[RickNY]

Hey everyone.. I got the opportunity today to take off from work a little early and take my truck down to the beach for the first time.. I bought the truck at the end of January, and only had a couple of moderate snowfalls to take it in 4WD up until now, and this was the first 4WD vehicle I have ever owned or driven.. I'm on Long Island, so this was on the Atlantic Ocean (Smith Point to Moriches Inlet for you locals)

I have to say, I had a great time.. I brought a friend with me that was familiar with driving that stretch, and the Frontier performed flawlessly. On quite a few occasions, the ABLS kicked in -- which threw me for a loop initially, until I realized how the ABLS system works. For those unfamiliar with NY ocean beaches, we have thick, white sand beaches. Took the truck the entire length of the beach from Smith Point out to Moriches Inlet. Had one bit of driver error coming back when I tried to stay to the side of a freshwater pond and ended up giving the truck some new pinstripes from the brush on the side of the trail. It looked much worse when it happened since the truck was covered in green pine tree pollen when I took it down. After I got it home and washed up, the real damage just ended up being two or three small scratches that I can take care of with the DA polisher.

Attached some pics...

Rick

 

[nismo5]

looks fun i wish we had somewhere around here we could drive on the beach

 

[1stNISSAN]

looks fun i wish we had somewhere around here we could drive on the beach

pismo beach in san luis obispo.

 

[nismo5]

pismo beach in san luis obispo.

yeah its a ways from here but im gonna make it there some day

 

[Irongrave]

Nice man you should check out LINXC.com good local mostly nissan club based on long island.

 

[Eric05mx]

Nice pics, reminds me of driving on the beach in NC. Driving on sand is very different from anything else for sure.

 

[HarshReality001]

nice pix. im an ex-li'er myself, but i didnt know you were on the island.

x2 on what irongrave said - they are a great group (who hit robert moses and the other state beaches from time to time if you have the state 4x4 fishing permit)

 

[Something]

nice truck..looks like fun

 

[jdub]

Man thats nice!!-I never imagined beaches would be that clean in NY w/ all the people out there.
My suggestion is to at least invest in a strong 'snatch' strap so if you do get stuck, someone can help pull you out. Also, a nice looking woman with you also helps, so she can be the one to ask for help if you need it!
Driving on the beach is probably my fav offroad driving...I'm lucky in Oregon we have alot of spots to do so.

 

[RickNY]

HarshReality -- I figured you must have been from the island initially from your avatar -- good ole Sunrise Highway, but then I noticed you were in Florida.. I'm in Manorville, so don't make it out west of here all too often.. And if you're familiar with Manorville - and familiar with the rest of the Island, I'm sure you can understand why! I don't have a state permit or a FINS permit, just Suffolk County.

Jdub -- yeah, we have beautiful ocean beaches here in NY.. It's even better when you can go to the ones you can only reach by either boat or 4x4 -- you bypass a lot of the rif-raff. I do have a recovery strap in the truck, along with a bunch of other things that you're required to have to use the permit.

 

[Gretsch921]

Hey man! Looks like a great time. I'm from L.I and was going to get my beach pass a month back just never got around to it, I guess the beach is open this year?

 

[RickNY]

It sure is.. Plus, they lowered the price of the green key and outer beach permit.. GK is $20, good for 3 years.. OB is $75/yr. They were $24/$95 before March 12th.

They have status on all the county beaches at Suffolk County Government - Beach Conditions Update