Out on the west coast, everyone does it.... Glamis, Pismo, etc all have campers out there all year 'round. It's just like driving.... Air down if necessary, momentum is key, slow and steady works every time. As long as the truck and trailer stay on top of the sand and don't dig in, it's no biggie. Also, staying on the firmer-packed sand near the waterline makes a big difference as well. You're not going to do any major hill-climbs or win any drag races with a big ol' 5th wheel behind the truck, but it'll get it out near the hills.

-Joe

 

On Long Island if you don't get there early you won't get a spot and we are talking about beaches with 200 spots on them. 100 on the bay side and 100 on the Ocean side. And there are a few of them. Last year we had little or no rain and the sand was very soft. On top of that to get to the Ocean side you have to climb the dunes. Most of what you see out there are 5th wheel rv's. Mine is 33ft long and weighs in at about 12,000lbs dry and I am by no means the biggest rig out there. But with airing down to at least 15lbs and 4lo we all make it as long as we use our heads and be careful. I have never once seen a blown bead but have spent many hrs helping guys that did not want to air down. Thanks for eveyones input. A lot of good people with good ideas. This was a good tread. May be see you all out there trying all these ideas having fun.

 

While going through this thread, I see a lot of talk about measuring the footprint after airdown. When you do this measurement, make sure you measure the length of the footprint. This is more important than the width. The airdown is supposed to give you better taction due to the length of the footprint not the width, so don't try to go down far enough to make your sidewalls roll over.