some principles you can follow that may help you become unstuck without needing to call for a tow. So, we enlisted Wyatt Knox from <a href=\"https:\/\/teamoneil.com\/\">Team O\u2019Neil Rally School<\/a> in NH to help us put this guide together should you ever find yourself in one of these sticky situations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like this illustrated guide? Then you\u2019re going to love our book&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1504116462&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+guide+to+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=72823c21096e9c65d26a1b386e11963b\"><em>The Illustrated Art of Manliness<\/em><\/a>! Pick up a copy on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1504116462&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+guide+to+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=72823c21096e9c65d26a1b386e11963b\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;savoir-faire, to handle any situation you find yourself in. 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