Prep for a Hurricane
First possible hurricane winds with my TC in the back yard, I have already put a tarp over it and secured that very well, also put the TC on pallets to take some of the weight off the jacks. I put ex...
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Preparedness is a fine topic to explore, no matter what the threat. If it were me, and I was in the track of a hurricane, I would load up the camper and skip town. Failing that, I would be sure to have 6 hurricane screws for use with the camper on the truck. Why 6? With the long screws you could have one at the front, screwed all the way to terra firma and cinch up the winch cable down to it. Two on each side near the main body of the TC but not over the overhang using a pair of long 3", 10K pound yellow straps draped over the TC to the screws. At the rear, using a 2 ton come along or truckers ratchet tie the last screw to the trailer hitch. Of course, drop the jacks to snug just to have a more stable footprint. The truck needs to be in 4WD with the hubs on and in low range with the e-brake on. This might be a teachable moment however, and thinking ahead pour six, foot-wide by 3 feet deep anchor pillars with big looping rebar anchor points. You know, this might get you from an 85 mph wind to a 110 wind before the TC is blown to bits.
In a preparedness related way, when we were under threat from a wild fire in August (this is CA) my aging Lance TC was undergoing upgrades and my truck was in the shop getting a front axle upgrade. What to do? We packed a suitcase with enough clothes for 10 days; grabbed a couple boxes of pictures and important papers; all our computers and backups; a few other valuables; packed the Jeep Grand Cherokee and were ready to leave. Our neighbor who has horses, cows, and many canines had to call a wrangler to ship his livestock off to the fairgrounds where he spent several days. We have a 4-wheel horse trailer I use to take our household trash to the dump. We could have used it to haul his cows. He subsequently bought a V-10 Dodge and a huge horse trailer, and he would still use our trash trailer to remove some of this livestock, in the future. The fact was both of us were unprepared to evacuate for the reasons stated above. The sad fact is: it's probably too late to do anything about a hurricane or wildfire if you haven't done at least some prep ahead of time. Time to make a list.
jefe
In a preparedness related way, when we were under threat from a wild fire in August (this is CA) my aging Lance TC was undergoing upgrades and my truck was in the shop getting a front axle upgrade. What to do? We packed a suitcase with enough clothes for 10 days; grabbed a couple boxes of pictures and important papers; all our computers and backups; a few other valuables; packed the Jeep Grand Cherokee and were ready to leave. Our neighbor who has horses, cows, and many canines had to call a wrangler to ship his livestock off to the fairgrounds where he spent several days. We have a 4-wheel horse trailer I use to take our household trash to the dump. We could have used it to haul his cows. He subsequently bought a V-10 Dodge and a huge horse trailer, and he would still use our trash trailer to remove some of this livestock, in the future. The fact was both of us were unprepared to evacuate for the reasons stated above. The sad fact is: it's probably too late to do anything about a hurricane or wildfire if you haven't done at least some prep ahead of time. Time to make a list.
jefe
