I take my Burb out there cause it's the only truck we have. Bout didn't make it through the soft sand :shock: . Lots of room but way too heavy. Looks like the Jeeps just float over the sand 8) . Is there an official Beach Truck? 8)
What's the best truck / vehicle for funnin on the beach?
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Nothing official. But there are real 4-wheel drives and there are pretenders.
A few years ago, you never saw a vehicle without rust or mismatched paint job. Now it's mostly $30,000+ trucks and SUVs. :shock:
You should add a 4th option: Keep your vehicle on the road. Many people don't like it. Not saying I'm one of them, but I hear it from time to time.
A few years ago, you never saw a vehicle without rust or mismatched paint job. Now it's mostly $30,000+ trucks and SUVs. :shock:
You should add a 4th option: Keep your vehicle on the road. Many people don't like it. Not saying I'm one of them, but I hear it from time to time.
kurt said:
I'll try :? but now sure how to do that.
Kurt, can you post a picture of our truck? The one with the covered seating area on the bed? I know I've seen a couple on this site before.
Our family has had "beach buggies" since the 1940's. That's what we still call the truck---beach buggy. In the early 50's my cousins had an old "woody wagon" with the side doors removed, probably no windows except for the windshield, and large under inflated tires . We would ride the dunes high and low (when that was legal, like walking your dog used to be).
Over the years we've tried many kinds of vehicles, some 4WD and some not. Needless to say, we've got some very funny and sad stories about getting stuck in the non-4WD vehicles. We don't drive the $30,000+ trucks, but we do insist on 4WD now and (knock on wood) have avoided being stuck for years. We have always modified our vehicle exclusively for beach runs and made it suitable as a people mover, along with transporting coolers, chairs, umbrellas, etc. Every version has improved modifications. We have places to hang chairs, spots for trash cans and coolers. Makes for an intersesting ride!
I'm leaving after work today to spend the weekend. Big family Christmas party. Can't wait!
Our family has had "beach buggies" since the 1940's. That's what we still call the truck---beach buggy. In the early 50's my cousins had an old "woody wagon" with the side doors removed, probably no windows except for the windshield, and large under inflated tires . We would ride the dunes high and low (when that was legal, like walking your dog used to be).
Over the years we've tried many kinds of vehicles, some 4WD and some not. Needless to say, we've got some very funny and sad stories about getting stuck in the non-4WD vehicles. We don't drive the $30,000+ trucks, but we do insist on 4WD now and (knock on wood) have avoided being stuck for years. We have always modified our vehicle exclusively for beach runs and made it suitable as a people mover, along with transporting coolers, chairs, umbrellas, etc. Every version has improved modifications. We have places to hang chairs, spots for trash cans and coolers. Makes for an intersesting ride!
I'm leaving after work today to spend the weekend. Big family Christmas party. Can't wait!
kurt said:
I've seen that truck before! Love it!!
8)Thanks for the photo of our buggy, but I think Kurt was focused on something other than our truck when he took the photo.
Good shot! :roll:
Good shot! :roll:
Oldtimer said:
Looks like you'll have pretty good weather, too. We've had flooding & threat of tornados in Nooga today :roll: When you get back be sure to tell us how great it was...complete with photos. Have fun!
Oldtimer said:
Sure am glad someone else noticed that :mrgreen:
