camping on sand
Submitted: Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 08:26
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craig m18
Recently went to
Perlubie beach in SA and was faced with something i had never thought of before i got there. Sand. i was very inexperienced and learnt quickly about driving on
the beach, (or should i say bogged), sand and tides!! Anyway they are other discussion topics!
What does everyone else do with their guy ropes when pitching a tent / camper / shade in the sand ? i used plastic bags filled with sand which worked OK but thought there may be a better way ?
Reply By: rumpig - Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 08:49
Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 08:49
I use pegs similar to these
LINK , the pegs I have are actually steel and don't have the holes in them (bought from local camping store many years ago now, and not seen them being sold in any stores I've looked at these days), but are the same shape pretty much. Personally I find the plastic standard pegs very average in performance, i can't comment on the ones in my link, but the metal ones I have in 2 different sizes (i have some smaller skinny ones for tents etc and longer fatter ones for bigger things like a gazebo) have performed flawlessly in 35knott winds for days on Fraser Island.
As for sand driving.... learn all about tyre deflation, not getting bogged whilst soft sand driving is all about tyre pressures, and 18psi or lower is not something to be scared of going (though there is no set rule on a good pressure to run, as every vehicle is different in size and load they carry).
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Follow Up By: craig m18 - Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 09:13
Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 09:13
been looking into tire pressure but more importantly i guess how to re inflate them. ARB compressors look like the go? have you used them before the CKMA12 in particular?
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 09:45
Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 09:45
Agree rumpig, and a few times we have been below 10 psi in very soft sand.
And your number one best friends and a long handle shovel and a set of MaxTrax...they are brilliant and one item I would advise to purchase.
Stephen
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Follow Up By: rumpig - Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 16:00
Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 16:00
ARB compressors in general are fine Craig (I didn't look at that particular model though), personally i have been using a Bushranger Maxair 2 compressor for the past 13 years (now superceeded and they do a MaxAir 3 instead)....have pumped up my tyres more times then I can recall now over that time period with this one compressor, many a time I am doing 6 tyres in a row (camper included) from 16psi back up to 42 psi, have even done 12 tyres in a row a couple of times also.
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Follow Up By: Gronk - Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 16:55
Sunday, Aug 04, 2019 at 16:55
Just as important as lower pressures is momentum. Getting a feel for a high enough speed for the situation AND revs, especially in a manual.
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Reply By: 9900Eagle - Monday, Aug 05, 2019 at 07:05
Monday, Aug 05, 2019 at 07:05
Mate for weight reasons I make my own out of 50mm aluminium tube.
I cut 400 mm pieces and then with masking tape as a guide, cut them diagonally top to bottom and get 2 pegs out of the piece using an angle grinder with a 1mm cutting blade. Aluminium tube is pretty cheap if you buy a length from a supplier.
I then open them up a bit with a piece of wood and a hammer to give more resistance in the sand and for the rope attachments I drill a hole at the top and use a 8mm bolt with nuts either side.
They work out fairly cheap per peg and work
well.
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