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We're due to get hit with the hurricane on Sunday with winds about 90mph. We'll be in our stick house not the MH. I was thinking of putting the jacks down just to make contact with the ground, not to take any real weight off to provide some added stability. Is this a good idea???
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randco
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Is there any reason that you are staying in the stick house? If it were me, I would get in the MH and head west for a couple of hours. After Irene passes then head home. And as you drive pray that the house is still there and that the electricity is still on.
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JaredWPhillips
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If you have to stay, then might as well use the jacks. Can't hurt.
But if it were me, I'd pack my family and everything important and get the heck out. Come back when it's over. If the house is gone when you get back, then that's confirmation that you should have left. If it's still there, even better. Assuming that the storm could damage or destroy everything, might as well take one of your homes away, so you'll have some place to stay should your stick home become uninhabitable.
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2oldman
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I don't know if the jacks thing will do any good, but, I too wouldn't even think about staying there. Perhaps it's near impossible at this time to evacuate LI.
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antsinmypants
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keep them up if your staying there, your tires provide much better traction for keeping it in one spot than those metal pads would, some rocking wont hurt your wheels as much as those stiff legs bending back and forth
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Triker33
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Put the jacks down and put a little pressure on them, after the gas tank has been filled full.
Also fill the fresh water tank up.
Try to park it away from any big trees.
Hope it has a generator in it. Probably be needed for several days after Irene passes.
Any awnings on it. Wrap the roller ends(caps & some of the roller) on them with a lot of gray tape or bungee straps to the arms so they can't move. The OEM locks will not hold the awning closed.
It would be better if you could take it to the north side of a big building like a Walmart etc. Then park it with the Windshield end against that north wall.
Good Luck
My MH made it through Wilma in 2005. Lost one window awning, roof vents etc.
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It sure could not hurt any I would think, have the slides in and buttoned up.
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Michael Musicman
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Well I have some first hand experience with this. When Kitrina hit us first, then New Orleans, our electric went out in the stick house and it was hot and steamy. We crawled out to the RV and put the air on and leveled it out. Before we put the levelors down I thought the coach was going to tip over. Once we put them down and she cooled down we were so comfortable we were able to sleep till the storm was over. So, yes put the jacks down so the coach won't rock & roll! The next morning we were the only one's on the block with electric, via the generator, so we served neighbors coffee and supplied them with ice when needed. We had a line every morning for coffee for two weeks until the stick electric was repaired. We also had 90 mph winds. Hope this helps with your decision and good luck on Sunday!
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Dale.Traveling
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I would leave them up and let the coach move on the suspension. More give and movement when the winds is at it's peak. Allow the coach to more or less flex in the wind but then again Mike actually went thru a storm. I'll let you know Monday if my rig tipped as I don't have jacks.
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phranc
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The jacks position should be in Illinois
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