Driving Sand Dunes, BEGINNERS to Advanced 

I strongly dislike people not using sand flags, they make such a difference spotting people an extra dune away rather than as you crest. Especially on Sand dune based WA tracks.

Great video Ronny! You gave some excellent advice on how to tackle different types of sand dunes! Thank you for the video!

Great content. Wouldnt say ive done heaps of dunes so gave me a bit more confidence and some basics. Thanks

The scariest part of a sand dune is when you’re out with the boys, the place is full of people, and you can’t make it to the top to impress the ladies and kids!

Great video, never gave it much thought but I can see how it could go wrong. I live a day trip away from some big dunes so will probably try it at some point

Excellent info Ronny! W.A. is spoiled for choice when it comes to sand driving. Learnt so much when i was over there with the Zuki, especially the "not to panic" bit. 🙂👍

Thanks for the info. I'm going to the dunes in Michigan. Love your channel and information.

Nice video Ronny thanks for sharing

I used to have a 2010 Wrangler 2door for my 4x4. In Canada we don't have sand dunes but I used it for piping pluver conservancy on beaches. 25psi all around did the job in 2nd gear 4H. As long as you have momentum

Great video Ronnie 👍👍👍👍

Thanks for the tips Ronny.👍

Great video. Very informative

Ronnie, another great video! I've not seen Torb in a while. I trust he's doing well??? Cheers, Mate.

Excellent, thank you 👍👍🇺🇸 Lake Havasu 🌞 Az

Another great vid guys, thanks for your insight, but if it is busy put a sand flag up, safety first 😀 cheers

Great vid Ronny .. I’m happy try some bigger dunes with this info .. hey, where did you get your hat?

Good one Sir!!

Sand dunes are a lot of fun but very dangerous. I used to like to ride them but stopped after seeing so many devastating crashes. If you're going out for the first few times find yourself an easier area than what he was on and walk it all first so you learn it. One bad drop can be catastrophic.

Great video

I run 10 PSI on my 200 Series Sahara. It has Toyo OPAT3 tyres on it.

good job bro

When are you and the crew heading east again, mate? Great vid by the way.

Great video Ronni. I noticed that all the vehicles you had are manuals how about teaching us how to drive autos up and down sand dunes would be great cheers

I got stuck in a sand bowl at lucky bay near Kalbarri and had my tyres at 20 psi I had to floor it in 1st gear hi range and that got me up

Hi Ronny, thanks for all the advice and tips. I have a question, Do I need to lock my center differential or rear diferrential as well whenever driving on the sand dunes apart from engaging it to Low Gear? Or differential lock is only needed when the car is bogged? Im still in doubt about this on my LC300. Thanks!

I would also add, consider not beach driving at the interchange of seasons, because the sand is shifting heaps more than usual and gets super, super soft. A park ranger told me that after nearly losing a vehicle, lucky we had a caravan park with a tractor to pull us out near by after a failed attempt to get our boat out, pulled the trailer and boat out by hand, tractor lifted the front, let the sand level out and then started pulling, thought the tractor was gonna rip the car in half. The ranger had a scrap book of recoveries with him at the time, the park obviously called the ranger, saw some pretty serious sh!t.

spent two hours bogged out the back of the lancelin dunes in deep wind blown sand. dig fest and tyres down to 10 psi got us out. this was back in 94, way before maxtrax. a shovel a high lift jack and 20m of wire rope was our recovery gear back then. ahh good times

Night time driving. I share a different opinion. Back in the early 2000s when Kurnell was still a descent place to sand 4wd (and it was free), night time was the only driving I ever did as it was safer. Why? Headlights, better than any sand flag and you quickly learnt to read the long shadows cast by you lights. This was well before the days of light bars and [affordable] 9inch spotties. We had the best times 4wding the old dunes at night.

What about hill descent control going down a dune compared to 1 gear low range?

Have seen so many drop off's over a dune out at Stockton. Many don't check before they go over. Have seen dunes collapse when brakes are applied and wheels lock going down. Sand bowls are for going round and around in a buggy. Never rely on past experience there. The dunes can change so much.

Always, always, always use a sand flag - preferably on the right front of the rack. And a Simpson Desert sand flag with a cross is compulsory - may as well buy one now.

For the record for his LC 79 series he doesn't like any after market rear side mirrors. Towing a trailers of all sizes the stock ones always get the job done. It is good enough no need to replaced them with a foldable multi-purpose, rigid, expensive after market products like the ones Clear view Mirrors made for off road and towing purposes😃

"light vehicle": *shows hilux jimny: *sad noises

Yes Ronny 🤘🤘🇨🇦

What would you recommend on a 2008 Suzuki jimny with AT’s?

How do I reverse down with trailer, when I lose momentum to climb,..

What is better when climbing soft dunes wide or narrow tires ?

My favorite content. I used to drive at Grover City Beach and Red Rock Canyon in Crappyfornia. I’ve loved driving in the sand since I was 5yo.

"Never drive the dunes at night" 😅 damn then i shouldnt have spent my last weekend doing a night crossing also a quick tip, if your car's engine temp goes up, run the AC at full heat to heal cool it off. Worked wonders for my jeep

How do you rate you’re tires in the sand?

I haven't been around for a while. What happened to your SR5 Hilux ?

Nice video as usual, what is the rim size of the lc79 and the brand name

I have to admit that the most terrifying thing that I have ever done in my life was to go down a huge dune in reverse after failing to get to the top. Just the thought makes my palms sweaty.

do you downshift mid climb? how do you do it smoothly and maintain momentum?

Wish my 2 door Rubicon had a v8 diesel with all that low range torque

Here in the states most places require sand flags. Here in Oregon the flag has to be at least 9 feet above the ground.

🏆🏆🏆👍🇺🇲🙏 Thank you for sharing.

Looks like Drummonds🍻

Hey Ronny, can you share the brand of flares on your troopy? They’re great, cheers Frank

What’s up mate

5:12 eye and ear candy 🍭

Everyone knows u need twin staino snorkies and a stubby holder slipped onto 1 or all of your bullbar mounted aerials to go anywhere on sand

hello how drive side dunes ???

Sand flags are mandatory in most sand driving spots in the USA. Great video Ronny, wish I had seen it before going to Oregon Dunes. @muddyruttzz

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Great video, however some techniques are less suited to fast paced drives like this one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SDZ0Q6lLsqI.html Side cresting is preferred because you can see what's on the other side and decide to take the crest or not, but it requires more technique to stabilize the car and can be done only at relatively high speed. I agree that a flag is not very relevant in discovery trips, but it's always a good practice and it's a must in fast drives. Also, it is impossible to get out from some big bowls front cresting like in the video, you need to keep spinning inside the bowl enlarging the circle gradually using the centrifugal force to your advantage until you reach the edges.

Are you in 4low when climbing a big dune?

p=mv p is momentum, m is mass and v is velocity. The equation shows, proved by Newton's mechanical experiments and mathematical analysis (involving calculus), that the less mass you have then velocity needs to be increased. Conversely, the greater your mass, the less that velocity is required. Small vehicles need to speed up to get over a sand dune. Low and slow doesn't work. It takes practice.

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your 3rd low is faster then my fith low at max rpm lol

front wheels wont lock up if you are in 4wd (center diff locked), either all of them are gonna lock up or none of them

You talk about engine braking what if the car is petrol how would you do it then

Run or don't run a flag, all up to you. I agree that people shouldn't rely on sand flags as a way to see and get seen, but just because you can't rely on them doesn't mean you shouldn't have them / they are useless. Wearing a seatbelt and having airbags isn't an excuse to drive like a moron, but they do help. I feel the same way about sand flags. Otherwise, very good video. I did have a question, when reversing down a dune, do you ride the clutch? Or do you fully disengage? I saw a landrover perentie video that suggested you should turn of the car, put it in reverse, lift off the clutch, and start the vehicle while it is in reverse, to give you the best stability. But I'm not sure what to make of it.

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Unfortunately the local @ss(o)s have disrespected our sandbox. So not much sand skills can be acquired,.. looks like a great place to be, Respect what you have guys, old and young blood,,

In your experience, how do 245/60R20 street radials compare to 265/70R17 street radials on the beach? Assuming equal soil conditions for both tire sizes. I'm specifically asking about Michelin Defenders. My concern is the smaller sidewall of the 20" tires. Thanks, Keith

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Aren’t sand flags compulsory in some places?

who drive their car on sand dunes? 100? maybe 500 people in Australia?