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ken56
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Apr 04, 2015

Bad storms and trees

Some bad weather just moved thru the Nashville area and I am parked under 2 trees. A fairly good sized branch came down onto my roof and left a 1/4 in. deep dent about silver dollar size around and put 2 little holes in the EDPM. I am lucky it wasn't any worse than it was. Do you carry Dicor sealant with you in case you may need it or a patch kit or what do you all do for an emergency fix? Do you avoid sites that are under trees? Just wondering what others do in these instances.

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  • I saw on the weather channel and ya'll had a bad afternoon there. Hopefully no one was hurt..
  • Living in the middle of tornado alley, where big thunderstorms are frequent for a 3-4 month season, I keep my RV in its storage shed when storms are forecast. We do our RVing and camping in the lulls between the storms.

    Still, I've been caught, and even not being under large trees, I've had branches blow onto the top of the RV. Since my roof is a fiberglass sheet, most I've gotten is scratches. The storms that take apart these trees are often 50-80 mph wind gusts, the branches don't fall straight down, making it really hard to pick a spot in a forested campground.

    Our commercial RV parks tend not to be forested, for storm reasons. Trees are more popular in public campgrounds where campers need the shade, but they also don't go out and set up their tents when thunderstorms are forecast.
  • I carry a roll of Eternabond tape for emergency leak use, as well as a few tubes of sealer/glues like Marine GOOP, Dicor, etc. Eternabone can also be used to temporarily fix leaks in water or waste tanks, drain pipes, or even pressurized fresh water lines with suitable clamps over the leak.

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