While elk hunting this week I had to quickly engineer a fix to the side mount air conditioner housing due to the 80+ km/h winds at our campsite on a mountain summit. Great view, but bad exposure (see trip post for winter camping pics at the summit). Voila no more drafty air conditioner!!
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Be careful about high winds in a camper.
About 40 years ago we were camped in a pop up alongside a creek leading into Lake Travis near Austin. A huge line of thunderstorms was approaching just as night was falling. So I backed my TV near the camper and tied them together with a stout rope. The thunderstorm then hit and we shook like a category 5 earthquake for half an hour.
When we got up the next morning and looked across the creek, there was a camper sitting half submerged in the creek that had slid down the bank the night before. What a mess.
David
Just curious, how is the performance of the ac on a very hot summers day.
The AC unit itself is pretty good for the small area inside the 13 RDB. It gets as cool as a meat locker after about 20 min. It hasn't had any trouble keeping up so far, but have only used it about 5 times in +30 C temps. It helps with the dark colour of the trailer in the sun.
Quote from: @david" timestamp="1452686208" source="/post/17719/threadBe careful about high winds in a camper.
About 40 years ago we were camped in a pop up alongside a creek leading into Lake Travis near Austin. A huge line of thunderstorms was approaching just as night was falling. So I backed my TV near the camper and tied them together with a stout rope. The thunderstorm then hit and we shook like a category 5 earthquake for half an hour.
When we got up the next morning and looked across the creek, there was a camper sitting half submerged in the creek that had slid down the bank the night before. What a mess.
David
David, I agree. I have had to tie the trailer down to some large logs in the past. Usually using the truck as a wind break parked upwind of the trailer helps. It's during these times the downwind trailer jacks need to be as firm as possible. I'm thinking of replacing the extending stab jacks on the 13 RDB with scissor jacks for this reason. If you've ever been in the chinook winds on the east side of the Canadian Rockies, beware the wind. We now have wind advisory boards on the highways to warn travellers/semi trucks. A bit of trip planning on the weather websites is essential when planning travel routes during windy days...Tree blow downs are also a hazard that needs to be considered during windy days in the mountains...
heres a link showing the wind advisory signage:
http://www.pinchercreekvoice.com/2015/04/out-and-about-scenery-to-april-11-2015.html
Duct tape to the rescue!
We camped close to Glacier NP MT late last summer and one night winds gusting up to 60MPH most of the night. The camper was rattling all night, have to admit thought the camper might roll over, but the Mighty 11 withstood the heavy winds.
No drafts or problems with the roof mount AC.