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08-10-2013, 08:48 PM
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Major storm put the Roo to a test.
Well today the Roo just went thru a big test. As we where camping a major storm came thru with 40 mph+ winds and heavy rain. The beds where trying to lift up the canvas was blowing around trailer was moving all around. The rain was so heavy you could only see about 2 ft out.
Once the storm was done we came outside tree where down all around the campsites and even all the roads. The spot we camped in 2 weeks ago the whole camp spots lost a lot a giant branches which fell on a truck.
As I am written this another storm is rolling in.
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08-10-2013, 08:50 PM
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Did forget to say the Roo made it thru with no problems. We did have a small spot of water inside, but I am not sure if it happened when I opened the door to run to move the truck to safety from trees.
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08-10-2013, 08:51 PM
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Location: Southeast Wisconsin
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Scary. Good to hear you are okay. Good luck with the next storm, too.
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08-10-2013, 11:18 PM
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Location: Spring, Texas
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Where are you camping, Keven? We've had a few storms with plenty of lightning pass through today.
I thought I saw a 23ss heading down Riley Friday afternoon!
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08-10-2013, 11:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RedStick
Where are you camping, Keven? We've had a few storms with plenty of lightning pass through today.
I thought I saw a 23ss heading down Riley Friday afternoon!
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We are at Rocky Creek in Summerville. I bet it was me going down Riley. If it was being pulled with a white GMC 3500 it was me.
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08-11-2013, 09:06 AM
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Location: Spring, Texas
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That was you then! I was headed home from the hardy.
Glad you guys are safe!
On our Caprock Canyons trip we had gone through major winds the first two days, especially at night. Needless to say we didn't sleep much.
Our camping buddies have a popup, so I was really concerned about them. Thankfully we made it with out incident. You could hear the wind gusts approaching - then - BOOM! Crazy stuff. We ended up taking "cover" using the dinette and couch just in case. The tent ends were really getting abused!
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08-11-2013, 08:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keven
We are at Rocky Creek in Summerville. I bet it was me going down Riley. If it was being pulled with a white GMC 3500 it was me.
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Hi Keven,
My wife said she saw a white crew cab towing a roo so must have been you
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08-11-2013, 08:23 PM
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It was me, we where turning onto Rayford and saw an Expedition like yours with a lady trying to take a pic with her phone. My wife said she bet it was your wife.
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08-12-2013, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RedStick
That was you then! I was headed home from the hardy.
Glad you guys are safe!
On our Caprock Canyons trip we had gone through major winds the first two days, especially at night. Needless to say we didn't sleep much.
Our camping buddies have a popup, so I was really concerned about them. Thankfully we made it with out incident. You could hear the wind gusts approaching - then - BOOM! Crazy stuff. We ended up taking "cover" using the dinette and couch just in case. The tent ends were really getting abused!
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When we had are pop up camping at the same park we went thru a storm that was lifting the beds up with us in them and the room was moving around like crazy. We started to think if we would have been better off in the truck and not the pop up. Seems like once a year in Summerville we go thru a bad storm.
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08-13-2013, 12:24 PM
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Glad you weathered the storm! We has some freak rain and lightning all weekend. Scary being under trees with only a canvas bunk in a wind and light in event.
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08-13-2013, 12:46 PM
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Location: Lexington, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keven
When we had are pop up camping at the same park we went thru a storm that was lifting the beds up with us in them and the room was moving around like crazy. We started to think if we would have been better off in the truck and not the pop up. Seems like once a year in Summerville we go thru a bad storm.
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I once had a small Casita camper, and one night while camping the wind blew so hard that we actually hitched up to the truck so if it blew us away it would have carry the truck, too.
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read only a page. - St. Augustine
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08-13-2013, 12:51 PM
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Resident Masshole
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Southeastern MA
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Good to hear everyone made it through!
We have yet to be in our Roo for such a test (though I'm sure I've just jinxed myself)
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