Beach 4x4 Self Recovery Technique | Just Wet the Sand...

There are plenty of techniques you can use to self recover you 4wd, and when you get bogged on the beach or sand dunes, a trusty shovel will get you un stuck most of the time.
In this video I try something a little different, can you use water to compact the sand and then simply drive out of the bog?
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[@2450logan]

The dedication of deliberate bogging my man does for us.

[@Edu_RJR]

practice leads to perfection

[@LatinDanceVideos]

This. This is why we like his channel. Much better than the salesroom showponies.

[@carltunstall1989]

Haha it’s never going to work using salt water doh... you need bottled mineral water slightly chilled with a few slices of organic lime

[@matthutch5919]

Classic

[@zzzz-ok7733]

And some gin???🍸

[@T25de]

Add a little mint and cucumber if ya wanna impress the Sheila’s

[@LawF250]

I love sarcasm all day everyday!!! Hahaha

[@warbird747]

Love the fact you applied the park brake at 2:10 when the vehicle is bogged to the axles. Safety first. :-)

[@Looknobook]

warbird747 Hahahah! I was gonna say the same thing. I’ve done similar things like using the indicators in the desert when the closest car is miles away

[@Agent.K.]

warbird747 I always pull the handbrake as soon as I stop 😅

[@japorah]

The amount of times you've purposefully bogged yourself just for videos is really impressive

[@EveArtie]

Hilarious!!! Love your work and your optimistic delivery. Happy adventuring! My daughter and I are off tomorrow on a rural NSW roadtrip and I can't wait to see some outback areas. Unfortunately, we only have a 2wd and a swag but I'm sure adventures will be had!!! Thanks for your entertaining videos 👍🏽👍🏽

[@robwhite240z]

Yes, you can get out using water that contains Barley, hops and yeast in 6 pack form and a snatch strap.

[@rickm4295]

Best episode of Myth Busters ever , lol. Good on you for calling out the dreamers, hehe

[@waynezhang6576]

Can't find words for my love for this Channel! It's just so real.

[@BradleyMackintosh]

I just want to say thank you, I only watched the last video about 4 weeks ago, just before I went on a road trip. About a week ago in cape range national park I got severely stuck on the beach, it then occurred to me that I had no recovery gear and the tide was rising fast. Remembered back to this video and it definitely saved my arse and my car, I am definitely ordering a big windscreen sticker to show my appreciation. You are an absolute legend. P.S I absolutely love your videos and have got my brother interested in them too.

[@deadpool3636]

Thanks for going to the effort of proving that some people have no idea what there talking about...

[@q8dasma]

Your Smile and practice are the best

[@hughyyyy]

One thing that might help, having never been in this situation (thankfully)... pouring the water on the *top* of the tire, to clear the sand from the treads and restore some tread depth to paddle the sand? awesome vid!

[@chrishiggins1811]

I always look forward to these type of videos, keep them coming

[@hughmoore810]

Seek Adventure Yes the shovel is the answer. Like George Hill towing USA. In his videos he nearly always digs around the wheels of the bogged beach vehicles. It should be obvious but hardly anyone mentions it but when bogged the wheels dig themselves in = the vehicle is lower as in closer to the axle centre. Digging around them & making a sand ramp allows the vehicle a good chance of driving out. As you 1st showed the water didn't work as it's never going to climb up the vertical face of the sand. Even a high gutter on a solid surface would test out many vehicles.

[@kookmar7431]

Miss you mate! Hope you are enjoying adventure!!!!

[@MrStrangelymade]

What you should have done is wedge a couple of 20ft salties under the front wheel, better than Maxtrax.

[@Andrew-dg7qm]

This is great. No wonder they didn’t comment. They didn’t know. Thanks for the timer and doing the diffing...you read my mind while I was watching😂🤙

[@danielattwood3311]

Sandbags are a good back up ,fill with sand to different thickness, two in front of each wheel .Easy to store and will rot away quickly if left behind!

[@brock6286]

"alright then lets get out of here" * does not move an inch* LMAO

[@bennyh384]

That's one of the reason I like watching his video. He could've either edit or redo but shows'em all.

[@LadyXeres]

Lmaooo best comment ever. 😂

[@lillypatience]

your sense of humor is awesome! loved the end :-)

[@airbats801]

Great video, I love seeing some myth busting!

[@cameronupton8367]

Have you heard of the hessian bag trick? Hessian bag full of sand in front of the tyres (same spot as max tracks) and as the tyres grab and drag under the sand inside compacts and gives you traction... cheap and compact back up supply to leave stashed in the car maybe you could try..

[@Land_Raver]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@dantheman5222]

covers my smile and chuckle with my hand

[@tuddsmithers7101]

So dig yourself out and refresh your tires with a bucket of water, good video thanks so much.

[@hiddenwaffle3332]

These types of videos are really good to know what to do in a situationlike this keep up the vids

[@vaughanschoeman]

Great advice Mikey 😉

[@LitoGeorge]

The water trick was meant to work. Because if you have to run back and forth wrong the beach, then the weight you lose will make it way easier for the vehicle to get unstuck. Your problem is that you were skinny to begin with

[@cbrown17982010]

How do you know when I'm watching your now 2nd to latest video asking myself "I wonder when he's gonna post another?" 😂, awesome video as usual!!

[@elnakasone]

It’s a trick that wildland firefighters use when stuck. Lightens the load and gives the soft dirt or sand a bit more of a solid surface. They would use two thirds of the water in their tank, much more than twelve buckets of water, and a bunch of shoveling!

[@shanethesharkcaver]

Damn, I got bogged in that exact same spot last week. I'm glad I left me bucket at home now. I did redo your supapeg V snowpeak test whilst down there. Class A copper log.... nothing's tougher ;)

[@stevecrop6264]

It can help in hot fluffy sand, but like you found you need heaps of water and it’s time consuming. That sand was already wet and compact underneath. You weren’t moving because it was trying to climb the hill in front of each wheel. Which is why you could drive out after digging. You can’t dig your way out of soft fluffy sand.

[@peteypops]

I liked the “turning the steering wheel” method better. Perhaps you could wait until the tide comes in....ooops

[@marceld6061]

that'll wet the tires for sure!

[@TomWylie]

Fun video! Thanks for busting that for us :)

[@feartheduck6664]

I used 17 buckets of water per wheel. The water temperature was 46.789 degrees. The wind was from the South East. Car drove off no problem at all. I must try it at the beach next time now that my driveway is clean enough...

[@MrRoma70]

How do you protect your chassis from sand, is there a special spray you use before every trip? Do you wash your car chassis straight after every trip? Great Video

[@jamieh4x4]

Did you try with salt water? It might have more friction. Please try again ;)

[@myefhatch]

Now I know what not to do😂. Thanks for showing this. 👍🏻

[@bruisercruiser23]

Heshem bags work a treat for a budget recovery device

[@mtevilone]

No need to dig. get your tires turning slowly, and turn your steering wheel lock to lock slowly. It pulls the sand under the tires packing it. You slowly climb right out. There are a few vids on it. It is hard to beleive but it does work great. I saw it first on Matt's Off Road Recovery out of Hurricane Utah. A KZbinr from UAE gave him the heads up.

[@mrchams]

Great videos, thanks for sharing your adventures

[@Douginont]

You're a sucker for punishment. I want to quote an old sergeant ' Cute kid, none too bright, but cute.' I can't even do that jokingly but you are the sharpest and brightest crayon in the box.

[@SeekAdventure]

Thanks Doug! No one has ever called me the sharpest and brighest crayon in the box 😊 Usually it's the dullest and bluntest! 😂

[@Darioros326]

Keep up the great work fella👍

[@bquade70]

Great info, thx Lake Havasu, u.s.a.

[@Beelzebububble]

Try this technique. Here in California, there are so many bums infesting the beaches that we just toss a few in front of the tires.

[@ashleywright1991]

there was me thinking u was going to burry the bucket and use it as an anchour

[@AlexisonfireDub]

Ashley Wright my guy! If in doubt sand bag it out.

[@Australian_Outdoor_man]

Love it . Thanks mate. Love your videos. 👍👍👍👍

[@s4060]

Thanks mate!!!

[@matthutch5919]

Yep never heard of the H2o theory, although as someone mentioned adding cement to the mix lol. Recovery tracks & a shovel. Although I've used seaweed & sand mixed with stone's, yep wasn't enough stone's around but it did work

[@pedrobrando4606]

If you drive on sand after a rain you will not get bogged down to begin with.Rain makes sand hard,otherwise you must have a 4wd drive vehicle with the some decent ground clearance and all terrain tires.

[@robertlaurence8210]

Onya m8. U gave it fair go. Top stuff

[@JourneyInNature]

Try sprinkling three bags of cement with the water

[@andrewsnow7386]

That's a nice experiment, I had wondered if water would help. But that was 4 1/2 minutes of digging, and YOU can drive right out. All those drivers that use the if-the-care-doesn't-move-give-it-more-gas method would still be stuck.

[@James01234]

Wetting the sand is useless I’ve seen many people try it and never seen it work 😂

[@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623]

Awesome as mate .. I just found your chanal & I love watching your KZbin

[@chriswilkinson7431]

Should've used the bucket as a land anchor for the winch 😅

[@philhealey449]

Maybe needs the tide to come right in deeply and that will produce enough water for some hard sand layers and wash the car up the beach as well! Seriously though, dedicated debunking test here thanks on this idea !

[@marceld6061]

Proof positive that all you need when bogged in sand is a little water, (...a shovel, and a set of MaxTrax 😁🤪) Not necessarily in that order. I think it goes: 1: Shovel 2:MaxTrax 3: Water to drink afterwards

[@markhellema8847]

Is the recovery bucket different to a normal bucket?

[@jeramiet154]

I think you're supposed to put the water before you sink the vehicle down to the frame/axles.

[@philipw7557]

Nice one Micheal 👍😎🇳🇿

[@Todhwart]

Hey Micheal 🙋‍♂️ in your video about your hats you said you were here in europe .. so maybe you know im speaking of when i say : here in germany the only offroad you can have are muddy woodlanes and farmers field-ways .. so .. do you have advices when i get bogged in mud and dont have a winch ? Could it be worth to make a video??? Greetings from germany and .. you are great entertainment!!! I celebrate your dark humor every time 🤣🤣👍👍

[@justins380]

Why didn't you put the kayak down and just paddle out? I love you'r videos good stuff. Once again the shovel wins...

[@pipamusa]

Can you do a video where you see how many buckets it takes

[@newport5504]

Great video, just wondering why you chose your kitchen side drivers side? Thank you

[@user-cg9oi5ug4d]

Waiting for the tool to say yeah but you wet that sand before you dug it so the water helped 😂 Nice work though

[@msr358]

Yep, cant see much logic there. AND I notice you didn't do your warm-up stretches before running back and forth with the bucket either....

[@ArnoldClarke]

Put the bucket under your diff to raise the vehicle height

[@Thoma_5]

That Akubra of yours is looking way to clean mate what’s going on? Get some dirt on it !

[@AS-um6pz]

After watching till the very end I figured out why it didn’t work for you... your uncle’s name isn’t Bob! ;) 😝😋

[@Keithygeorge]

Subbed.

[@zzzz-ok7733]

Have seen people in the middle East in the same situation get out much quicker with out the tracks!

[@nader6691]

Hi u need to lower the air in the tyres to as low as 8 psi

[@mehere7514]

2 Red Bull energy drinks would've gave get it wings ,could've flew out, take care be safe

[@peem1244]

Hi Michael, I think i'd be tempted to get the sand out of my tyre treads before trying this as they are effectively slicks on wet sand. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. 👍🖖😎🚙

[@fredbaloo1153]

Your videos are very informative and refreshing, you might have already answer my questions in one of your videos. Is you BT-50 standard and what have you done about rust proofing you vehicle. Thanks

[@joevasquez1776]

Why straight to three buckets?

[@CyrusSC2]

Love ya channel mate! 👍

[@gerretoutdoors3710]

Uhh your not in 4 wheel drive... Haha I'm just mashing your taters. Good video. Max Trax to the rescue

[@miarena111]

well, that stupid idea at least brought us another video 😋 😎 💗.

[@trentcopeland4287]

How do you tie down the kayak mate? How secure is it off road and wouldent mind a full video of "how to secure your load" cheers ledgend

[@fisher898]

Fair dinkum, you're hopeless. Only blue buckets work. Try it again with the correct bucket before you say it does not work.

[@Ev.FromMars]

Blue buckets definitely work. My brother's, uncle's, father's, dog groomer does it all the time.

[@picshare-101]

Blue bucket works only in the early morning. after that you must have a red one.

[@harmeetgp]

Y’all are cooked the trick is pink buckets! Sand respects you for supporting breast cancer and half a bucket per tire will get you out of the worst bog!!

[@fisher898]

@@Ev.FromMars There you go, proof!

[@fisher898]

@@picshare-101 If you are on the beach after lunch your looking for trouble. That when its high tide. I know cause I have been stuck.

[@g6qwerty]

DId you try it when your tires first started spinning on some dry sand? That is the only time my dad said it would work, once your buried up to your hubs he said putting water wouldn't help.

[@muhammetcakmak2127]

thank u for trying, can u try to tie a piece of wood to back tires?

[@siuolsretlaw8166]

No you got it all wrong, you're supposed to nail a few pieces of wood to each tire!

[@jakewilkie3516]

What up mate love the videos

[@mr.e6175]

City slickers love trying to drop their knowledge. All ya need is a shovel.

[@bluzcompany2293]

Just let out about have the air in your tires,put the vehicle in low and drive out ,it's called bagging your tires.

[@debeeriz]

you dont pour it around the wheels you use full 50 x 1 litre water bottles packed in front of the wheels

[@Jason-bd5iq]

I’ve had people swear to me that wetting the sand will get you unstuck. I live in the American Southwest so you’d have to carry the water with you which is significantly heavier than the shovel and other recovery gear. Maybe, just maybe it could help with the dirt and sand around here but carrying a couple hundred pound of water is so much more difficult and maybe more costly for the storage.

[@ToyBJ]

Lol 😂, we’ll done mate 😎👍

[@aidanc8434]

Can I add he’s doing beach burn outs in a 4bie 🤣

[@marksomerville1275]

You Wally, that was salt water, you shud use fresh water. The viscosity of NaClH20 is not complimentary to silica based sand molecules. Next time take a garden hose, it's closer to the truck...

[@danielsnook5029]

Astroglide works better although most people don't carry 100 litres like me.;)

[@Mick04work]

Hi Mate, been loving your videos over the last few days since I discovered you channel. Is it possible to run 2 solar systems to a 12 V battery? As my existing solar setup I have is a little underpowered and I wasn’t sure if I could use this one in addition to another one. Or would I have to purchase a whole new system.

[@tanktopper]

Maybe it only works when the temperature drop to sub zero. 😂🥶

[@ondaroam311]

What sized tyres u running cheech

[@TheSkskitey]

You made the mistake of using freshwater not salty ocean water , only joking . How would that work when you can certainly get bogged in wet sand anyway , me speaking from experience . Good test anyway to prove the point :-)

[@4bnewb969]

Did those who suggested this would work do so on the 1st of April ? Always enjoy your videos though

[@blockeduser5769]

Baby seal pups. You need to swim a mile out and fight the sharks for baby seal pups then gut them stretch the skins and dry them in the sun then build a small factory and make seal pup aviator hats then sell them on Amazon and take the money you make and buy a lift kit and bigger tires. Its gonna handle terrible on the road. But it will do a little better in the sand...

[@bryanr.3241]

The reason no one answered your question as to "how much water to use", is because they do not know what they are talking about. Water as a recovery use LMAO !! I would love to see their PROOF it worked for them 👍