when dad and i get it going, it will be my first time out on silver lake dunes, he's been there several times though, in a dune buggy, and an old 'yota pickup he used to own, now he owns a ford, along with the rest of my family, i think they are on crack or something

 

I miss my yota at times. If I ever have money to waste I'm gonna turn that sucker into a trail rig

 

'yotas are good platforms for off road trucks, especially the older 80s and early 90s models
im currently wasting my money on turning my 91 Cherokee into a trail truck, its not street legal, has no sway bars, a homebrew 3 inch lift, and on the way some homebuilt bumpers, a custom OBA system, rock sliders, and some different random skid plates, and i got a dana 44 front axle, and a ford 9 inch for the rear

 

Mine's an 86. It was my dads truck. He bought it almost new in 86. Guy bought it then decided he wanted a full size truck and traded it in. My dad drove it many years till the head gasket went. He parked it then when I turned 16 he said if you fix it, its yours. I drove it then up till 6 or 7 years ago when I got the ram. I beat the **** outta that little truck

 

Hey! you'll be in my neck of the woods. Can you tell me which beach you'll be driving on? The sand is different on all of them.

For example, if you're going to Corova beach, the beach is the road for the locals and the sand is packed down. You could probably get away with leaving her in 2wd if you keep moving. However, If you're going farther south, the sand becomes more like loose pea gravel in places. Dodge those patches if you can. The rest is just soft, white sand. Just keep up the momentum.

And FYI, if you find an empty strip of sand, wait till low tide and try out the wet, packed sand by the water. That's pretty darn fun if you can get up some speed