Riding out hurricane Irma in a truck camper
I'm just going to report on my experience. I left Florida with my truck camper after securing my boat down there. I am currently in south Georgia. Irma will only be a tropical storm supposedly once it...
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I kept the jacks up. So far, it's a lot less wind than I experienced one time in New Jersey as a thunderstorm went by. It was at a Walmart and like 30 shopping carts flew across the lot slamming into cars. The TC felt pretty unstable and like it would flip in that, but hasn't done anything really yet here. Just like a normal storm, but longer so far.
Apparently the real stuff is yet to come though.
My positioning was done just as nycsteve suggested, using hourly wind strength and direction forecasts. It was a little off. It's a bit more northerly than predicted and I'm pointed ESE. So... Getting hit from the side a bit. It should start clocking around more Eastward soon though.
I have about 25 years experience guessing the weather from living and traveling full time on boats so that's an asset. Everything is going according to plan so far...
If it gets too sketchy, I'll jump out and drop the jacks to a point that they hit only if the TC is going over. About 6"-8" off the ground.
I have an Arctic Fox on a 2500 Dodge Ram, so... It's a tippy one. Heavy though. Lol.
Apparently the real stuff is yet to come though.
My positioning was done just as nycsteve suggested, using hourly wind strength and direction forecasts. It was a little off. It's a bit more northerly than predicted and I'm pointed ESE. So... Getting hit from the side a bit. It should start clocking around more Eastward soon though.
I have about 25 years experience guessing the weather from living and traveling full time on boats so that's an asset. Everything is going according to plan so far...
If it gets too sketchy, I'll jump out and drop the jacks to a point that they hit only if the TC is going over. About 6"-8" off the ground.
I have an Arctic Fox on a 2500 Dodge Ram, so... It's a tippy one. Heavy though. Lol.
