Proper off-roading is an art that takes time and lots of experience to master. But of all the environments any adventurer can encounter on the trail, sand can be one of the trickiest and most complex.

We at Jalopnik have been talking manual transmissions lately, as starry-eyed gearheads often do, and I have found a new hill to die on: If you don't yet know how to drive a manual transmission, sign ...