So I just moved to eastern long island from Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago and am going through trails withdrawal. I dug, mostly solo, through the winter, and won't be riding any bit of it,..... sucks.
Plus, I get out here and the dirt is soooooo sandy. One of my buddies in Pitt grew up out this way and said that they used to pour freakin motor oil on the dirt to get it to pack and stay put. I don't know if that would actually work, or if I am down with that.
The Mrs. and I were thinking of buying a place with some land so I could dig/ride at home. It would be so much more doable out this way than at Pittsburgh (at least in the part where we always lived), except for this dirt/sand. And I'm debating if its even worth stretching the wallet for a place with land when the dirt I would own is better for building sand castles with than trails.
So I have thought up three possibilities with a request for suggestions on each:
1 - deal with the dirt - I don't even know if this is a real possibility, does anyone have any experience dealing with sandy dirt
2 - buy dirt - anyone ever bought dirt to build with??? is this going to cost a left nut?
3 - build a line of flowy ramps with a trails feel - besides rays in Ohio, I can't say I've come across anything close to what I would want
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
Plus, I get out here and the dirt is soooooo sandy. One of my buddies in Pitt grew up out this way and said that they used to pour freakin motor oil on the dirt to get it to pack and stay put. I don't know if that would actually work, or if I am down with that.
The Mrs. and I were thinking of buying a place with some land so I could dig/ride at home. It would be so much more doable out this way than at Pittsburgh (at least in the part where we always lived), except for this dirt/sand. And I'm debating if its even worth stretching the wallet for a place with land when the dirt I would own is better for building sand castles with than trails.
So I have thought up three possibilities with a request for suggestions on each:
1 - deal with the dirt - I don't even know if this is a real possibility, does anyone have any experience dealing with sandy dirt
2 - buy dirt - anyone ever bought dirt to build with??? is this going to cost a left nut?
3 - build a line of flowy ramps with a trails feel - besides rays in Ohio, I can't say I've come across anything close to what I would want
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.