HornedToad
Well-known member
I would really like to plan a trip to Padre Island and primitive camp on the beach. I'm worried about getting stuck... with a huge tow bill.
Has anyone made this trip?
Has anyone made this trip?
Towing on the beach
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HornedToad
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I saw that video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAC4s1v8gDU
They were not stuck, just towing their rigs up into the dunes!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAC4s1v8gDU
They were not stuck, just towing their rigs up into the dunes!!!
danemayer
Well-known member
I had the truck out on the beach at Port Aransas 2 years ago. The sand was not packed down and traction was very poor. I called it quits after maybe a 150 yards while I could still do a wide turnaround. If the sand was damp and packed, it would have been a lot easier. I'm told that gassers do better because of the lighter engines. Wouldn't have made it 10 feet with the trailer hooked up.
JohnDar
Prolifically Gabby Member
OK, not stuck, just in need of much assistance.
scottyb
Well-known member
Friends of mine headed out for a camping trip way down Padre island. I guess there had been an exceptionally high tide a few days earlier and there were thousands upon thousands of hardheads buried in the sand. They had flat tire after flat tire, eventually running out of spares. One vehicle managed to get out and try to find enough new or used tires to get everyone out. about 36 hours later and a lot of dollars lighter, they all made it back to pavement, aborted the fishing trip, and limped home. I was very glad that I missed out on that one.
traveler44
Well-known member
I thought hardheads were people who can't be convinced that they are wrong. My wife calls me that once in a while. What are the kind that were buried in the sand? Tom
Be right up your alley Tom.....fish. Catfish looking thing.
But then again maybe not...nobody wants them.
Peace
Dave
lduguay
Past North Carolina Chapter Leader
A couple years ago, BRV (Before RV), we stayed on the Outer Banks of NC north of where the road ends in Cordova NC. The first time we hit the beach in the 2500HD, we made it about 50 yards before "digging" in. We learned quickly from the locals to drop your vehicle tire pressure done to 20PSI!!! Once we did that we cruised up and down that shoreline, in soft sand, without a problem!! The house we rented was 5 miles north of where the road ended and the wild horses roamed! I WISH we could haul the Big Country up there, it was beautiful!!
jimtoo
Moderator
As someone that kinda grew up on Padre Island.,, near Corpus Christi, TX.,,. spent many days and nights there when I was a youngster... got skin cancer to prove it... You do not want to try and tow your trailer on the beach. You might tow it there, but you might not tow it back without help. The beach can change in a matter of less than an hour..from tide to wind and just because it wants to.
Padre Island National Seashore has an area that is kinda paved,, kinda not paved,, but pretty safe for boondocking. That is the only place that I would consider taking my trailer. There are other rv parks in Port Aransas and on down the island (Mustang Island, Northern part of Padre Island) where you can have all facilities and just walk over the dunes to the beach.
Jim M
jmgratz
Original Owners Club Member
ditto what jimtoo says. I won't camp on the beach with the RV due to the corrosion caused by the salty air and salt water spray, not to mention all of the sand getting in every crack and crevice. I would much rather stay a few blocks from the beach and drive over for the day. JMHO
