Sand Monster (Usal Beach)
- Thread starter Dirt Rider
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DoryBreaux
New member
Ha. Been there many times, pretty sure a few in that exact spot. Get out under your own power?
I can't say that AT heavy lugged tires would be my choice for deep, coarse sand. Generally, the finer the tread, the better on sand. The real, and only, trick is airing down. I'd get down to 22-24 psi and if she still spins, get down to 16-18 psi. Much lower than that and you've got to be careful with steering, ruts, etc because you can pop a tire off of the bead easily. That said, I've dropped my old Trooper tires down to 10 in an emergency (below high tide line on an incoming tide, by myself, and on the verge of losing my truck) I run my old diesel Superduty on sand extensively, for miles on end, on the NC Outer Banks. She's close to 10,000 lbs fully loaded and I never have an ounce of trouble at 18-20 psi. PITA to air back up, but it's the only way to assure you won't dig in.
Dirt Rider
Well-known member
Lowered air pressure, but is was already hitting the pumpkins and digging deeper, ended up doing lots of shoveling and going backwards to get out, only took 2 hours!
llamalander
Well-known member
This is dry sand, but worth a try before you start working the shovel-
OTG_1
Active member
Small reminder, if you go to Usal Beach, you can drive out onto the sand as long as you're hugging the cliff on the right side. State Parks does not permit folks driving to the other end of the beach, which requires driving across the creek. Also, how does driving 6 miles down a dirt road qualify as an overland trip 
Superduty
Adventurer
Sounds like you aired down after getting bogged down. Do you think if you had aired down before hitting the sand, you would have had any issues?