I was camping in a NM state park, in winds strong enuf to take a Coleman stove (folded up) and blow it off the charcoal grill rack. I was concerned enough about the effect on the Coleman Colorado that I tied the frame in two places so it wouldn't tip.
Early last summer we stayed up in Henry's Lake just 15-20 miles West of Yellowstone (in NE Idaho) and weathered some steady winds throughout the days there (35-45 MPH with 60 MPH gusts). Enough wind to put 5 foot swells across the 12 foot deep lake!
My parents still had their Coleman PUP then and because it was very warm out, they just opened all the windows, and allowed the wind to just blow through it (no issues). And because their door was facing the direction of the wind, they never bothered setting up the awning. My uncle had his PUP there as well, and he had his awning SERIOUSLY anchored down, and the wind had no effect on his crafty anchorship (if that is even a word).
My wife and I were camping at our deer lease one year in our coleman pup when we got a heck of a storm come through one night,it sure got our attention I can tell you that.Between the wind and pouring rain we were nervous as all get out and I could see the canvas and the 4 corner posts actually moving back and forth,but the next morning there was no damage and later on that morning I heard that the wind had gusts up tp 58 miles per hour.That was as high as I ever want to experience. sj
Two summers ago we were camping with our 10 ft. Coleman Sedona in the state park just east of Williston, ND when a high wind came up (50-60 MPH?). We had the awning deployed and both of us spent 10-15 minutes hanging on to the awning until the wind slacked a little and we could get it rolled up. Then a few more minutes later the wind shifted to the other side and picked up again. I was concerned that we might be blown over. I decided to move the TV ( a Chev Blazer) to the windward side of the PUP and that made a huge difference. No damage sustained at all, but some time spent worrying. I can't speak for other PUPs, but I believe that Colemans are very solid.
WOW Remind me not to camp near you guys.
I've never had the FUN of camping in very high winds.
Lots of scary stories at least no one was injured.
windless and hoping I stay that way.
On a different forum, someone reported spending the night last week in their Trailmanor in 75mph winds. They were fine, the trailer was fine, but they did not sleep.
Wayne in San Jose
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We sat thru a nasty storm last summer. The wind didn't scare me but I was concerned about lightning. Seems a pup provides very little protection against lightning. When we got home we found out some kids swimming in Tahoe during that storm were killed by a strike.
Camping at Oregon Inlet last year, we had sustained winds in excess of 40 kts for about 36 hours. We staked the PUP and awning down, but everything was fine. Wind was alittle annoying to listen to, but sound of the waves crashing on the shore made it worth it. The funny part was the three down poles of the awning would lift up off the ground and then set right back down into place, many times.
JCH
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