Question about offroading in sand?

[Surferjo]

I live on Long Island and the only wheeling I do is in sand. In my 18 years of Jeep wheeling I have been stuck in crappy LI beach sand more times than I care to mention. We have really blown sand here. Super large grains so it doesn’t pack at all and adding water can sometimes make it worse. I would have to assume that you have some similar stuff in Jersey being that your not that far from me.

I have 31” MTR’s on my Wrangler now and depending on the situation I usually don’t air them down at all. Please keep in mind this is based on certain things.

If you are sure you are not going to get behind some tool in a Liberty who will slow down or get stuck constantly you may be ok.

Its been said in earlier posts but the key is smooth and steady. Try to stop as little as possible and keep your turns super wide. Auto Trans is always better for sand since you get much less bucking.

I decent size board is also a nice thing to have as you can it for traction like the rug. Don’t forget a good towrope. The longer the better.

If you have to air down just remember you do have 33” on there, these are wide meats weather you air them down or not.

You could go down to 25 and still drive a ways on the road without a problem. Those portable pumps are ok if you have the time. I have one but I only use it to get my PSI up to acceptable highway level.

Good Luck