Don Del Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Anybody out there with experience of the Britpart lookalike for the Maxtrax sand track? The Maxtrax units are eye wateringly expensive at the best of times but by the time you add approximately 150% to get them shipped and customs cleared to where I live (La Paz, Bolivia) it is hard to swallow. The Britpart units are more reasonably priced but........???? Cheers, Del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 GRP Waffle board Sand ladders Wooden plank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 But...n 4 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: GRP Waffle board Sand ladders Wooden plank But....no substitute for having the right tyres and not getting stuck in the first place? I've no idea what the "right" tyres for sand are, or whether either of the ones mentioned by the OP are any good, though, so I'm not going to be any more helpful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I made my own waffle boards out of parts of a sheet of fibre glass flooring for a water board job a friend did exactly the same stuff waffle boards are made from but no cost to me other than cutting to size may be cheaper to see if you can source some of this flooring and buy some off cuts Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I would also go waffle board, just because it's more versatile and can be used for bridging, as a ramp, jack base., card table. If you drive correctly on sand though with appropriate tyres, air down at the right time, it's just more extra baggage you don't need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 23 hours ago, geoffbeaumont said: But....no substitute for having the right tyres and not getting stuck in the first place? But that doesn't look bling hung on the side of your truck It amazes me that so many overlanders (especially US based) seem to consider Maxtrax an essential piece of kit, whereas I'm not sure I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've seen them used in anger to any great effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron681 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Vrakking tyres in Holland keep a stock of continental 7.50r16 hso sand tyres. They look like michelin XS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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