Severe Weather Approaching ?
What do you do if CG does not have shelter. Fill all tanks for weight ? pull in all slides ? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Forum Discussion
When checking in at a campground ask if there is a storm shelter on site or the location of the nearest one. When a watch goes out...start putting yourself into alert mode watching the sky and listening to a local radio station, and prepping in case the watch suddenly goes to a warning (disconnect from power, cable TV and water, pull in slides, stow all outside items and decide what you will do if the watch turns into a warning). You can never know how long to wait. I'd not take the RV out unless you have many hours of time to respond. But with some of the huge storms we've had...you cannot really tell how far to go or in which direction. Just be prepared to leave your RV, take a "to go" bag and bug out to safety.
Out on the road have a plan...have a weather radio on 24/7, keep an atlas at the ready so if a watch or warning goes out you can tell where the county is they are talking in relation to where you are and in an alert...know where you are & the area you are traveling in to. Be prepared to pull off at any shelter you can find before conditions deteriorate. Waiting out a bad storm in a Truck Stop is much better than being out on the road in the open. We also turn the computer on and using an air card connect to the Internet to see weather maps on NOAA, Weather Nation TV or The Weather Channel. (You can also do this using a smart phone or Ipad). Never try to park you rig under an overpass. In the past some folks recommended sheltering in overpasses but experts have now concluded it is more dangerous because winds can actually accelerate through an overpass not give shelter.
We've traveled with a weather radio turned on 24/7 and been in tornado alley during a tornado outbreak. The weather radio went off with a warning in the Topeka area where we were. We saw the storm shelter right across from us but after watching what other campers did, which was nothing...we stayed in the MH. That was when we realized we had no idea exactly where we were in relation to where the storm was because the warnings go out by county and local landmarks, something out of towners don't know about.
We all love our rigs but when it comes right down to it...save yourself and your family 1st!
Out on the road have a plan...have a weather radio on 24/7, keep an atlas at the ready so if a watch or warning goes out you can tell where the county is they are talking in relation to where you are and in an alert...know where you are & the area you are traveling in to. Be prepared to pull off at any shelter you can find before conditions deteriorate. Waiting out a bad storm in a Truck Stop is much better than being out on the road in the open. We also turn the computer on and using an air card connect to the Internet to see weather maps on NOAA, Weather Nation TV or The Weather Channel. (You can also do this using a smart phone or Ipad). Never try to park you rig under an overpass. In the past some folks recommended sheltering in overpasses but experts have now concluded it is more dangerous because winds can actually accelerate through an overpass not give shelter.
We've traveled with a weather radio turned on 24/7 and been in tornado alley during a tornado outbreak. The weather radio went off with a warning in the Topeka area where we were. We saw the storm shelter right across from us but after watching what other campers did, which was nothing...we stayed in the MH. That was when we realized we had no idea exactly where we were in relation to where the storm was because the warnings go out by county and local landmarks, something out of towners don't know about.
We all love our rigs but when it comes right down to it...save yourself and your family 1st!
