Beach driving in Cape Cod!

Prospect62 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:49 am

Entrance to the "Head of the Meadow" beach

Oversand driving permit!

Airing back up...only went down to about 12psi, should've gone much lower

By the way, I travelled about 700 miles round trip and I averaged 13.8 MPG. Rock on!

Prospect62 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:52 am

Video will be forthcoming...

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:58 am

nice pics! one word of advice for airing down... if your going real slow and doing some wheeling put a mark on the tire and rim... because if your tire slides at all along the rim it will throw them that tire out of balance. i normally use a small line of orange paint on the inside and outside... a little paint thinner wipes it right off when your done with it.

wish i had a beach near buy i could drive on

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:06 am

Nice pics, Can't wait for the video.

nosnorb_808 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:08 pm

Nice pics... I cant wait for the vid. The beach reminds me of home.

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

Nice pics.

In the last pic, that JK Sahara is my dream ride!!!!!

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:46 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

nice pics! one word of advice for airing down... if your going real slow and doing some wheeling put a mark on the tire and rim... because if your tire slides at all along the rim it will throw them that tire out of balance. i normally use a small line of orange paint on the inside and outside... a little paint thinner wipes it right off when your done with it.

wish i had a beach near buy i could drive on

good piont except he's on the beach...trust me when i say if u have the power to spin the rim on sand u got somthing...

KJ in CO · **Joined:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:06 pm **Posts:** 346

now that is my type of four wheel drivin.

Prospect62 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:30 pm

ohv_kj wrote:

2006 KJ wrote:

nice pics! one word of advice for airing down... if your going real slow and doing some wheeling put a mark on the tire and rim... because if your tire slides at all along the rim it will throw them that tire out of balance. i normally use a small line of orange paint on the inside and outside... a little paint thinner wipes it right off when your done with it.

wish i had a beach near buy i could drive on

good piont except he's on the beach...trust me when i say if u have the power to spin the rim on sand u got somthing...

Oh hell yes, the sand sucks up ALOT of power and torque. The 3.7L was huffin' and puffin' on some of those hills. I spent the day in 4LO, except for one hill where we needed more speed to get up it and had to use 4HI.

Thanks for the compliments guys...

htkrph · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:11 pm

i love beach driving. it comes natural for some reason. the entrance to the beach close to cape hatteras was claiming a lot of people. like every 10 minutes someone was getting stuck in the middle of it. i made it just fine in 4hi. aired down to 15psi. got one line and just went for it not looking back! buahahaha. then everyone followed. i have been wanting to drive up there my sister used to be stationed in the coast guard stationed in fire island and i would always drive by the beach entrances. she wouldnt let me go in. because of the needed permit. how hard is it to get one?

Prospect62 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:25 pm

htkrph wrote:

the entrance to the beach close to cape hatteras was claiming a lot of people. like every 10 minutes someone was getting stuck in the middle of it. i made it just fine in 4hi. aired down to 15psi. got one line and just went for it not looking back! buahahaha. then everyone followed. i have been wanting to drive up there my sister used to be stationed in the coast guard stationed in fire island and i would always drive by the beach entrances. she wouldnt let me go in. because of the needed permit. how hard is it to get one?

Yup, had the same issue. Tried crawling up the very first hill at the entrance and almost got stuck about 5 times in a row...the sand just sucks you in and the MTR's just dug in too much. Finally realized that 4HI, speed and GOBS of the stupid pedal was the only way. That did the trick.

Regarding the permit, I had to stop by the U.S. Park Police station at Race Point, MA to get my permit. You must have the following required equipment for a Cape Cod, Massachusetts oversand permit...the rangers do inspect your vehicle and make you watch a video about sand driving. Make sure you have this stuff, the guy next to me got denied a permit because he didn't have his jack.

•Shovel: Heavy-duty shovel equal to a military folding shovel (got mine on eBay cheap!)
•Towing Device: Any of the following which are at least 14 feet long:
Tow Strap: 11/2"; Rope: 3/4"; Chain 5/16"; Cable 1/4"
•Jack: Standard size (e.g., vehicle manufacturer's jack)
•Jack Support Board: Wood: 10" x 12" x 11/2" or Plywood: 10" x 12" x 3/4"
•Tire Pressure Gauge: Must register to 5 p.s.i. or lower
•Fire extinguisher
•Tires must be a certain size (must not be low profile), for example a 16” rim, width must be 235 or wider and aspect ratio must be 65 or greater (ex. P235 / 65 R16)

The permits were $50 for a week and $150 for a year, and you can go to any beach as often as you want once you get one. Most beach entraces have airdown stations with compressors so you can air back up. We had to find the nearest gas station to air back up.

This applies to Cape Cod, MA...not sure how it works in Cape Hatteras but if it's a U.S. national seashore, it's probably exactly the same.

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:37 pm

htkrph wrote:

i love beach driving. it comes natural for some reason. the entrance to the beach close to cape hatteras was claiming a lot of people. like every 10 minutes someone was getting stuck in the middle of it. i made it just fine in 4hi. aired down to 15psi. got one line and just went for it not looking back! buahahaha. then everyone followed. i have been wanting to drive up there my sister used to be stationed in the coast guard stationed in fire island and i would always drive by the beach entrances. she wouldnt let me go in. because of the needed permit. how hard is it to get one?

i have lived in OBX and wilmington for some time now... when my liberty was stock, um?? i think 5 years ago...i never let the air out and still never got stuck... and we have the softest sand around...

Prospect62 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:52 pm

ohv_kj wrote:

i never let the air out and still never got stuck... and we have the softest sand around...

That's because you're the bee's knees dude! :wink:

htkrph · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:27 pm

ohv_kj wrote:

htkrph wrote:

i love beach driving. it comes natural for some reason. the entrance to the beach close to cape hatteras was claiming a lot of people. like every 10 minutes someone was getting stuck in the middle of it. i made it just fine in 4hi. aired down to 15psi. got one line and just went for it not looking back! buahahaha. then everyone followed. i have been wanting to drive up there my sister used to be stationed in the coast guard stationed in fire island and i would always drive by the beach entrances. she wouldnt let me go in. because of the needed permit. how hard is it to get one?

i have lived in OBX and wilmington for some time now... when my liberty was stock, um?? i think 5 years ago...i never let the air out and still never got stuck... and we have the softest sand around...

first time i went to corrolla i got stuck. i took a wrong turn. turning into a hill. it sucked then some A$$hole in a FJ cruiser came and said some dumb SH$T. then we deflated the tires. after that i do it because i dont want to get embarrassed like that ever again.

Prospect62 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:39 pm

Airing down (or if you prefer the technical term "letting the air out") is not only common sense and a good idea, but required by the US Park Police on National Seashores where ORV's are allowed.

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:34 pm

Prospect62 wrote:

Airing down (or if you prefer the technical term "letting the air out") is not only common sense and a good idea, but required by the US Park Police on National Seashores where ORV's are allowed.

really?? never knew that...i guess im not the bees knees...lol :cry:

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