2wd vs 4wd

MPond wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
If you have not at least tried beach camping once, you will never know if that is the type camping you want to do again.

The first video was of campers that got trapped when the tide was coming in. If they did not make that run, the water would eventually reach them. It was poor planning on their part to be on that section of beach without knowing the tide tables. We ride the Oregon coast in off-road vehicles always make sure we are aware of the tides and where the exit points off the beach are located.

There are times when you hit a soft dry patch of sand where even 4wd does not help you. This why you use a buddy system to help each other out. If your buddy had 2wd in these conditions, he would be more of a hindrance than help.

Both videos are from Pismo Beach, and they weren't trapped at all at the river crossing - just impatient and not willing to wait for low-tide. You can wait on either side of the river crossing above the high-tide line without any problems. When the tide goes back out, it changes from a river to a stream...

And if you air-down properly, you can take a heavey rig w/4wd through the softest sand. I've taken my 5-er (around 17k lbs at the ime) & 4x4 Duramax on that very beach. With all 12 tires aired down to 13 lbs, I easily drove it all the way out on the soft sand to the base of the dunes. The problem with the 2nd video is that it appears they have not aired down.