Camper slides and tornados
we are in Alabama and the weather pattern suggests tornado warnings in the area for the next few days. We are wondering whether it is better to ride out a tornado with slides in or out. We have a 3...
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DutchmenSport wrote:A tornado is not like a head on wind. It will just lift a "camper" (any RV!) off the ground and plop it down where ever it wants.
I would pull the slides in. It makes the camper more aerodynamic. If you can face the front of the camper toward the on-coming wind, the camper can take a lot of force. After all, it designed to go down the highway at 60-70 miles an hour head first and that's a lot of wind!
And best to get out of a RV and into a proper storm shelter if a tornado has been sited.
There is a Tornado Alert App and a Red Cross Tornado Alert Mobile App for cell phones. Both will alert you of a tornado in your immediate area. You can find it on the Google App Store.
