Wet Sand

[NJ Guy]

Hey you beach regulars...Was thinking about hitting up the IBSP tommorow but not sure if the beach will be drivable considering the amount of rain... Is Driving on the beach more difficult after heavy rains??? Any Tips or tricks appreciated  Lets see if anybody beats paul to this question 

[Pfishingruven]

I don't know about driving...don't have a BB, but it is a lot easier to walk on !

 

[ped579]

The beach can be fun to drive on no matter what.  After a rain like we just had it should not be bad as the pounding of the grains into each other is packing them closer together.  What you have to worry about is when the tide gets high and the water plays around with the sand making the particles more loose.

The particles are lifted and forced to move around causing air to be trapped.  So when the water recedes the sand has air trapped so to speak making the sand very unstable.

I hope this helps.  Just be careful out there no matter what.

Plus here is a tip if you get stuck up to the floorboards and the tires just rotate.  You can dig it out and risk a heart attache or you can get out your jack and jack up the veh with the aide of the board and fill in the tire tracks to lift the veh up.  Much easier in certain conditions.  Keep it in the back of your memory banks.

Happy Catching

Paul

[ChrisL]

Paul covered it pretty well. 
Generally speaking, cold, wet sand is harder and easier to drive on than after a dry, hot August week.  The other benefit right now, there's very few trucks out there, so there's almost no ruts.

[NJ Guy]

Paul covered it pretty well. 
Generally speaking, cold, wet sand is harder and easier to drive on than after a dry, hot August week.  The other benefit right now, there's very few trucks out there, so there's almost no ruts.

im gonna head down that way for the afternoon high tide any of you are more than welcome to tag along if you like haha even if you just wanna ride along and get outside let your shoulder heal
Eng5Lt 

Thanks for the great info hopefully be down there in a few hours

[ChrisL]

Thanks anyway, but I think that's too much bouncing around at this point.
The wife took me to Ortley yesterday after the Dr. to get a little salt air in my lungs.

Enjoy and careful. 

[NJ Guy]

Thanks anyway, but I think that's too much bouncing around at this point.
The wife took me to Ortley yesterday after the Dr. to get a little salt air in my lungs.

Enjoy and careful. 

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heal up and ill see you there in spring

[Jeffish]

Just make sure you don't make any sharp turns either. Regardless of the weather or season, sharp turns will just make you dig your front tires in.

I was talking to a guy about tire pressure, and he told me my tire pressure should be at about 18-16 lbs, and I can even go down to 14lbs. Which is fine, cause I'll more then likely be going on around A-7(near fishermans walk) and there is air right at the exit.

[ChrisL]

Tire pressures will depend on the vehicle and the tire.  You have to find what works for yours.  My Commander is usually good at 20-22psi.  If things are torn up, 15-17psi.  But my Liberty couldn't go below 20psi or the sidewalls would flex too much and turning was impossible.  But it was different with the first set of tires on the same vehicle.
 
And usually nothing below 15psi or you risk popping the bead.

I saw an illustration once that showed how much the footprint increased by lowing the tire pressue certain percentages.  I wish I had saved it.

Found it

[Jeffish]

See, the thing with my tires on my truck..

I have a 1987 Ford Bronco II (the little one) and the tires are quite narrow. The "Recommended" max tire pressure is 35psi. Would 18psi be ok you think?

I need to invest in new tires, but I also need enough rods to fill my rod rack first. 

[ChrisL]

18 would be a good starting point.  You gotta play with it and see how it works.  and it will depend on the beach conditions.

[Pfishingruven]

Great info Lt!  That picture really illustrates the whole big picture...truly worth a 1000 words.