Course Details
Never driven on a beach? Haven’t driven a compact 4WD or SUV/AWD Car off-road?
This Beginners Beach Course is the ideal start to gain valuable skills on how to drive your vehicle on soft beaches. Even if you have been driving a Large 4WD off-road for years, this course will show you the handle differences and different driving techniques required to use these cars on soft sandy beaches.
- Beach and Sand Driving fundamentals
- Suitable for all ages
- No experience necessary
- 1-1.5hrs from Metro Area
- Suitable for most SUV’s and compact 4WD’s
- Tyre Pressures and their effects in sandy terrain
- Factors that lead to getting stuck (‘bogged’)
- Tyre types, patterns, and profiles
- Environmental impact
- Weather assessments and impact (temp/winds/daylight/tides)
- Vehicle Impact/component wear and tear
- Recovery methods and available products
- Assessing condition and suitability of recovery equipment
- Driver, passenger, pedestrian and other vehicle safety
- Vehicle drive system understanding
- Basic Vehicle Maintenance checks
- Vehicle features and electronic systems and their effects on/off-road
- Destination considerations – preparation and planning
- SUV specific Off-road products
- Generic Off-road Products
- Vehicle Modification/protection and upgrade options
- UHF/CB Radio usage, features / limitations
