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06-10-2021, 08:22 PM
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Scoundrel
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Montrose, Colorado
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Man... The Wind!
Traveling through Wyoming for a family visit later this weekend in the midwest... I've towed through northern Colorado and Wyoming dozens of times but never with wind like this. We're staying in a campground tonight in Rawlins and its gusting to 60mph. Setting up was about as miserable as it gets.
I'll be cleaning grit out of my ears for days.
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06-10-2021, 08:30 PM
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Trailer Park Supervisor
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Northern NJ
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I only was stationed in northern CA and Nevada when I was 'out west'. Glad I never experienced the horrific winds I keep reading about on this forum out West.
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06-10-2021, 08:45 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Idaho
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Stay safe ... tomorrow should be a better weather.
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06-12-2021, 10:16 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Nevada
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I used to work in the field in Wyoming all the time. First rule is never open 2 doors of your truck at the same time, because everything in it will blow away.
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06-12-2021, 11:53 AM
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Scoundrel
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Montrose, Colorado
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That was pre-frontal passage wind. Glad to be over that. Had white caps in the toilet.
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06-12-2021, 11:56 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Fairfield, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HangDiver
That was pre-frontal passage wind. Glad to be over that. Had white caps in the toilet.
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That there is funny.... thanks for the chuckle.
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06-13-2021, 10:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2020
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I have family in WY. All too familiar 
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06-14-2021, 06:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HangDiver
Traveling through Wyoming for a family visit later this weekend in the midwest... I've towed through northern Colorado and Wyoming dozens of times but never with wind like this. We're staying in a campground tonight in Rawlins and its gusting to 60mph. Setting up was about as miserable as it gets.
I'll be cleaning grit out of my ears for days.
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I stayed at an Rawlins RV park a couple years ago right at the end of the season. High winds like you described and temps just slightly below freezing at night.
Fun tomes.
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06-14-2021, 06:40 PM
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Scoundrel
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Montrose, Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
I stayed at an Rawlins RV park a couple years ago right at the end of the season. High winds like you described and temps just slightly below freezing at night.
Fun tomes.
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One of my wheel chocks blew away that night. Probably went to Laramie.
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06-14-2021, 07:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 1,054
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download the Windy app. used it from kingman nv. to albuquerque. stayed ahead of the wind , leaving time is crucial .
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06-14-2021, 09:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thomas ho
download the Windy app. used it from kingman nv. to albuquerque. stayed ahead of the wind , leaving time is crucial .
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I second the Windy app. I use it for sailing in central Ohio. The kite boarders around here do too. The only more accurate info I have found is from live wind stations.
The hour x hour is pretty good.
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