Hands digging sand from a wheel with recovery boards

November 4, 2026 · 11 min

Three Ways to Dig Out a Stuck Wheel

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November 2026

2 videos

  1. Crossing the Dunes in the Last Light

    An hour of soft sand at low tyre pressure, and how I read the ridge ahead of me.

    A 4x4 crossing a desert piste toward dunes
  2. How I Write My Route Notes the Night Before

    The sheet I print, fold and keep on the bonnet, from the first waypoint to the last.

    Printed route notes and a checklist on a truck bonnet