Beach Towing

I originally posted this in the "Towing" forum but thought you folks might have more to offer in the way of experience.

Hi all & thanks for being here!

We've got about 15,000 mi. behind us towing a 28' Keystone Passport Ultralite all over the western states. So far our Taco hasn't complained a bit. No speed demon for sure but @ 55 - 60 we average 11 mpg. We even made the rather challenging climb from US 395 up to the Bristlecone Pines in the Carson range. About a 8000 ft. pull in 13 mi. One of the rangers commented that we must have "more guts than Dick Tracy!"

I change all the fluids about twice as oftern as recommended and try to keep the Rs up around 3k. Check EVERYTHING at gas stops, use only 91 octane or better and just try to remember not to get in a hurry.

My question (after all the rambling) is if anyone has tried "aired down" beach towing with any success? We're considering a trip to Padre Island National Seashore in TX and it will involve about 100 mi. of beach driving... allowed by TX law.

Thanks in advance for any insight.

 

well now if you want to get on the beach and head toward south padre island your not going to make it there is a channel with jetties in ports Mansfield you would have to leave from the town south padre and head towards that jettie its only about 36 miles or so and its not a bad drive just dont get caught in a high tide on a full moon

 

from what i heard there is great fishing at the mansfield jetties i have never fished it just surfed it alot

 

Actually we're planning on staying north of the channel. We expect to access the island just south of Corpus Cristi and then drive south about 40 50 mi.

 

Thanks Milton!! Sounds like you've given this a whirl at some point? I figure to air down the trailer also to increase the overall footprint. Do you see any down side to doing that? (I'm bringing a compressor that will run off the factory inverter).

 

You could always come to Pismo this weekend with us to give it a shot


09 Pismo Jamboree Sept. 25-27, 2009

 

Holy crap Nick! I think I'd have to be a spectator for what you do! These ol' bones don't take to bouncin' very well anymore.

I'd love to come watch but we're headed to Big Bear for Oktoberfest this weekend.

 

heh, well in that case, shoot "mpleitez" a PM, he's got it down:

 

Thanks... I will... just as soon as you tell me what a "PM" is.

(give me a break... I'm old)

 

PM = private message: click on his name in my last post, click on the contact info tab, click on private message

You can also browse through THIS thread, pretty interesting.

 

Thanks again Nick! Got it... Did it... Worked good.

 

Cool. Good luck to ya, and welcome to TW!