For those sandy days, and to dig out when necessary you might need a "farm
jack" Hi-Lift(tm) a base plate to keep the jack from sinking and a wheel
sling to raise the wheel, not the van.  Couple that with the requisite
shovel (s), real shovels not trifold and you're almost home.  Those elegant
kitchen rugs that your decorate the floor of your van can be used to provide
a modicum of no-sink.  Best idea is to test the waters or the sand before
going in.  Remember the water you see is only the top.  Same for deep sand.
I once crossed a river near Hanksville in a subaru, had it not been for 4wd
we would have lost the critter.  Way deeper than it looked.  Cell Phone and
AAA won't save you.

Practice with the jack in comfortable surroundings until you're confident
you can get it done.

Pensionerd.

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Mark L. Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net
> wrote:

> Hey, remember the VanaPorn from a couple weeks ago? The illegal alien
> Syncro that was for sale? Where did they get those ramps that were
> hanging from the sides? That's the coolest bad-donkey accessory.
>
> Mark
>