Cross winds
We drove out across Southern ID recently and there were thunder storms in the area. They can throw some 50-60 mph winds in the vicinity and we ran through some high winds. Getting pushed around wa...
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Buzzcut1 wrote:
when I crossed Wyoming on 80 last November on I80 camper in the bed horse trailer in tow the message signs were reading wind gusts 50+ we just slowed down a bit and had no issues. The blowing spindrift and icy patches were worse than the winds.
^^^^ This
In the world of trucks, campers aren't really that heavy. But as a unit, they're really quite stable.
Think about it: travel trailers and typical semi-trailers blow over often in heavy winds, but they aren't actually heavy. People think tractor-trailer as being full, but more often than not, they're not, hauling LLT, and they are a huge sail. Vs a camper...squat and concentrated load. 15k in one spot. Not going to blow over. Probably why you don't see a bunch of pictures of camper rigs sitting sideways on the freeway. Relax, and slow down a touch if it makes you feel better. But you're not going to blow over.
