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09/10/2018 at 8:07pm
Location: West country
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Facing the bedroom end into the wind may help. It makes a smaller area for the wind to get at.
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09/10/2018 at 9:48pm
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and moving the car into a position so it gets hit by the wind first will help a lot! or if you are really concerned turn the camper so one corner towards the wind, this will spread the pressure out
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10/10/2018 at 9:51am
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I would not put up awning if you do not need it. Poles can rattle loose and become detached from camper just put a storm strap over main body of cabin. you'll be fine.
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10/10/2018 at 10:36am
Location: Northern Ireland
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Make sure you run the storm straps across the length, not the width ... i.e. pressure onto the struts, not on canvas/poly cover.
Also, probably worth putting some rub guards between the straps and the material surface (on top) and material and struts (underneath) e.g. cardboard strips or such like, so as to prevent any damage from rubbing caused by strap movement.
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10/10/2018 at 7:13pm
Location: Bucks
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We were camping once in South Wales n the coast and whilst we were there there was a yellow weather warning for high winds off the Bristol Channel.
I put the car in front of the camper to provide shelter but to no avail.
We actually spent a very uncomfortable night in the car.
In the morning I fully expected the camper and awning to have been damaged but both were OK.
The noise in the camper was horrendous making sleep impossible and in the dark when you are at your lowest ebb your imagination runs riot.
Some people might scoff and call me a fair weather camper but if the forecast is that bad, is it worth going?
Apart from an endurance test where is the enjoyment?
Couldn't you just go the weekend after?
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12/10/2018 at 6:21am
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We had a Pennine Pullman in the Scottish Highlands in some pretty severe winds and had no problems apart from lack of sleep from it flapping about !
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13/10/2018 at 12:58am
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Having seen a caravan blown clear over a stone wall by strong winds in Snowdonia I would respectfully ask if it's worth the risk?
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13/10/2018 at 9:35am
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Quote: Originally posted by lozzagoody on 12/10/2018
Thanks everyone. We are going to give it a try. If the worst comes to the worst we have an estate car and a memory foam mattress topper to fall back on!
If the worst comes to the worst, do you have appropriate insurance for if your set up causes damage to someone else's set up/vehicle?
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