What's your dune climbing technique?

[GQtdauto]

In Tibooburra, first time we have reception since Birdsville. Did Walkers crossing track to Innamincka, up to Coongie Lakes, before coming south to Tibooburra via Old Strzelecki Track & Camerons Corner.

.............Anyway, whilst up at Coongie Lakes we had 41 degrees & a howling gale which did a pretty good job of 'fluffing up' the dunes there around the back of the lake, so I had a chance to experiment with tyre pressures. It's one thing being told lower pressures make all the difference, & another thing to experience it yourself. Tried initially without the Tvan hitched up. 18psi in the fronts & 24 psi in the rears. Purred over the dunes in 2nd or 3rd low doing between 1700 & 2000 rpm. Amazing, & as Plassy said earlier it has really helped to build confidence. Pulling the Tvan over the same dunes, with same pressures was almost as easy, generally requiring 1 gear lower.

On Walkers crossing track, once past the initial rocky gibber section & into the white sand I dropped the pressures by around 30% & had a ball driving what was a soft sand switchback for a couple of hundred kilometres.

Thanks all, especially ET for your insights.

Cuppa

Only trouble we had with that track coming from the opposite direction was the gate at the Birdsville track was bogged up badly but apart from that no issue and tyres were 24 all round .
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