11-09-2011, 10:58 AM
We've had both red cinder & 3/4- gravel put down & we like the gravel much better. It packs down nice & firm for driveways & walkways, but the red cinder will not pack down like that. It stays loose & can cause unstable footing for us older folks. Our experience was also that it tracked into the house all the time. Gravel seems to be much cleaner for us. However, we don't have soil here in Hawaiian Shores....just lava...so I can't really tell you how good either choice would be over deeper soil.