[s1e1] Sand Dunes And Don'ts -

The desert is beautiful, brutal, and entirely indifferent to your itinerary. We ended the day hitched to the back of a local’s tractor, sunburnt and humbled, but with a memory that’s worth at least a dozen car washes.

They call it the "Great Sand Sea" for a reason. Standing at the crest of a 300-foot dune at sunrise, you feel like you’ve conquered the world. But ten minutes later, when you’re spitting grit out of your teeth and realizing your rental car’s "all-wheel drive" was a polite suggestion rather than a fact, the majesty fades pretty quickly. [S1E1] Sand Dunes and Don'ts

Welcome to the pilot episode of our survival—I mean, travel —series. The desert is beautiful, brutal, and entirely indifferent

There is nothing quite like the silence of the dunes. It’s a shifting, golden playground that looks incredible on Instagram. We spent the morning sandboarding, which is essentially just falling down a hill at 20 mph while wearing a GoPro. It’s exhilarating, exhausting, and ensures you’ll be finding sand in your pockets until the year 2029. Standing at the crest of a 300-foot dune

If you’re planning your own desert escape, learn from our Episode 1 catastrophes:

We thought "airing down" was a myth created by big-compressor companies. It is not. If you don’t let the air out, you don’t drive on the sand; you dig a grave for your transmission.

The desert is beautiful, brutal, and entirely indifferent to your itinerary. We ended the day hitched to the back of a local’s tractor, sunburnt and humbled, but with a memory that’s worth at least a dozen car washes.

They call it the "Great Sand Sea" for a reason. Standing at the crest of a 300-foot dune at sunrise, you feel like you’ve conquered the world. But ten minutes later, when you’re spitting grit out of your teeth and realizing your rental car’s "all-wheel drive" was a polite suggestion rather than a fact, the majesty fades pretty quickly.

Welcome to the pilot episode of our survival—I mean, travel —series.

There is nothing quite like the silence of the dunes. It’s a shifting, golden playground that looks incredible on Instagram. We spent the morning sandboarding, which is essentially just falling down a hill at 20 mph while wearing a GoPro. It’s exhilarating, exhausting, and ensures you’ll be finding sand in your pockets until the year 2029.

If you’re planning your own desert escape, learn from our Episode 1 catastrophes:

We thought "airing down" was a myth created by big-compressor companies. It is not. If you don’t let the air out, you don’t drive on the sand; you dig a grave for your transmission.