OMG! Husband just buried the Outlook in sand!

[Starfire5]

He took the new Outlook down the street to park it back in our friend's horse pasture and buried it in the soft sand! It's almost up to the body of the coach in the back. We have to get it towed out tomorrow! How mad should I be at him? Damage? Needless to say, it's not going to be stored in the horse pasture ANY more!

[4Knights]

You shouldn't be mad at all, it could have been you . (driving I mean, not buried in sand) look at it as a learning experience, happened to me with our first rig except it was mud and I ruined the reverse gear trying to save the tow fee! Had to get tranny rebuilt and pay for tow. DW stills talks about that and it happened in 1988. She doesn't seem to remember hitting our boat about 10 times when it was stored in the driveway.
Ron

[Cat]

You should only get mad if you never mess up. I'm sure he's not happy either. Just make the tow guys go slow and think about what they are doing before they yank it out.

[CaptBill]

As the others have said, don't be mad at him. He is already beating himself up, and doesn't need any help in that.

[WheelingIt]

The day will come when you do something equally bad in the new rig. So if you're nice this time around you can always have that in your back pocket..."remember the horse pasture honey"....much better that way

[wa8yxm]

If this is the worst thing that ahppens.. BE HAPPY.

Oh, and check with your insurance.... .They may pay for the winch out.

Just hope the dispatcher sends a big enough truck..... Did not when I stuck my intruder.. Thankfully there was a strong mind on hand to help the not so strong truck, we got the job done.. Only had to rewrite the tow manual a little bit.

[Izzyblueye]

I doesn't always happen to the other guy. Remember sand and RV's do not mix well, then forget about the incident.

[HD4Mark]

Got the Minnie we had stuck right in front of the house. Should have known the lawn was still too wet and soft. DW was OK with it. We called AAA to winch it out and no damage. There is a concrete pad there now.

I would give him some slack. He is prolly about as happy about it as you are.

[Duner]

They got to be real careful how it's pulled out if it's buried deep front and rear. I've been going to the sand dunes for decades and have seen some folks stuck bad. Inexperienced "volunteers" can pull off bumpers or rip the fiberglass apart. Using the hitch and pulling it straight out backwards works well .......but don't pull at an angle since it can really tweak the the back end.

You probably don't have leveler jacks on an Outlook, but if you did they work well to raise the rig up so you can get boards under the tires and then it's much easier to get pulled out.

[JMonroe]

OK, am I the only one that wants photographic evidence?

Hey, we've all messed up. Sometimes its nothing more than embarrasing foder for future campfire ribbing, other times it can get expensive. Anybody that tells you they've never messed up is, well, not trustworthy.

[Beagle RC Air]

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Originally Posted by Starfire5 He took the new Outlook down the street to park it back in our friend's horse pasture and buried it in the soft sand! It's almost up to the body of the coach in the back. We have to get it towed out tomorrow! How mad should I be at him? Damage? Needless to say, it's not going to be stored in the horse pasture ANY more!

Can't believe you want to add insult to injury by posting your problem here!
beagle

[ShabbyChic]

Just breathe in breathe out move on. This is the man you love, give him credit he wasnt doing it on purpose, mistakes happen, it how you flow with it that counts Good luck and give that guy a hug he needs it now

[bdpreece]

If your going to get mad just do it and get it over with. Don't spend the rest of your life and his beating him up over and over.

[bullheaded]

Divorce......then it's all yours to park next time. Not really...only half yours! Ha Ha