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frizzen
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Oct 05, 2015

wind

We had a windy night while we were out this weekend and it got me to thinking. How high wind speed would it take directly from the side to flip a parked trailer?

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  • Physics: Wind direction as it reaches RV, 90degrees, 45degrees, etc. Center of gravity of RV, low high well balanced.
    In SoCal gusty winds in the 60mph range (Santa Ana Winds) are not unusual and seldom do we hear of a parked RV being blown over.
  • It's rather obviously hard to give too much of an answer without some idea of what kind of trailer, how it is or is not secured, etc.

    This Yahoo question and answer suggests it might start being a concern around 50 mph, particularly for tall 5th wheel trailers. (They also point out, quite reasonably, that having an awning unfurled on the windward side can assist the tip-over.)

    These are wind speeds are where it's getting difficult to walk around, particularly if it's at all gusty.
  • I don't know but I remember one night that I was parked on the edge of a hill with the wind blowing up under the trailer and I was hoping that we would not roll down the hill.

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