Severe Weather Approaching ?

[Mike_Taverniti]

What do you do if CG does not have shelter. Fill all tanks for weight ? pull in all slides ? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

[Crowe]

How severe? Bad T-storms? Tornadoes? Hurricane? For t-storms that may have heavy winds, pulling in your slides does help stabilize. Tow vehicle/toad is probably safer if you have one. Tornadoes-lowest point possible. Head into interior of bath houses or other buildings, preferably made of cement or brick. Hurricanes-evacuate.

Rule #1: Keep a battery operated weather radio handy. You may have a TV in the unit but if the power goes out it's useless.
Rule #2: Know what county you are in. Severe weather reports are given by county.
Rule #3: Be safe, not stupid. Accept that quite often when it's man vs. mother nature, man loses.

[beemerphile1]

If time - leave the area.

If no time - unplug from shore power and get in tow vehicle.

[bid_time]

I'd get in the car and go to the nearest safe place. No way would I hook up to that big box and have that pull me around as its tossed by the wind until its eventually obliterated sending flying pieces my way.

[Shadow_Catcher]

I have a Recom weather radio which is used at home as well as when camping, The advantage to the Recom is that it turns it self off after giving the warning and living in the mid west it gets a work out with multiple warnings in a 24hr period during serious weather.
The one problem while camping is that you have to have it set for a certain location (we don't) and you have to know enough about the location to know if where you are is in the path of what ever is serious and coming.
I have a line coming from the battery of the trailer to power the radio with proper plug for when we are boondocking.

[Padlin]

With enough lead time, hook up and leave.
With no lead time and no shelter, look for a ditch or a boulder.
Seems trailers are always the first thing to be destroyed.

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[sdianel_-acct_c]

Campground doesn't have any building? Bath house? Is there a host that could help?
One time we watched the weather and left and headed south. The storm was heading from the SW to the NE. With widespread storms this wouldn't work.

[Peg_Leg]

I'd roll up the awning pick up the chairs and any loose items. Then I'd watch the sky. Having done some spotting with SKYWARN for the National Weather Service I know some things to watch for. Local radar, and a scanner would be on.

Where you gonna run to? Out on the road is one place I don't want to be.

[RetSgt7114]

Steeljag wrote:
Pack up.....head out?

X2

[Steeljag]

Pack up.....head out?

[pianotuna]

Hi,

I don't have slides, but I'd point the nose into the prevailing winds, and disconnect from all services.