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I am interested in driving my 2018 CRV AWD choose the Delaware State Park beaches to do some surf fishing. I have seen lots of back-and-forth on other social media stating that you must have FWD, and that the CRV will get stuck. Even with lowering the tire pressure to 15 to 18 psi. Does anyone have any conclusive evidence, or advice about this?
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JimPghPA said:
You probably want to have an Offroadairbuddy along to re-inflate the tires quickly. Talk to someone at Offroadairbuddy to see how many times one tank-full can re-inflate all 4 of your tires.
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Highly recommend buying a portable battery operated air pump from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, etc.
www.harborfreight.com

12V 100 PSI High Volume Air Inflator

Amazing deals on this 12V 100Psi High Volume Air Inflator at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
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And buy a real tire gauge, a tire patching tool, and some patches as well.
This has saved me 10+ times, Home Depot is nail city around here.
A heads up for Costco Tire folks, if you self patch a Costco tire they won't fix it (my experience).
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Have a 2019 FWD (not AWD), not impressed on sand or snow.
1) It has a slip limiter that stops the front wheels from spinning, even if you figure out that you need to hold the off button for 3-5 seconds to turn it off, it still doesn't spin right.
2) Compared to my AWD element, the CRV FWD has 30% traction. Compared to my 4WD Dodge it has 10% traction.
(Yes I could have bought the AWD CRV, but with the tire replacement issues, wear, etc. wasn't worth it for this car.)
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@sgmburke after reading all these replies, have you thought about just buying fish at the supermarket?
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These newer AWD Vs have no problem

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agentl074 said:
These newer AWD Vs have no problem

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Given how much better gen5 CRV AWDs have tested on a range of different traction challenges, this does not surprise me.

I saw a side by side test of a gen5 and a gen4 on different wheel roller setups and challenges on youtube and the gen5s kick the gen4 backsides in AWD performance, particularly when one wheel is slipping and the others are not. It really shows up on wheel roller testing how much improvement Honda has designed into the current generation AWD for CRVs.

I think only water saturated sand would pose a problem for a gen5 CRV AWD being driven carefully. A CRV being driven recklessly on sand.... all bets are off though, even for a gen5. :p
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We have driven our 2004 AWD along the beach at Carolina Beach, NC. Best is along shore but we also got thru the higher level, softer sand. The key is lower air pressure, keep moving where soft and stay out of the ruts. The big trucks have 2 or 3 times the ground clearance. We never got stuck but were careful. Helpful hint, when camping on the beach, be ABSOLUTELY SURE to close your windows for the night!!! It is a lot of effort to get all the sand out the following day!
BTW, the minimun air pressure is for on the road, not for the sand.
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I am interested in driving my 2018 CRV AWD choose the Delaware State Park beaches to do some surf fishing. I have seen lots of back-and-forth on other social media stating that you must have FWD, and that the CRV will get stuck. Even with lowering the tire pressure to 15 to 18 psi. Does anyone have any conclusive evidence, or advice about this?

Well, I don't know about the beaches in Delaware, but I've been beach driving at hatteras since the '70's, and 4WD is a must. Ground clearance is an issue, the sand can get fluffy and you never know where/when. We drive 4WD trucks and air down to 18-20 PSI, carry jacks, boards for jacks, tow ropes, etc. We seeAWD/FWD vehicles stuck routinely. Also trucks stuck that don't air down.
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👆

see above? That was the original question posed in this thread.
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EXcommunicated said:
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see above? That was the original question posed in this thread.
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Sorry, I’m my haste I didn’t do the quote right. My bad
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mrmamiller said:
Sorry, I’m my haste I didn’t do the quote right. My bad
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Ahhhh, I see now. No problem, wasn‘t trying to pick on you!
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mrmamiller said:
I am interested in driving my 2018 CRV AWD choose the Delaware State Park beaches to do some surf fishing. I have seen lots of back-and-forth on other social media stating that you must have FWD, and that the CRV will get stuck. Even with lowering the tire pressure to 15 to 18 psi. Does anyone have any conclusive evidence, or advice about this?

Well, I don't know about the beaches in Delaware, but I've been beach driving at hatteras since the '70's, and 4WD is a must. Ground clearance is an issue, the sand can get fluffy and you never know where/when. We drive 4WD trucks and air down to 18-20 PSI, carry jacks, boards for jacks, tow ropes, etc. We seeAWD/FWD vehicles stuck routinely. Also trucks stuck that don't air down.
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I would imagine that as long as you drive carefully, with no sudden starts or stops you will do fine on packed sand on any CRV.. FWD or AWD. Avoid loose sand though if possible, because you have no idea what is underneath. Traction control systems are much improved on the current generation CRVs vs prior generations... so you need to read advice relevant to generation 5 CRVs... as it is somewhat different. Deflating the tires some provides several benefits, just be sure you are packing a portable inflator to restore them before you return to hard road surfaces.

Remember the old days, when vehicles were rear wheel drive, with only one actual wheel putting forward force on the road surface, on skinny bias ply tires? THAT was a vehicle waiting to get stuck in sand. FWD was considered superior to this as it did include balanced driving force on both wheels and FWD would pull the vehicle forward rather than pushing from the rear.

Generally speaking, the advice already provided in this thread covers your questions. :)
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williamsji said:
I would imagine that as long as you drive carefully, with no sudden starts or stops you will do fine on packed sand on any CRV.. FWD or AWD. Avoid loose sand though if possible, because you have no idea what is underneath. Traction control systems are much improved on the current generation CRVs vs prior generations... so you need to read advice relevant to generation 5 CRVs... as it is somewhat different. Deflating the tires some provides several benefits, just be sure you are packing a portable inflator to restore them before you return to hard road surfaces.

Remember the old days, when vehicles were rear wheel drive, with only one actual wheel putting forward force on the road surface, on skinny bias ply tires? THAT was a vehicle waiting to get stuck in sand. FWD was considered superior to this as it did include balanced driving force on both wheels and FWD would pull the vehicle forward rather than pushing from the rear.

Generally speaking, the advice already provided in this thread covers your questions. :)
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😂 you interpreted his post the same way I did.

However, if you look carefully, the first paragraph IS the OP’s original question which @mrmamiller was answering in the 2nd paragraph. He just got tripped up and didn’t do the “”’s properly.
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