10 Sand Driving Techniques - fundamentals

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Sand driving can be very easy on hard-packed, flat beaches and very tough and dangerous in soft sand somewhere in the desert or next to an incoming tide. Whether you're experienced or not, here's ten sand driving principles everyone needs to know:

00:00 introduction
00:16 the nature of sand
00:45 tyre pressures in sand
01:34 drive straight & use ruts
02:40 momentum & gears in sand
04:39 read the terrain
06:15 descending dunes in sand
06:46 be seen in sand
08:57 use high AND low range
09:49 set up your car for sand driving
12:12 don't dig in
14:24 avoid sideslopes

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[TilakRajVerma]

You are a gem, I am sure this is an underrated content. Keep it up! 👍

[InfinityFishing]

i have watched a lot of tutorial viudeos and this might be the only one actually telling the techniques and what gear to use in which circumstances, thanks for great introduction !

[GrenadierMichael]

Another great video, Robert. When driving in sand I also try to park with the vehicle facing downhill (where possible) to make moving off easier. 🙂

[melissanicholson]

Thanks for your videos! Love from the Big Island

[FLYAEROBOY]

Excellent information right here! Thank you for sharing.

FJ Cruiser 2015 here!

[tindogmedia]

Good info for people new to sand driving.

[QUEENSLANDERx]

You have the best 4x4 videos I’v ever watched on YouTube . Thank you

[Bennyboy-dog]

Thanks Robert, this video is so packed full of extremely useful info for sand driving. I emailed it to a mate as being almost as good as having professional instruction!

[unconventionallifestyle]

Excellent presentation.
Could include travel straight up and straight down to avoid roll overs on sloping sand.
Avoid increasing or decreasing vehicle speed if you have to travel over shiny wet sand, . .but prefer not to drive over shiny wet sand as it can swallow vehicles .

Pack your vehicle in such a way, to have equal weight distribution over all the drive wheels, to aid floatation and traction.
Keep an eye on the cooling system of the vehicle as sand driving is requiring more power and less air movement than open road .

MOST IMPORTANT, know the times of the tides.
Only travel beaches on outgoing tide, to have recovery time, not lose a vehicle to the sea.
Carry recovery equipment, drinking water, communication and first aid .

[dudless]

As usual - excellent presentation Robert. Well done. Understand track conditions, know and prep your vehicle and have a plan B and C ready just in case.

[ianmac]

Excellent Robert. Thank you. Very informative reminders. I only go out a couple of times a year these days and it's easy to forget things.

[SPACEMIKEB]

Thanks for the great video! It amazes me how much keeping the wheel straight helps.

[kathyl]

Fantastic video! Got a lot out of this one. Thank you Robert 🙂

[stewartj]

Good info, but It’s the old question of why this channel still hasn’t exploded. So I’d like to give just a bit of constructive criticism. In my opinion the thumbnail header has the look of an ad, not sure how long you’ve been using it, so that might prevent some people from clicking. But of course you’re better versed on the subject than me. You’re the type of person people wanna root for, so I hope you start getting the views your knowledge deserves.

[kevinwaters-marsh]

Thanks Robert, I learnt alot. Thank you

[keithd]

Thanks as a newby with my ranger this helped a lot. Went on a track and by far the scariest moments were thick sand on a bend or slope and then determining how to get through balancing speed, steering input, bumpiness. I noticed too much speed and when you steer it just sort of understeers straight and its almost better to let the wheels follow the ruts. And momentum isbvery important!

Great video I rekon it may go viral on ther otherside of the world

[TheAmerican]

Great video I have a Jeep Gladiator and if one wants to really learn how to 4w/d as a lifestyle, it is hard to beat you Aussie's. And you are so right about traction control in high range. It hampers 4w/d in the Gladiator quite a lot and should be turned off.

[pim]

Very good vids ! Learning a lot ! Subbed !

[SerdarMutlu]

thank you, that's full of useful information. I appreciate it.