I know this is a strange way to describe towing a caravan but these were the words that came to mind as I hauled it towards Teewah Beach . I think there are a few reasons for the way it performs . Obviously , the low centre of gravity helps . Being a pop-top , the travel height and wind drag are decreased . I also noticed in my mirrors that it was slightly narrower that some fullsize vans , helping with decreasing the work load on the car and making it easier to manoeuvre .
BEACH DRIVING
The bitumen ended and the fun part began . I let my tyres down to around 18psi in the front and 25 in the rear and on the van . I hit the beach with ease and began my journey on the sand with no issues . I was filled with confidence … until it started to get soft and I felt my vehicle sinking into the sand .
With a rising tide , I tried not to panic . I let much more air out of my tyres . I jumped back into the driver ’ s seat and took off slowly , feeling the car and van just pop out of the sand . The vehicle started ‘ floating ’ across the top rather than sinking in . Obviously , I hadn ’ t let enough air out of my tyres initially , which meant I hadn ’ t created a big enough surface area on top of the sand . This was my first time towing on the beach , but if you don ’ t tell JAWA , I won ’ t either .
I cruised up the beach with ease until I found a nice , flat spot where I was able to pull up and open the van .
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