Maxtraxx sand-/snow-boards

Maxtraxx sandboards and useful holders for the California van.

Maxtraxx are made in Australia and generally considered to be one of the best brands for high quality sand-boards. While we rarely venture into sandy situations, these boards are super-useful in snow as well, or to bring the car into a level sleeping position with the help of a branch or rock.

We got the Maxtraxx MKII in Gunmetal Grey to match our Indium Grey California van.

In order to mount them outside the vehicle, there are several options, some mount them on the roof, some on a bike rack on the back, but most pick the side mount option for ease of access.

Airline-tracks are commonly used in the automotive industry due to their flexibility. We got a pre-bent airline-track which mounts in the top-rail and attaches with magnets to the metal-body beneath the windows, this forms the base upon holders for specific tools like the sand-boards or shovels can be attached. The one we use are from NurmalKurzRaus (https://www.nurmalkurzraus.de/product-page/tr%C3%A4ger-f%C3%BCr-seitliche-befestigung-ohne-bohren-sandboards-tanks-usw)

While four rods to hold the sand-boards would work, we found a clever Maxtraxx holder and a similar shovel-blade holder from the german company Relleum Design: