When to pull in slides or evacuate with wind?
When do you become concerned about wind and what do you do about it? I am not talking about hurricanes warnings when we would obviously move! How much wind is too much for an RV?
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Kind of depends upon what type of RV you have, where you are parked, and which direction the camper is facing.
A 40 mph wind can turn over a travel trailer if the wind is directly against its side. The same camper can take a 100 mph wind head on, or rear on and not affect anything. After all, they all are designed to travel down the road at 70-80 mph. That's a head-on 70-80 mph wind hitting them... all.
If the stablizer jacks are down, they can take a stronger side wind. If you are surrounded by trees, the wind will be blocked. If you are on an ocean beach, a strong side wind may topple you over.
I think it all just "depends" on lots of things.
But the most important of all .... if you have any doubts ... any at all ... get out and leave the camper. It's not worth staying in it. Let insurance buy you a new one if it gets damaged!
I park my TT at home. It faces East - West. I live in the country surrounded by corn and bean fields. The winds get up to 40-50 mph here, 90% of the time, blowing from West to East. I keep all my jacks down and tight. I keep my slides in all the time, unless we're actually using it, or doing a drive-way camp. (this helps protect the roofs of the slides, keeping them out of the sun as much as possible). I keep the wheels chocked all the time, and I'm on a fairly level alsphalt driveway. My camper has never moved.
The previous owner had a 5er, parked in the same spot. High wind came through here once on him. The wind picked up his 5er, flipped it and it landed in the front yard. I say this, because with the right precautions, they CAN take a lot of wind. But you have to park them "smart" too!
EDIT! If a hurricaine was heading my direction, and I had warning, I'd pack up and get out of that location as FAST as I possibly could ... no doubts about that at all. You don't play games with Mother Nature.... you just don't.
A 40 mph wind can turn over a travel trailer if the wind is directly against its side. The same camper can take a 100 mph wind head on, or rear on and not affect anything. After all, they all are designed to travel down the road at 70-80 mph. That's a head-on 70-80 mph wind hitting them... all.
If the stablizer jacks are down, they can take a stronger side wind. If you are surrounded by trees, the wind will be blocked. If you are on an ocean beach, a strong side wind may topple you over.
I think it all just "depends" on lots of things.
But the most important of all .... if you have any doubts ... any at all ... get out and leave the camper. It's not worth staying in it. Let insurance buy you a new one if it gets damaged!
I park my TT at home. It faces East - West. I live in the country surrounded by corn and bean fields. The winds get up to 40-50 mph here, 90% of the time, blowing from West to East. I keep all my jacks down and tight. I keep my slides in all the time, unless we're actually using it, or doing a drive-way camp. (this helps protect the roofs of the slides, keeping them out of the sun as much as possible). I keep the wheels chocked all the time, and I'm on a fairly level alsphalt driveway. My camper has never moved.
The previous owner had a 5er, parked in the same spot. High wind came through here once on him. The wind picked up his 5er, flipped it and it landed in the front yard. I say this, because with the right precautions, they CAN take a lot of wind. But you have to park them "smart" too!
EDIT! If a hurricaine was heading my direction, and I had warning, I'd pack up and get out of that location as FAST as I possibly could ... no doubts about that at all. You don't play games with Mother Nature.... you just don't.
