Towing In The Wind
For those of you who have transitioned from a motorhome over to a fifth-wheel, how do you feel it compares when you're traveling on those blustery days? We recently sold our 31' Class C and now have ...
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Here's my take after watching some blowover videos...
Most that you see are on rigs that are going way faster than they should be, given the windy conditions. The common thing I noticed was that it appears that a gust of wind catches the rig, it sways, the gust dies down for a second, the rig sways back towards center, then another gust hits it again. You literally get a horizontal "porpoising" effect that, eventually, whips hard enough to roll the rig. This can happen to =any= vehicle. Yes, there are some where a huge sustained gust just blows it over, but in many, the whip-saw action can clearly be seen. Driving much slower, if you have to drive, reduces the blowover risk considerably. If I just =had= to drive in windy conditions, I think I'd not only fill my fresh water tank, but my grey and black tanks, as well.
Lyle
Most that you see are on rigs that are going way faster than they should be, given the windy conditions. The common thing I noticed was that it appears that a gust of wind catches the rig, it sways, the gust dies down for a second, the rig sways back towards center, then another gust hits it again. You literally get a horizontal "porpoising" effect that, eventually, whips hard enough to roll the rig. This can happen to =any= vehicle. Yes, there are some where a huge sustained gust just blows it over, but in many, the whip-saw action can clearly be seen. Driving much slower, if you have to drive, reduces the blowover risk considerably. If I just =had= to drive in windy conditions, I think I'd not only fill my fresh water tank, but my grey and black tanks, as well.
Lyle
