Quick Sand - I found some

[STiDriven]

Yesterday after the winds died down Ben and I decided to take the montero out for a little exploring. Went to the construction site. I was driving over what looked to be normal sand next to a sand hill when I started to sink.

Honest to god this looked like dry hardpacked sand but in fact just under the surface is was totally saturated with water. The montero sunk to its frame while it was just sitting there.

I can't even explain it. We had like 8 people helping (several of which go offroading all the time) and every one of them said they had never seen anything like that before in there life.

Long story short, it took a lifted chevy diesel truck and a f150 king ranch on 25's linked together to pull me out, after breaking a tow strap. Took about 5 hours. Thanks for everyones help.

Pics will follow if I can get them from greg.

[AminalPlanet]

haha dude thats badass. sugar sand can turn bad with heavy rain. but yeah, you found quick sand lol. did you walk through it?

[STiDriven]

haha dude thats badass. sugar sand can turn bad with heavy rain. but yeah, you found quick sand lol. did you walk through it?

Yeah dude. It was at the base of one of those huge dirt piles so the dirt was not hard packed and it was waterlogged beyond belief. If you ran across it you would barely sink but when you stopped you would sink like crazy. I could just stand there and wiggle my toes and I'd let myself sink to my knee caps in seconds.

It was entertaining to just walk around in it, which we did for about 5 hours. :rofl1:

[AminalPlanet]

yeah, that right there is a reason why you should walk it before you drive it....but then again if we all did that where would the fun be of digging yourself out for a few hours

[UltimateT]

get allllllllll the pics from greg if you can

[pdexta]

yeah, that right there is a reason why you should walk it before you drive it....but then again if we all did that where would the fun be of digging yourself out for a few hours

I don't think walking on it would have done anything in this situation. It actually seemed quite firm to walk on. It wasn't a problem until you started to wiggle a little (or spin in a car) and then it just completely turned to mush and sucked you in.

[STiDriven]

I don't think walking on it would have done anything in this situation. It actually seemed quite firm to walk on. It wasn't a problem until you started to wiggle a little (or spin in a car) and then it just completely turned to mush and sucked you in.

It was actually much crazier before you guys there. It dried out a bit by then. Scott, tell greg to post those pics up!

[TurboSeminole]

Wish i was there to see it! PICS PLEASE!

[DC2 T3G]

dang sounds bad ass,

[aero]

get allllllllll the pics from greg if you can

Good luck with that *Popcorn*

[pdexta]

We should all go over to his house after applebees and make him post them, haha.

[Keith]

and our tow rope didnt break...thank god...

[03scgt]

lol sounds like a fail and a win.

[STiDriven]

...basically

I think everyone who came to help had nothing better to do and we had fun playing in the quick sand and got some good laughs.

[05Gtsprayed]

Hey if your gonna keep on doing the mud thing u need to go to Central Tractor and buy a 50-80 dollar town strap and drop 40 bucks on 2 shackles

[Keith]

well, briton i think you've been stuck more then the time you've official hit the offroads. Might be time for a lift and some safari shit all over the truck..

[BlackMagicGTO]

Hey if your gonna keep on doing the mud thing u need to go to Central Tractor and buy a 50-80 dollar town strap and drop 40 bucks on 2 shackles

idk they broke a 30,000 lb tow strap trying to snatch that bitch

[Keith]

it was a snatch rope, not a tow strap. They are built for quick full out pulls, not the same as the tow strap. But i guess...

[95w_bTEG]

legit son!