Just got back from a trip to the outerbanks, did some sand driving and a little bit of water... third to last water hole it sucked in water and stalled, so we had to take out all the plugs and fluch the water out, there was quite a bit of water in the engine, but we got it working well, i'll need to get new plugs and i got a new air filter already, but it was a lot of fun, see the pictures in the link

http://photobucket.com/albums/d32/quontush/?sc=2

Nice pics.
Time for a snorkle, eh?

Looks like you had alot of fun.

I live in north carolina, where on the outer banks were you?? Were you down around ocracoke or did you go further north.

i was in corolla

Been down around the outerbanks a few times myself, always love it when we take a 4-wheel drive and do a little wheelin in the sand. It's definitely a change from the mud and rocks.

Looks like you had lots of fun, even if you got things a little wet. I'm Jealous, I'm just stuck in boring ol Kentucky for now.

OMG! Are you kidding me? Sell your truck. I'm serious. I have lived in NC all my life and have been driving on the beach since I was old enough to reach the pedals standing up and the one thing any local knows is you don't combine anything you care about and salt water. If anyone else thinks about driving on the beach I firmly suggest you always stay above the high tide mark and wash your truck immediately after taking it even in dry sand. There is salt in the sand, so even rain water that collects in those puddles is salty and if you get in pure ocean water forget it. There's plenty of folk around who have a spare truck just to drive on the beach and even they won't take it in the water.

I agree, salt water can do horrible things to a vehicle. Hell, even the salt air is enough!

Try living in Southern Ontario in the winter salty road capital of the world

I've never lived in Ontario but I did live in Ohio for a winter and I get around the states quite a bit and I can assure you that salt from the beach is far worse. Not to mention that sand gets in everything and grinds away at stuff. Splashing in it is just asking for trouble. I'd rather give Magnus Samuelsson 3 good swings under my hood with a sledgehammer than splash through salt water.

they use salt up there moonie? I find they only use sand the great UP...too cold er something for salt...actualy I think they just use it in the city...everything else is sand

Ya, SALT, SALT, SALT in the big smoke...back home in Northern Ontario it's all sand.

Do they use that brine solution where you're at?

I've done that in OBX, but no pics[:o]:(

I've visited there once. When you were in Outer Banks, did you air down? I' ve seen sign warning that you must air the tires down.

I was driving on an access road to the beach and came upon a dune. It was about 25ft high. I walked up it and saw two newer Durangos on the other side at the bottom. The one looked real stuck. Some people were coming up the hill and I asked what are those suv's doing. They said "The one Dodge attempted to drive up slowly and buried itself in the soft sand. The other one behind it cooked his transmission trying to yank his buddy out." I looked at their tracks they left behind and noticed the deep ruts. I figured with open diffs and a payload of family they were doomed to be stuck.

I turned around and left. With no cellular phone service I wasn't about to do anything foolish, (i.e. have fun.) I got in my
Impala and my wife and I backed out my dumb idea. and proceded to the ferry.

Someday I shall return there and enjoy the view again. Hopefully I will have a powertrax (http://www.powertrax.com/) installed and my wife there to convince me not do go up that dune. We'll see. :^)

nope no air down for me

Lol...I learned the hard myself. I lost my tool box and my tackle box to rust as I stored them in the back of my truck a few summers ago while doing the Altantic Ocean thing. I'm a freshwater fisherman from the Dakotas, what the hell do I know about saltwater and tides! It was a worthwhile advbenture, but was I niave.