An Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) is a vehicle specifically designed for off-road use, mainly on rough terrain. The main features are a non-load bearing body, four-wheel drive, a high chassis, good grip tyres, a high exhaust, high horsepower, and thick, strong bumpers.

Off-road vehicles can not only adapt to various road conditions in the wilderness but also give a rugged and bold look and feel to the city. Off-road vehicles are members of a large family of cars, most of which have some off-road driving capability. This means that these cars can drive on very poor-quality roads or in areas where there are no roads at all.

Driving an off-road vehicle in the desert is the dream of many off-road enthusiasts, and friends who have already had off-road experience in the desert are dreaming about it. Here introduced some desert off-road driving skills and precautions for you to open the desert off-road journey.

Deflate the tyres

Before entering the desert, deflate the tyres. At any time, the tyre pressure of the front wheels should not be lower than that of the rear wheels, and the choice of tyre pressure should be based on the type of tyres and wheels. Deflation increases the contact area between the tyres and the ground, and lowering the pressure improves the vehicle's ability to pass in the desert.

Starting

When starting, you should start slowly, giving the car a slow start and gradually picking up speed according to the speed at which it starts. If you increase the throttle and release the clutch or start at a high speed, the car will get stuck in the sand and may even lead to accidents such as clutch burnout or half-shaft breakage.

The first time a vehicle starts in the desert, it is unsuccessful, so don't force it to continue for a second time, because it is very easy to "dig a hole" with the tyres, don't scratch the sand with a big throttle in place, it will only get deeper and deeper.

A gentle reminder: if you don't succeed in your first start, get out of the car and check if you need to reverse, or dig a little into the sand blocking your tyres before you start again.

Stopping

The choice of parking position is very crucial when it comes to parking in the desert. When parking in the desert, try to find a slope and park with the front of the car facing down. Avoid braking hard to avoid forming a pile of sand in front of the front wheels, which may affect you a lot.

When parking on a sand dune, the front of the car must be directed downhill so that the vehicle can use gravity to make starting easier when starting again, and the car can go as soon as you give it gas. If you stop in an uphill position, gravity will help and make your start more difficult, especially if the vehicle is not very powerful.

Following A Car

When following more than two vehicles in the desert, it is important that the rear vehicle follows the front vehicle in a not-close position.

If the car in front comes to a stop on a sand beam and chooses a route, if the car behind is too close, it will either be forced to stop uphill, causing a trap, or worse, it will hit the car in front because the sand beam is blocking the view, so it is better to keep a distance of at least one sand dune between the car behind and the car in front.

Driving Routes

In desert off-roading, the choice of route is very crucial. Only by standing high can you see far, and from high up, you can plan a more reasonable route for your vehicle based on the terrain.

Over The Sand Beams

The most difficult technical task in desert off-roading is to refuel when going uphill and to retract the fuel when reaching the top of the slope, using the resistance of the sand to help slow down, not braking, when the body is two-thirds through the top of the slope and the vehicle is planted, you have to refuel all the way down the slope.

The most important thing here is to master the speed of the car when going over the sand beam at the top of the slope, too fast and you will fly, too slow and you will get stuck.