Driving Sand Dunes, BEGINNERS to Advanced

Driving Sand Dunes, BEGINNERS to Advanced

0:00 intro
0:33 CHEAT CODES tyre PSI for LV, MV & HV
1:59 Engine Braking 101
2:37 Momentum 101
3:48 BEST GEARING for SAND DUNES
4:25 DUNE CLEARANCE how to check?
5:20 BIG DUNE DECENTS
6:29 RAZORBACK DUNES
8:27 the SCARYEST PART about DUNES
10:09 GETTING UP the BIG DUNES
10:28 SAND BOWLS STUCK!!!
11:26 WHY I DON'T LIKE SAND FLAGS
12:17 WORST time to drive the DUNES

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[SerpyBen]

I strongly dislike people not using sand flags, they make such a difference spotting people an extra dune away rather than as you crest. Especially on Sand dune based WA tracks.

[Agent.K.]

The scariest part of a sand dune is when you’re out with the boys, the place is full of people, and you can’t make it to the top to impress the ladies and kids!

[mitchellmelvin]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to the dunes in Michigan. Love your channel and information.

[entropyachieved]

Great content.
Wouldnt say ive done heaps of dunes so gave me a bit more confidence and some basics.
Thanks

[GQNissanPatrol_TD]

Great video Ronny!
You gave some excellent advice on how to tackle different types of sand dunes!
Thank you for the video!

[bquade]

Excellent, thank you 👍👍🇺🇸
Lake Havasu 🌞 Az

[marc-andrebenoit]

I used to have a 2010 Wrangler 2door for my 4x4. In Canada we don't have sand dunes but I used it for piping pluver conservancy on beaches. 25psi all around did the job in 2nd gear 4H. As long as you have momentum

[johnnytorres]

Sand dunes are a lot of fun but very dangerous. I used to like to ride them but stopped after seeing so many devastating crashes. If you're going out for the first few times find yourself an easier area than what he was on and walk it all first so you learn it. One bad drop can be catastrophic.

[edramirezphotography]

Night time driving. I share a different opinion. Back in the early 2000s when Kurnell was still a descent place to sand 4wd (and it was free), night time was the only driving I ever did as it was safer. Why? Headlights, better than any sand flag and you quickly learnt to read the long shadows cast by you lights. This was well before the days of light bars and [affordable] 9inch spotties.
We had the best times 4wding the old dunes at night.

[surfingtheloveofit]

Another great vid guys, thanks for your insight, but if it is busy put a sand flag up, safety first 😀 cheers

[francorossi]

Great video Ronni.
I noticed that all the vehicles you had are manuals how about teaching us how to drive autos up and down sand dunes would be great cheers

[laloolhouvum]

For the record for his LC 79 series he doesn't like any after market rear side mirrors. Towing a trailers of all sizes the stock ones always get the job done. It is good enough no need to replaced them with a foldable multi-purpose, rigid, expensive after market products like the ones Clear view Mirrors made for off road and towing purposes😃

[patrol_n]

Excellent info Ronny! W.A. is spoiled for choice when it comes to sand driving. Learnt so much when i was over there with the Zuki, especially the "not to panic" bit. 🙂👍

[BillRize]

Have seen so many drop off's over a dune out at Stockton. Many don't check before they go over. Have seen dunes collapse when brakes are applied and wheels lock going down. Sand bowls are for going round and around in a buggy.
Never rely on past experience there. The dunes can change so much.

[chirpter]

Great video, never gave it much thought but I can see how it could go wrong. I live a day trip away from some big dunes so will probably try it at some point

[callumT-]

I would also add, consider not beach driving at the interchange of seasons, because the sand is shifting heaps more than usual and gets super, super soft. A park ranger told me that after nearly losing a vehicle, lucky we had a caravan park with a tractor to pull us out near by after a failed attempt to get our boat out, pulled the trailer and boat out by hand, tractor lifted the front, let the sand level out and then started pulling, thought the tractor was gonna rip the car in half. The ranger had a scrap book of recoveries with him at the time, the park obviously called the ranger, saw some pretty serious sh!t.

[stuartkcalvin]

Always, always, always use a sand flag - preferably on the right front of the rack. And a Simpson Desert sand flag with a cross is compulsory - may as well buy one now.

[jackwalsh]

Ronnie, another great video! I've not seen Torb in a while. I trust he's doing well??? Cheers, Mate.

[groove]

"Never drive the dunes at night"

😅 damn then i shouldnt have spent my last weekend doing a night crossing also a quick tip, if your car's engine temp goes up, run the AC at full heat to heal cool it off. Worked wonders for my jeep

[glennpitman]

spent two hours bogged out the back of the lancelin dunes in deep wind blown sand. dig fest and tyres down to 10 psi got us out. this was back in 94, way before maxtrax. a shovel a high lift jack and 20m of wire rope was our recovery gear back then. ahh good times