Re: It finally happened
Hey a couple easy tips for beach wheeling that you might already know but others might not.
MacGyver #1. If you get stuck in deep sand with no shovel, you can take your floor mats out and flip them upside down(Carpet side down). Then jam them under the front of your wheels. then put it in 4 low 1st and give it just enough gas to start sucking the mats under your wheels. It won't be long until the friction between the carpet and the sand is great than what it takes it pull yourself out, as it acts like a flexible ramp. Floormats are not preferred for usually, but they will always work in a pinch. If you want to come prepared, bring along 4 strips of 1 foot wide 4 feet long of HD cheap carpet.
MacGyver #2. If you don't have floor mats and no carpet, but do happen to have a couple coke bottles lying around the truck, go fill them with water from the ocean. Dump a the equivilent of 2-3 gallons around the tires and let it seap in. Wet sand is denser and more inclined to stick to itself rather than split and spin out the back. If at first you spin out, well you need more water! Sounds stupid, but this your best skitouttaluck trick to bring with you.
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