able to extract my vehicle for free, or in the case of a severe recovery at least via tips for those that have helped out. That is within my power.

I'd still call him and work out a deal though and gage his interest. A recovery would be of mutual interest to him as well as me.

I'm at high risk of "earning" a Matt's T-shirt, so I consider "never say never" as bad karma. As such, I pretty much stress every outing on how to prevent "making the call". So far over 20 years I've been able to do so, even if that means midnight repairs and sometimes leaving the rig on the mountainside overnight.