Great idea ~ Might also be easy to make a set that would store Nicely in the

LuggageRack of a Westy ~ 

                                                                ORR ~ DeanB

On 28 Oct , 2014, at 11:10 AM, Dan N wrote:

> thanks Chris... very good idea... I will try
> 
> I am also thinking of ladder type sand ramps to deal with 3' to 5' drop on
> the trail
> 
> dan
> 
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 9:51 AM, L. Chris Hager <carolusandhager@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> 20 years ago when we were taking a Vanagon to East Afri8ca, I( made a set
>> of sand or mud 'ladders'.  Went to Home Depot and bought one 8 ft length of
>> expanded wire lath-- the see-through mesh that plasterers of old used as
>> the base for interior walls.  Cut the 8 footer into 2 four-foot sections.
>> Then cut each of these lengthwise.  Assuming you had a 32 in section (made
>> to span two 16inch stud gaps) you now have four 4-ft sections, almost 16
>> inches wide.  Grind or sand with a belt sander the ragged edges.  Keep them
>> over the engine, on a layer of cardboard, with another on top, then put
>> your big foam pad back-- you'll never know they are there.
>> Not getting traction: put one in front of each wheel. When you can get up
>> on those, move forward (or back if you have to give up on forward) 3 ft or
>> so, place the other pair under the ends of the first ones, and so on.  I've
>> gone close to 30 this way.  But WARNING: the lath itself is sharp all over
>> its surface, and esp. in mud, it can be hard to pull up to move forward.
>> SO keep a pair of work gloves handy, too.  Cheap, easy to store-- what's
>> not to like?
>>