Driving Class C on the Beach
Good Day. Just wondering if anyone here drives thier class c on the beach?
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We've been on the beach many times on Long Beach in Washington.
1st event: 2wd Datsun pickup - we pulled onto the beach via an access road, drove out onto the solid (darker) sand. Saw a spot on the lighter colored sand, and pulled onto it, just off the darker sand. Thought - let's see if this works - very gently let out the clutch with very little gas, and the rear wheels sunk a bit, no forward motion. Yep, stuck. Fortunately, other beach-goers saw our predicament, and ran over to help. A little nudge, and we were back on solid sand.
2nd event: 4wd Chev pickup - yep, back out on the sand. No problems in either light or dark sand. Spotted a chevy van pointed out toward the ocean nearly at surf's edge, stuck. Tide was coming in. It was a business van, with two employees... in trouble. They had a chain, I stated I'd help pull it out, but no guarantees if I damaged their van, or even if I could pull it out. Tried pulling from the rear, mine would just dig in. Yank... same thing, even with him giving a little gas in reverse.
A guy in a baja'd VW beetle was watching from a bit of a distance away. After watching this mess for 15-20 minutes, he walked over and offered a suggestion:
Pull up tangent to the front of the van (in the surf? you crazy?), hook the chain to the bumper bracket. Have the van driver turn wheels to the stops towards us, and have him give a little gas in drive. I gave it a little tug (with the surf lapping at my wheels!). That van popped out of its gullies in a heartbeat, and we headed for high ground. What a tip!
We've been on the beach many times since, but always with 4wd & limited slip rear diff.
I'd consider driving the MH on the beach only in the tracks of other MHs, but have never had the occasion to do so. We've been in sandy areas near the beach with ours, but always on hard sand.
Enjoy!
1st event: 2wd Datsun pickup - we pulled onto the beach via an access road, drove out onto the solid (darker) sand. Saw a spot on the lighter colored sand, and pulled onto it, just off the darker sand. Thought - let's see if this works - very gently let out the clutch with very little gas, and the rear wheels sunk a bit, no forward motion. Yep, stuck. Fortunately, other beach-goers saw our predicament, and ran over to help. A little nudge, and we were back on solid sand.
2nd event: 4wd Chev pickup - yep, back out on the sand. No problems in either light or dark sand. Spotted a chevy van pointed out toward the ocean nearly at surf's edge, stuck. Tide was coming in. It was a business van, with two employees... in trouble. They had a chain, I stated I'd help pull it out, but no guarantees if I damaged their van, or even if I could pull it out. Tried pulling from the rear, mine would just dig in. Yank... same thing, even with him giving a little gas in reverse.
A guy in a baja'd VW beetle was watching from a bit of a distance away. After watching this mess for 15-20 minutes, he walked over and offered a suggestion:
Pull up tangent to the front of the van (in the surf? you crazy?), hook the chain to the bumper bracket. Have the van driver turn wheels to the stops towards us, and have him give a little gas in drive. I gave it a little tug (with the surf lapping at my wheels!). That van popped out of its gullies in a heartbeat, and we headed for high ground. What a tip!
We've been on the beach many times since, but always with 4wd & limited slip rear diff.
I'd consider driving the MH on the beach only in the tracks of other MHs, but have never had the occasion to do so. We've been in sandy areas near the beach with ours, but always on hard sand.
Enjoy!
