Trailmanor sustains 70 MPH winds

[ShrimpBurrito]

We were boondocking a few weeks ago up near Lone Pine, CA, where, according to the rangers, wind gusts reached upwards of 70 MPH (a category 1 hurricane is 75 MPH). We don't know exactly what the sustained winds were, but they were certainly plenty constant. We rocked and rolled a bit, and it pretty much sounded like we were riding in the trailer down the road....we got little sleep, and I don't think the dog got any.

But nothing came undone, apart, or moved, which was a pleasant surprise.

Dave

Glad all is well.

If you think about it, cruising down the highway subjects the TM to sustained 70 mile winds. Nice to know it can handle that when it's set up, too.

Well that is good news for you and me. I was wondering how my TM would tolerate high wind.

When I travel out to Mojave Desert Preserve the wind is unpredictable. Since I've not gone with my TM, I was wondering how it would do.

Where were you at in Lone Pine?

Michael

[ShrimpBurrito]

We were up there in some BLM land with a good sight of Mt. Whitney. It's beautiful country up there, but unprotected, and with weather that can change at the drop of a hat.

Dave

We were in a similar windstorm in January when camping beside Lake Pleasant outside of Phoenix. We were definitely uncomfortable with all the rocking and movement. All I could think of to improve the situation was to fill both the gray water tank and the tub with water from our water connection. The additional 500+ lbs of low-distributed-weight may not have affected the outcome but we sure felt better.

One trick I use, when not able to park the end of the TM toward the wind (you want the ends facing the wind, not the side, unless it is very cold - below freezing that is), is to park the truck up-wind of the TM, if it is possible in the site. I did that recently - it took a rather uneasy situation and made it much more pleasant.