This was a first for me and definitely will not be the last. I've done mud, snow and ice but sand was a really interesting experience and definitely a unique environment to drive in. Bone stock 2015 Tundra 4.6L TRD Offroad, I had to break her in and make sure she knew that she wasn't destined to be a road queen.
Threw my towing gear, a bucket, some shovels, flat cinder blocks, and my son's power wheel in the back.
Aired the tires down to 20 PSI.
Turned the big ol' dial to 4H.
Went on a little adventure.
For a big heavy behemoth, it cruised right over the sand without a fight. We ran across a few people stuck that were being dug out. Big family of confused looking tourists in a Suburban, a guy in a POS Hummer2 buried up to the top of his rear wheels... All-in-all it was a fun day out there.
I drug my belly along in a few spots, so I'm thinking a modest lift is in the near future. The sand can get pretty sketchy in spots at Fort Fisher, so I was careful to follow the Jeep Trails and not do anything stupid. I did hit quite a few fun areas but it never had me worried we would get stuck. I'm really happy with how it did. The RPM stayed low even in the more loose sand and as a result the engine and transmission stayed pretty cool. I did have the traction control give me the old fuck you at least 3 times. It pulled really hard to the right each time, which was fun and got my wife and I laughing a bit. I love this truck, best purchase I've ever made.
The sand where he got stuck is extremely loose and soft.
He got stuck and tried to back out but ended up just pushing sand with the axle. Then he went forward and pushed more sand. He basically dug himself a hole for his frame to rest on before someone with sense showed up and told him to stop.
There was about 20% of his wheel visible once he was done, so I may have exaggerated a bit. It was still a hell of a feat to get stuck like that.
That's the thing with sand, it isn't like mud or snow where you can fall into "oh shit" holes. You make your own holes!
On that note, too many people under estimate that shit because "It's not snow, lol".
I shouldn't have spotted a group of guys digging out a truck using nothing but their hands. Nobody goes out there prepared because "It's not snow, lol". Those same people would hole up in their houses during a snow storm because they are afraid of getting stuck somewhere in their vehicles. Then they just roll out onto the sand with nothing but a cooler and some beach toys thinking it's fine.
I've heard from some guys that in season that place looks like a freeway during a blizzard. I bet the tow companies around there make a killing.
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This was a first for me and definitely will not be the last. I've done mud, snow and ice but sand was a really interesting experience and definitely a unique environment to drive in. Bone stock 2015 Tundra 4.6L TRD Offroad, I had to break her in and make sure she knew that she wasn't destined to be a road queen.
Threw my towing gear, a bucket, some shovels, flat cinder blocks, and my son's power wheel in the back.
Aired the tires down to 20 PSI.
Turned the big ol' dial to 4H.
Went on a little adventure.
For a big heavy behemoth, it cruised right over the sand without a fight. We ran across a few people stuck that were being dug out. Big family of confused looking tourists in a Suburban, a guy in a POS Hummer2 buried up to the top of his rear wheels... All-in-all it was a fun day out there.
I drug my belly along in a few spots, so I'm thinking a modest lift is in the near future. The sand can get pretty sketchy in spots at Fort Fisher, so I was careful to follow the Jeep Trails and not do anything stupid. I did hit quite a few fun areas but it never had me worried we would get stuck. I'm really happy with how it did. The RPM stayed low even in the more loose sand and as a result the engine and transmission stayed pretty cool. I did have the traction control give me the old fuck you at least 3 times. It pulled really hard to the right each time, which was fun and got my wife and I laughing a bit. I love this truck, best purchase I've ever made.
How does an H2 get buried to the top of the rear wheels? It has a solid rear axle that would hit the ground and hold up the truck.
The sand where he got stuck is extremely loose and soft.
He got stuck and tried to back out but ended up just pushing sand with the axle. Then he went forward and pushed more sand. He basically dug himself a hole for his frame to rest on before someone with sense showed up and told him to stop.
There was about 20% of his wheel visible once he was done, so I may have exaggerated a bit. It was still a hell of a feat to get stuck like that.
Ah ok, I first read that and was like da fuq? It makes more sense now.
That's the thing with sand, it isn't like mud or snow where you can fall into "oh shit" holes. You make your own holes!
On that note, too many people under estimate that shit because "It's not snow, lol".
I shouldn't have spotted a group of guys digging out a truck using nothing but their hands. Nobody goes out there prepared because "It's not snow, lol". Those same people would hole up in their houses during a snow storm because they are afraid of getting stuck somewhere in their vehicles. Then they just roll out onto the sand with nothing but a cooler and some beach toys thinking it's fine.
I've heard from some guys that in season that place looks like a freeway during a blizzard. I bet the tow companies around there make a killing.
Sugar sand isn't anything to be trifled with. You gotta keep your speed going when you have big stretches of wind blown sand.