raydf_1
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If you are pressed for time --as I suspect you are-- your best option may be to quickly travel SOUTH to an inland RV park in Miami / Homestead (there are at least three or four). We don't expect hurricane-force winds here but "merely" tropical storm-force winds.
Good luck!
Ray
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Sully2
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apr67 wrote:I love these folks that say back into the wind.
Must not know much about tropical cyclones. Generally they have winds coming from every direction depending on time.
I'll assume then you differ from the opinions of the REST OF THE PEOPLE that live in Florida that have stated to park HEADED INTO THE WIND..
High winds typically blow in ONE DIRECTION at a time!! If that means later in the day when the DIRECTION changes that one needs to go and MOVE the RV to "re-direct it"...then so be it!
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Works2RV
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Haven't done it but my thinking is face into the wind ( these things are designed to take 90MPH+ winds but head on ), full tanks ( as described by others ) in a large empty parking lot ( we have a closed down K-Mart down the road ) on high ground, as far from the builds as you can get. Problem is these storms don't just have winds in one direction, depending on where you are in the storm, the shift can be significant. My plan is, if I can not get out of town, to get the family safe then ride out the thing on board - trying to stay head on as much as possible. I road out Hugo ( in the stick house ) and I can tell you you don't know how forceful these winds can get until you are in one they can blow the top out of a pine tree a block or more and it acts as a spear.
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MandalayJim
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A lot of good suggestions and I would like to add-- have tarps and tape to cover any openings that may be cause by flying debris. Good luck.
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TMitchell
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Hurricane Charlie hit our house in Punta Gorda,FL, pretty good, back in 8/04. We just happened to have left 2 weeks earlier on an extended MH trip. We drove home to have the house fixed and had to use the MH to evacuate twice more within the month. We thought about evacuating for Fay but it is just suppose to get to a Cat.1 hurricane. We would have to drive quite a ways to get past the projected path, so we thought it best to ride it out. We will be in the house with storm shutters up and have a hurricane proof garage door. I intend on backing both of our vehicles up against the door from the inside to help brace it. We use to have tall live oaks close to where we park the MH. I had them topped so there is no danger of them coming down on top of the MH.
That is a good suggestion to fill our grey and black tanks with water for more weight. I was going to fill fresh water tank and the fuel tank is full.
If you look at the:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/145241.shtml?3day?large#contents
at 11:00 am today. The projected land fall is basically our house.
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Triker33
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My MH went through Wilma Oct. 2005. They said it was going to come in north of us near Tampa. So I didn't want to leave and drive into it. But they were very wrong about where it went. I had air dumped, slides in, awnings up and jacks down. Also fresh water tank filled. Parked on N. side of a building.
It had a rear window awning ripped off, the patio awning had a lock on the end cap. The locked cap held but the rivets holding the roller to the end cap were all broken off. The slide out awning fabric got moved down the roller, to where the slide out couldn't be opened until awning fabric was moved back.
The wind ripped off both big Maxx air covers over the fantastic fans in bathroom & kitchen. The lid cover on the kitchen fan was ripped off. Lucked out as the open vent was over the kitchen stove & very little rain got in.
The wind shook the MH enough to break the bathroom cabinet glass doors(3) loose from the magnets that hold them closed.
I spent the night at a friends house. The wind started blowing at 5AM & didn't stop until 2PM. Estimated peak wind gusts in my area were at 100 MPH the strongest.
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My full fresh water tank, was used the next 9 days while they were no electric to run the well pump.
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wa8yxm
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The best way to park a motor home when strong winds are expected is answered in the Government pamplet ARE YOU PREPARED and the accompanying test
Question: Where is the best place to take shelter during a Hurricane
A: Indoors
B: Outdoors
C: Underground
D: IN a shelter outside the storm area
(Correct answer D.. or in a single word ELSEWHERE!!!!)
However, if that is not possible.. Most motor homes the best "Face" to present to the wind is the tail end. No glass, and very stable
2nd best is the nose end, it's designed to take at least an 80 mph breeze and can withstand much more. (Think about it)
I parked mine tail on when the winds hit 100 one night.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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C5man
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We have parked in two hurricanes -- by moving elsewhere out of the storms' paths. People with wheels who do not use them in the face of impending danger become part of the problem, and so far as I'm concerned, they should not be compensated one dime for their loses by government or insurance. That includes the Katrina dummies who had perfectly good vehicles in their driveways and chose to sit on their stupid fat butts while a storm of the century bore down on them. Mother Nature is boss and folks who can't grasp that concept, and who have the means to get out of harm's way but do not, deserve whatever happens to them.
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TMitchell
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C5man wrote:We have parked in two hurricanes -- by moving elsewhere out of the storms' paths. People with wheels who do not use them in the face of impending danger become part of the problem, and so far as I'm concerned, they should not be compensated one dime for their loses by government or insurance. That includes the Katrina dummies who had perfectly good vehicles in their driveways and chose to sit on their stupid fat butts while a storm of the century bore down on them. Mother Nature is boss and folks who can't grasp that concept, and who have the means to get out of harm's way but do not, deserve whatever happens to them.
You come across as someone I wouldn't want anything to do it.
Tom
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tallyo
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When any hurricane passes through an area the winds come from all directions over the time it passes through. Being on the right side of the eye is the best place if there is a best place.
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