RV Unstuck! It took Tons of Dirt to get us OUT! - Part 2

[@jimmygreene284]

Yep. Always walk the area before committing. I appreciate you guys.

[@terriellis5145]

As a retired truck driver of 21 years, you guys and your brother learned a valuable lesson. At a lot of job sites I learned walking a sites will keep you out of this situation. In life we all learn from our mistakes.!!! Your family is great!!I I'm a retired military and 21 years cross country truck driver. Keep up the excellent work learn from our mistakes. Yall are great 👍 👌 lol T Ellis

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Terri! Thank you for your service to our great country. As an Air Force veteran, we have been traveling around the world for many years. Europe, Middle East, now the USA. I will say that towing airplanes and towing RV's are totally different thought processes. :) We look back on this video and ask ourselves "What were we thinking"? I guess when you get caught up in the moment, that's the time to slow down or even stop. You said it best, we all learn from our mistakes. We aren't afraid of making mistakes, we just don't want to repeat them. Thanks for the support and safe travels out there! Best.

[@jimmygreene284]

Smart lady. Listen to her, she's a keeper

[@discoveryboundrv]

RVing was Pam's idea to begin with. She was watching a random KZbin video and said "Hey, why don't we go camping"? (They had a much smaller rig...) The rest is history. You are correct. She's a keeper indeed. :)

[@geraldholloway-mu6fj]

Really enjoy watching you alls family adventures. if have not bought your air bags you may want to check out the Sumo spring selections.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Thanks for the great tip. We haven’t upgraded yet, so we will definitely check out the Sumo Springs. Best, Lee.

[@debbiewilson4443]

What a wonderful brother you have! And what a blessing to have availability of the equipment to get this done

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Debbie! We completely agree. If it wasn't for him we would still be stuck on the farm leaning to the side. We were so lucky to be surrounded by great people. Hopefully, we won't make the same mistake again. We will definitely make more mistakes, but will try and learn from them. It's fun watching him piece some of his equipment back together to help dig us out. We owe him big time! Always Pay it Forward. :)

[@tkilg7169]

The donkeys.....they kick, they bite. I think that's where the term "bad ass" comes from. Lol.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Those donkeys did nothing but stand there the entire day and Hee-Haw at us. At first it was funny, then it wasn't. :) Even my brother told us to stay back because they kick and bite.

[@whiteclouddakota1451]

From a Very New RV person, Thank you! You guys are teaching us so much!

[@discoveryboundrv]

Thank you for the support and we hope our mis-adventures can shed some light on how things happen on the road. We love the journey and we love sharing so others can learn from our mistakes. We definitely make a lot of them. LOL. Fun story, in this video my brother used to have a single wide trailer on the property there for people helping on the farm. He wanted to level out the land around that spot but I guess we showed up too early. 😀 We learned a lot from that fiasco, including always do a walk around before you pull the rig into the site. Well, if you watch our latest Branson adventures I guess we forgot to do that. They never tell you that the RV Newbie phase lasts a long time. Travel safe and we wish you guys all the best. 👍

[@robertclubs9908]

Awesome show Thanks.

[@christopherwilson7698]

Watching that machine being loaded was an Instant ANXIETY attack holy crap.

[@discoveryboundrv]

I can’t even watch either of those videos. Still gives me anxiety. Lee’s brother is awesome.

[@jimmygreene284]

You guys have a heck of a rig for learning with.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Jimmy. We agree! We never camped in an RV before we purchased this beast. We just went all in and hit the road. I'm sure a lot of people do the same thing. Hopefully, these videos (and our BIG mistakes) will help people in their own RV situations.

[@momplusfive]

FYI, never leave your laundry. I saw people remove your stuff, dry their own stuff, then throw your stuff in and never turn it back on, so several coins more to have dry clothes. You really are taking this getting stuck so well.

[@discoveryboundrv]

You are 100% on point. I actually had to leave the laundry room to take a phone call, and 5 minutes later I came back to see our clothes were pulled out of the dryer still wet. It's so important to realize that everyone is in a hurry for something and we should work together. The RV park only has one laundry facility. Sometimes people think otherwise. We still love them though. As for the taking the getting stuck well.....I actually can't watch the video. Lee put it together and I told him NOPE. I can't watch that. I get anxiety remembering what I felt when this was going on. That's why you don't see me hanging around too much with Lee and his brother when they were working. :) The moment he said dump truck I was like "Yep, we lost the RV!" LOL.

[@whit10mm72]

Buy that woman a washer and dryer man! LOL

[@gerardsudan292]

Great video guys!

[@discoveryboundrv]

Thanks Gerard. We made one heck of a mistake, but we definitely learned from it. 👍

[@tammyeames9306]

I would say don"t waste the money on the washer and dryer for the trailer. That is added weight and the loads are so small. It also fills the tanks so fast.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Tammy. Thanks for the advice. We have been bouncing the Washer and Dryer back and forth on whether to get it or not. We really want one just for the kids clothes. However, you are absolutely correct with the weight. We really don't want to add more weight to the rig since we do so much traveling across the country. That's why we haven't purchased one so far. It's still a dream of ours, but it hasn't become reality yet. (and probably won't either) :) Thanks for sharing.

[@duaneclark3539]

You wife is correct need to think first these are big rigs they need room to maneuver. Don’t destroy your new trailer with impulse driving. Build the spot first then move the rv in.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Couldn't have said it better! Thanks Duane. It's so easy to rush into unfamiliar situations. We just have to remember that we are carrying tons of weight behind us. Soft grass, loose dirt, low branches, tight spaces, and more are all very important factors in preventing these big mistakes. We were lucky to have great people to help us this time, but next time we might not be so lucky. All the best and safe travels. :)

[@jimmygreene284]

She's right. It's her turn

[@slalomking]

I’ve watched the latest videos of you all, you have a great attitude. Is this the 2nd video you ever made?

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Bryan! Thank you. This was our very first road trip to my brothers farm. We learned a big lesson back then. Know your rig before you do something dumb. Like we did getting our rig stuck. We didn’t know much about making videos either, but we had a story to tell. Best, Lee & Pam

[@jamesglenn520]

How long is your trailer 🤔 We upsized just before Christmas from a 16 ft that we towed with our Wranglers to an Alliance Valor 40v13 toy hauler that is 44.5 ft. It's been parked and we have been living in it but the weather is getting better and it's time to start hitting the road. I did pull it about 3 hours home. The 5th wheel seems to tow better and is easier to backup but where we can go with it is going to be a Huge learning process 👍👍

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi James, Congratulations on the new Toy Hauler! Its a great one indeed! Our Rig is 43 feet. We are also 13' 7" tall. We don't do State Parks or National Parks and we don't take back roads. Low tree limbs are a HUGE issue. So are Low Bridges!!! We just dodged a 13' 7" clearance bridge last weekend when our GPS app redirected us around a major accident on the interstate. We just got ours out of warranty service yesterday and heard a story of a guy taking his NorthPoint out in the woods about 10 miles. His rig had to be rescued. I figure as long as you don't do that, you're good to go! :) Remember that the longer the rig is.....the more it will twist. That means you will have random boards popping off inside your rig. Our last video shows us putting a valance back on due to that. Wouldn't change a thing though. Have fun!

[@aprilbevis6109]

War Eagle 🏈 🦅

[@discoveryboundrv]

War Eagle!

[@RamblinRoadies]

This is stressful. It's like watching a puppy dodge traffic on the freeway.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Frank! We love it. You have the BEST analogy ever. We are going to use that and when someone asks we’ll say we got it from “Frank TheVet”. 🤣👍 Pamela can’t watch the video because it takes her back to the day she almost lost her rig on the first road trip. I don’t think she’ll ever let me live that one down. LOL

[@RamblinRoadies]

@@discoveryboundrv you guys have a great attitude, and are mostly fun to watch. 👍

[@marciatesch3951]

It looks like you need 3 axles on that rig.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Marcia! You’re NOT wrong! We thought those were some extraordinary axles…until we pulled into Maine with a bent one. LOL. Next rig will definitely be more accommodating. Lee likes to say “It’s all about the Burger to Bun Ratio” meaning our rig is way too big for just two axles. 😀 Best, Pam

[@DanaBraatz]

Please buy your brother some chainsaw safety equipment - a hard hat, hearing protection, and chainsaw chaps!

[@StevenPendleton]

Think your gonna regret having something that big! If you want to stop and see something or stop and eat, everything is going to be so limiting. Also, if you valances and things coming off the walls you need to really slow down over bumps and turns. I drove a semi for a lot of years and we have had rv's for 35 years, and I can tell you that just because you can go a certain speed like you did in your car or truck, it's different now! Picture your pulling your trailer full of eggs and too fast over bumps or around turns you will break eggs.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Steven, you couldn't be more accurate! We already regret getting over 40 feet. We don't take random exits, state routes, side streets, or any other asphalt nightmare that has low hanging tree limbs. Even coming to the park we are at now, we had to swerve around tree branches. We won't even talk about never going to State Parks and National Parks. We live by two words: "Pull Thru". :) I am thinking about upgrading to independent suspension on this rig to keep the "Shake-Rattle-&-Roll" down to tolerable. That and the fact our tires are E rated and not G rated. Figure, If i'm doing one, do them both. Our maximum speed is 60. It actually makes everyone mad on the interstate, but every now and then I find an 18 Wheeler that is running 60 as well. We become instant friends. The only time we got above 70 was in Utah going down a mountain and I thought my engine brake needed a break. That was a tough downgrade. Great tip. Thanks for sharing!

[@esh87]

if you got a chevy dually it wouldnt sag

[@StreetRailProd]

Sorry can’t watch your videos, for what your brother has to do just to get you unstuck was enough for us! We all were newbies once, so your research where you are pulling and then do it again!! Uggg! Maybe you rig is alittle too big!!

[@discoveryboundrv]

Thanks for sharing. It’s definitely a big rig and we had one heck of a learning curve. No regrets and full of discovery. Glad my brother was able to help me out of my own mistake. We’re lucky to have great people around. Safe travels.

[@texasproud3332]

Kids that age don’t need phones

[@discoveryboundrv]

Actually, with proper supervision phones can be of great use to a full-time RV family. Most people think of social media and games when talking about phones. However, our kids use their phone as an extension of homeschooling. It’s full of apps for math, science, reading, and more. It’s also great while we are traveling so they can keep up with their school lessons. Also, adding an extra phone to your cellular plan is cheap and gives you lots of High Speed data. Delete the social media and games and it’s a mini-computer that’s great for On-The-Go families. Best.