Nope, he doesn't patrol the beaches, but he does issue permits and run the cash register!
Nope, he doesn't patrol the beaches, but he does issue permits and run the cash register!
I guess you really are Mr. Gadget. Probably a little McGyver in there as well.What got these guys out easy was a shovel and 2 boards. I keep 2 5' 2x10's in the bed of the truck all the time.
Work great for sand or mud also for a level work surface or place to use a jack in the sand.
First half this thread, I was thinking, "I didn't know you could camp and drive and fish out there! I think I'll take my Tundra now that the bugs are gone."
After reading the second half, I was thinking, "probably need to have been born there or have some Army MOS for driving in that."
Yes, it's a pretty boy truck, but it gets plenty of time in the mud and right now there's both speckled trout blood and deer blood on the tailgate. Just not sure about the sand, and I don't want to be the guy who blocks the path and gets everybody else stuck.It’s simple. 4wd, tire pressure at 20lbs. Stay on the gas when turning or switching “ruts”. Don’t drive through red sand.
Sand and salt wash off, and if only out there occasionally (half dozen or less trips a year), you don’t have to worry about your pretty boy truck getting messed up. These guys are worried about nothing, especially considering they probably wash and take care of their stuff anyway.
Yes, it's a pretty boy truck, but it gets plenty of time in the mud and right now there's both speckled trout blood and deer blood on the tailgate. Just not sure about the sand, and I don't want to be the guy who blocks the path and gets everybody else stuck.
Please explain about red sand, though.
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Red sand is large course wet sand, below the high tide line, that acts like quick sand. Most sand below the high tide line is hard packed. The red stuff is loose, wet, and normally in “low lying” areas along the beach break.
If you spin, stop, figure out why you’re spinning, and go from there. It’s not bad. Lots of “pretty” trucks on the beach, but give them a bath when you’re done and no worries.
I'm at OBX now, and witnessed a good example of that on Ramp 23 Monday. Was fishing right in front of the ramp, and then noticed a new F-150 stuck at the base of the ramp, so walked over to offer help. He had stopped at the top of the hard ramp to take pictures, then decided to go down and do a U turn in the sand, without airing down. As usual, no ORV permit. He declined my help and advice, and later got out on his own after many attempts, and after airing down.I don't want to be the guy who blocks the path and gets everybody else stuck.