TOP 10 How To 4x4 On Sand

[@antoniomarrujo490]

I cannot express my gratitude enough about the educational 4wd content you create. I am from Mexico and I was looking for spanish language content but ever since I found your youtube channel I stop looking. The way you deliver the points in your videos makes easy to me to understand even though the language barrer. The modified series have given me tons of good ideas too. Thank you for making me enjoy 4wheeling much more!

[@stephenroche1278]

Perfect tips as always Ronnie. I recently had a brutal experience in the Coorong getting bogged non-stop for hours. Was at 13psi because I had 20 inch H/T’s and was told I shouldn’t go lower. Nonsense!!. Got off the beach 6 hours later at 8psi - tires were like pancakes, but worked!

[@ElisPalace]

You go as low as it takes to get you out.

[@david667766]

Good to hear someone talk about going below 12psi, most are afraid to go down there just keep straight take it easy and go to 8psi will make everything much easier on very soft sand

[@Agent.K.]

Fun fact: Ronny parked one vehicle at the beach then walked home to bring the other!

[@brentmcd12]

and in that time, the tide didn't come in ??

[@Agent.K.]

@@brentmcd12 Nope. He checked the tides and took a screenshot 17:14 😅

[@GarlandGay7]

@@brentmcd12 N🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉ze Dr see r see email 😢😢 yt

[@pratikshetty2908]

😂😂😂

[@bertrandjenner411]

Always great content ! In the UAE, we have two schools in the sand: expats tend to drive 4H, lots of momentum, and mostly 1st Gear, 2nd Gear. Then you got the local school where it's all about torque... They love their LC7x you know. I've now learned to drive 4L, Diff Lock On, 4th, 3rd, 2nd gear on my Toyota Fortuner. Toyotas (FJ, LC, Prados, Fortuner, HiLux) do well in 4L up to 60Km/h. Don't do that on a 392 Jeep for sure. Here the sand is dry... I mean dry dry, not like on the beach. In some areas, it's powder on top of sand. Torque is the key, not speed + momentum.

[@PaulDekleva]

Useful tips to help drivers on the beach. Over the years I’ve seen plenty of people driving on beaches who have had no idea about tyre pressures and the basic recovery gear needed. Well I’m off to Moreton Island next week to drive on beaches, fish and camp.

[@kevinlachlan4274]

Awesome video, watched it twice as I’ve never been 4x4 on the beach before. Thanks for producing informative content for all of us

[@stevezodiac575]

This, and part two, are the videos I've been waiting for! All the key sand driving advice concisely presented and delivered in one, or two, packages! Great 'go to' refreshers for the occasional sand driver, or newbies too! Love and appreciate your work Ronny!

[@SarahandKeelanTravels]

Great vid Ronny, super comprehensive and very helpful mate. Hopefully the amount of recoveries we have been doing around Australia might decrease haha! helped a bloke out the other day on the Eyre Peninsula that was very bogged in his Prado, dropped his tyres right down and he walked out, he then asked me if I could pump his tyres back up as he had no compressor and he also didn't have any beers :(

[@Malc664]

Crikey, I hope they said they're buying a compressor.

[@dom0]

@@Malc664 or at least some beers lol

[@rollyb5061]

well done Keelan, no beers !

[@Malc664]

First class tutorial Ronny, as always. This video should be compulsory for all new 4wd buyers.

[@joshuarogers7514]

Thanks for the video Ronny, I'm new to 4wd and this video has explained alot of my questions I had before I go out on the beach. Thanks for giving me the confidence to go out and do it and learn more skills.

[@jameshuggins4300]

I don't live anywhere near a beach but Ronnie's advice is always welcome.

[@shanevillis4079]

Was taught 15 psi when sand driving. So that's what I always used. Didn't know most of this when I started beach driving, thanks youngblood, even though I didn't do much, just whenever I was going fishing ( Stocton Beach Newcastle)

[@coolchewschannel3674]

I wish I found this before I went to Pismo the first time. I still never really got stuck but there are a lot of good tips.

[@cliffbooth7075]

The first thing I learned about Maxtrax even though I already heard this, don’t ever use them on someone else’s car, not even your friend’s car unless it’s life or death or they’ve got the money to give you for a new set as they’ll melt the lugs down on them & ruin them. They just won’t care because they didn’t spend the hundreds of dollars on them. So that’s rule#1 with Maxtrax. Should even be written on the packaging haha. Yep shout out to you John. Where’s my $240?

[@stevejackson734]

Great vid Ronny, my wife doing sand driving courses in 2 weeks. She is not confident on the beach. Showed her your video and now she has a good idea of what to expect and is looking forward to it👍

[@arsenalsoccer626]

I wish I watched this video a few hours ago before driving my new Jeep on the beach. I would’ve been a lot less stressed! Thank you for this content, it is so helpful!

[@cruisinwithborgy]

This is probably the ONLY in depth tutorial about sand driving! I'm a complete novice when it comes to sand driving simply because I've done it here in VIC. But moving over to WA soon will give me plenty of opportunities to learn. Cheers for this mate

[@richardrose9090]

Great vid well done, however tip 7 parking on the beach, depending where your from, rules may be different, You should park on the soft sand facing up towards the dunes or down towards the water, this way for on coming vehicles it is very clear you are parked and they will slow to check for people walking around.

[@milaventurasprod]

Thank you, this will be super usefull on my local tracks! I use wood planks with my Disco 1, but will buy those maxtracks. All of the other stuff I can confirm, must have. At least the spade and compresor (some of the cheap ones can serve as a deflector as well). Also, some situations on low gear I find that it is good to go on a higher gear if you have the torque available, ie diesel, less wheel spin. Great content, thank you Ronny!

[@mikewright2858]

Great video for first-time sand drivers. Thanks!

[@chandulaherath7093]

Great video Ronnie! Gonna help me a lot as a beginner for 4WD. Keep it up. Cheers

[@dunec4039]

Great stuff, as always. What I was taught north of Luderitz on the dunes was, a) make sure the wheels are pointing straight by giving the steering wheel a bit of leeway initially and, b) mud tires are generally very good because the tread pattern makes very little difference and the stronger sidewalls allow much lower pressures. I find 1/2 bar about right.

[@dumasbagofhammers]

Fantastic video. Learned a lot. Thank you!

[@ronzspin2570]

Cheers for the tips mate I utilise these on my trip to moreton and had great success thanks 👍

[@isaacgomez7886]

Thank you so much for this. You explained everything very well. I learned a lot!

[@normankirisome10]

Good man Ronny and great tutorial. I'm working up the courage to take my 4wd on the beach. Thanks for the tips.

[@gringo19860]

Good to see you helping Ronny @ 1:25. I'm sure they're subscribers now😂👍

[@fahimh3344]

This is premium content. THANK YOU

[@arturocaballero7208]

I like your explanations. I believe I was able to understand. Thanks.

[@harryp6915]

Great content as always Ronnie. Something I reckon would be good to add is beach driving courtesy as well. Things we can do to make sure everyone has a nice day on the beach.

[@sameastlake5153]

Awesome video. I’m new to 4WD and going to Fraser soon so total novice and this video covered everything.

[@LukeB83]

Thank you for putting these together!

[@1towgunner]

Thank You very much for posting this.

[@h001139]

You are the best man. Thank you for posting and sharing your knowledge

[@azizben6457]

Great content. Thank you from Tunisia.

[@thetoxicmale]

I've been watching you videos recently and today you earned my sub. Thank you for putting together a good channel to watch.

[@Ronny_Dahl]

Awesome, thank you!

[@blackjeep2005]

Ronnie the 79s new look is freaking crazy cool 😎 my family absolutely loves your channels. Good day to you and torbs fro west virginia. 🇺🇸.

[@ArjonaLawyers]

Great video mate! hell you encourage me to take the lil jimny places where i never imaged it would go, cheers! salute from Cancun

[@seanchristie7150]

Fantastic real world advice as usual. Well presented, if the beach is busy, like a highway, be very cautious about oncoming traffic and other people/vehicles parked

[@ThePepperford]

Just did Stockton beach dunes. Really enjoyed it. With the correct driving and tyres pressures you can relax and enjoy.

[@victorcm5635]

Thanks mate. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

[@neilpinker4572]

Top vid Ronny, cheers mate

[@Swwa89]

Great tips. Living in the south West of wa beach/dune driving is all I do. Usually go straight down to 12psi always have max tracks etc with me its amazing how many people get bogged as they have no idea!!!

[@petermills1402]

Good tips and thanks from us all that pull others out many times mainly due to tyre pressures, but.... you need to talk about traction controls on most new 4wds these days. Traction controls working well in high range may bring you undone, maybe talk about Power mode manual and eco mode as most 4wds are auto, also the infamous long press of the traction control button. Maybe a whole video on this one Ronnie.

[@Norman_krsk]

Thanks! Just yesterday mentioned that i haven't experience in sand driving 😄. In my region is only mud or snow.

[@markelliott6105]

Good stuff. One more that drives people nuts when someone is bogged blocking a track. It's implicit in your smooth inputs advice and all the footage ever of you driving. Burnouts don't unbog you. Love the sound of the chipped V8 and the fat exhaust but save the fun for out in the open and not holding everyone up for a further hour because you're now sitting on the chassis rails.

[@supersportblitz]

Inspirational... Thanks "4x4 Ronny" now i know

[@MashariAlq]

This is really helpful thank you for sharing knowledge 🙏🏼

[@GregPalmer2]

You are the number one man,l taught you well. I haven't got bogged in sand yet but your tips will come in handy. I do carry a sand anchor and maxtrax the same as yours just in case.😁😁😁

[@LastChanceFossil]

Great video, thank you Ronny.

[@sidney-kt6zu]

Sending my regards to you Ronny, big fan all the way from Miami, Florida. Always great content ! (Learned a lot thanks to you ) bought my 99’ dodge Dakota 4x4 , applied the knowledge you’ve provided and I have a blast . Also, super funny describing what to do as people in the background are digging their self out 😅

[@MikePowlas]

I have a RAV4 and never go lower than 20psi. Have had no problems at all. Put it is Sand & Mud mode. Put it in drive (but it can be driven as a manual as well.)

[@martincontrerasu]

Great video Ronnie, just what I needed for this weekend at the beach ⛱️

[@sonictommo22]

Fuck mate the quality of your vids has shot through the roof in the last 2 years. You pretty much taught me how to drive on sand back then, this refresher will be shared to my family and mates. Cheers Ronny 👍🏻

[@rasta77-x7o]

Hot tip #1: If you have a TPM (Tyre pressure monitor) setup which is damn handy, they usually come with valve caps that read the PSI, when i get to the beach i loosen all 4 and each tyre deflates while i can see in real time on the display the pressures and then i just nip them back up. Absolutely handy! Hot tip #2: Petrol 4x4 for sand ;)

[@BillRize]

I used to see a lot get bogged in 4wds on the dunes out at Stockton when they'd try to come back a gear going up a dune. Would lose all momentum. Best to back up as you say. Can be difficult picking the right gear.

[@Walardir]

even for your high level this is a awsome video. thanks

[@ScottElliott152]

Yep it's all about low tyre pressures. Once I learned that it's been easy. I use around 10 psi to 14 psi and my D40 Nissan Navara pads along like a 🐫 ... and that's with relatively skinny but tall 215/85R16 AT's

[@remcojansen2953]

great advice thank you

[@gmdeutsch]

Great tips! Thank you!

[@erickrcmar9662]

Thanks Ronny great advice

[@colemanherefords7321]

Thanks for sharing and doing these wonderful videos . I run a 2008 wrangler 2 door 6 speed manual on 35's. As Im a logger here in the US. I run into sand especially driving down the middle of creeks with huge sand and gravel bars because the banks are to steep to just drive across. These videos have really helped me Alot. Also that's a kickass shirt you were wearing. I usually hate anything with writing on it shirt wise... But that shirt is just pretty dam cool. Keep up the great work and safe fun filled travels.

[@greenvalley9623]

Very informative video thanks bro

[@Defender110SLO]

Hope some day this will come handy. Thanks for the tips. 👍 Cheers. 🍻

[@xaixou]

Excellent content. I really love your videos dude, they are always so informative and to the point. Thank you.

[@brianbirc]

I have a Full size Bronco I bought to upgrade for off road after I had some suspension long travel on Kinng shocks I had to see how it did in the dunes. I had been in sand before on dit bikes & 4x4 toyotas one with a built motoe & kicker did pretty well living atK38 for a summer surfing a lot made my backside wave surfing bettter for sure at a right point break. After surfing do many so often I spent some time surfing some nice big swells at San Miguel ABREAK THAT PROVIDES BIG FREIGHT TRAIN RIGHTS LONG STEEP SHOULDERS & BARRELS FAST STEEP WIRH GOOD POWER & WHEN IT IS BIG ENOUGH IT CAN BE MADE INTO THE BIG COVE WHERE THE WAVE KEEPS GOING ALONG ALONG THE THE PATH IT JUST KEEPS ON INTO IT FOR A LONG WAYS

[@thomasmullins1783]

Great advice Ronny!

[@mtncrow4x4]

Always great content, thank you much, mate!

[@MuggsFJ]

Mate, awesome vids. Love your work. Lobby Netflix for your own show people will pay for it.

[@omarabdullaziz7587]

Great video! awesome tips! this also applies to desert sand cruising, with few more tips with gearing in auto

[@aazv23]

Well explained Thank you 👍🏻

[@oxidize99]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MichaelLowsby]

Very Nice tips. Hi from Brazil.

[@stefanwulf4062]

Great vid!

[@darrenbanks3891]

Great video mate. Cant wait to get out on the beach for our first time, thanks for the tips👍

[@patroln48]

Great vid Ronny! Did I miss the 79 reveal? The glimpses of it look great!

[@Ronny_Dahl]

Not yet released mate but soon it will be

[@NasTimeAdventures]

Good tips mate. Good prep video for my Simpson trip.

[@utahjohnnymontana3373]

I saw someone else explain the top ten things for beach driving and I think the first five involved lowering your tire pressure. And bring a shovel.

[@jackcisco33]

Great tips! Keep up the good content mate

[@TheSkskitey]

Nice advice Ronny , get your tyre pressures right in the first place and thats half the fix . I never get my pressures right , i'm too scared to go too low but i end up getting bogged so go low before to suit the particular beach . Follow the tracks of others but the big 4WDs don't lower their pressures much and leave big ruts which you can get stuck in them as i found out the hard way :-)

[@andrewpicha6238]

Fantastic video 👏🏻 Thoughts on driving Mux LST with 20inch highway terrain tyres on beach? Not on sand dunes, just beach soft sand on QLD coastal beaches. Thanks in advance.

[@jamesmoros1274]

What about Traction control? Should you switch it off? Great tips 😊

[@megalodonproductions3143]

you forgot a recovery rope (best is the elastic/kinectic type) and jack and a piece of wood to place below the jack so it wont sink on the sand....... i always carry two shovels.....

[@christopheryanik9430]

Hello. Thanks for the great tips! I just bought a new 4Runner ORP 4x4 and plan on doing lots of beach driving. I'm concerned about corrosion under the vehicle even though I don't plan on driving in the water. Is corrosion a legitimate concern?

[@ScottMeister]

I'd love to go drive & be on the beach, but it's a few degrees *BELOW* the freezing point right now! Yeah, I'm in the States & some snow fell last night. Everything is white outside! ❄❄ Good tips, Ronny! Mostly common sense...but as we all know, common sense isn't so common anymore! 🤷🤔

[@mr_j83]

I should watch your video before I went to the Beach😁 (not much options for beach driving here in VIC)

[@lovepeace3015]

Ay Ronny mate, thanks heaps for the tippers, never been 4x4 in my entire life. Just bought a GWM Tank 500, cant wait to try out on the sand dune to see how she goes. What do you recone about taking it on its stock wheels and tyres? Also, new subscribers here.

[@stevemilis2718]

In high range turn the stability control off because if your wheels spin your stability control will kick in low range will turn it off automatically

[@MerzougaAdventures]

very interesting this video with many tips thanks for sharing 😍

[@mikemorgan4670]

Very well done Sir.

[@n80sr5]

I see the 79 has got superior engineering suspension 🤩🤑💯💪

[@and7976]

Nothing beats experience

[@krisnick92]

My prado 120 has a button youpush to start off in 2nd gear called 2nd start

[@jjsadv]

Hanging out for a trip video Ronny..

[@2157AF]

When WA opens up in 2023 maybe. 😁

[@jjsadv]

@@2157AF if you live here it’s open. Nothing stopping any of us travelling in the state.

[@Teddybearrodgers73]

Hi Ronny I was wondering if you could give me some advice on tyre pressure in mud? Thanks

[@ozymandias7940]

If I could throw my 2c worth in, considering the amount of SUV's on the road these days, I would suggest that before anyone begins their great beach adventure and trying out Ronnys tips, particularly if you're a first timer, make sure your vehicle is a 4WD and NOT an AWD. They are not the smae thing at all. A few weeks ago I was a few km down a beach south of Perth and I came across a shiny new Mazda SUV half buried in the gleaming white sand. How it made it that far down the beach with 2 adults and a couple of kids on board is a mystery. They had been there a couple of hours, no water, no tools and absolutely no idea. Ended up pulling them out of the bog backwards, sadly they lost most of the plastic underbody tray and part of the front spoiler. They were very grateful and admitted they thought AWD was the 'new' 4wd.

[@RealTalkWithMitch]

In Broome theres a little beach thats powder. In the dunes has thousands of washed up, dried out mangrove roots from cyclones over the decades that will stake your tyres. If you drive the tidal line you sink because theres wet sand layered over an air pocket to saturated sand. So your only option is the king tide tidal line (down slope of the dune). Nothing to stake your tyres and safe from an incoming tide (unless its above a 9.95m tidal shift). Problem is, its like driving on flour. I attempted every time im that way and only succeed 10% of the time. That beach is a fantastic spot to learn in my bush pig of an 80.

[@InfinityFishing]

very good content, subbed !

[@KoShuFW]

Thanks! I know my beach and do not air down for it as i have a short 2 mile run. I do not drive on the wet sand by the water cause i am afraid to get bugged down there. Could you talk about choosing a path on the beach in more detail?