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Old 07-18-2022, 07:05 AM   #1
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Travel Trailers and Severe Weather ( Storage and Relocation)

Taking possession of a Jayco Jay Feather Micro 199 mbs this week. We live in Central Florida and we are in the starting phase of hurricane season.
So my Micro is 23-24 ft long weighing about 5000-5700 lbs depending on the load.
It’s a single axle trailer.
So it will be in outside storage less than 10
minutes from home. We routinely have severe thunderstorms with 45-50 mph gusts with an occasional 60 mph storm. We will be stored in the middle of a large storage lot with maybe 250-300 RV’s and boats. That location might be ok in the case of 40-50 mph storm but could it survive 60 mph? Really not sure if it helps trying to relocate it then because you may dodge one cell but there would be more.
Definitely will trailer it to a safer location if we were in the prospective path of a hurricane. Most likely head north and find a place for a day or 2. I hate leaving my house but feel it’s in pretty good shape. In central Florida we have seldom dealt with sustained winds in excess of 100. Usually the most we get might be 80-90. But if there’s a hurricane on the way, I think my little Micro is going to be moved to a safer location.
But wanted some feedback on how much wind you’d think it could handle before it would topple over.
Also should I have all stabilizers down when parked in storage to help in the 50 mph storms. If they don’t make that much difference, then it would save me time if I needed to move in a hurry and don’t need to retract all stabilizers Maybe I’m overthinking here, but it is our first TT so first time going through this process.
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I left a 18' TT in my back yard chained to a tree when we evacuated for hurricane Hugo in 1989 and when we could get back home it was on it's side. We turned it back upright, dried it out and it was good for a few more years until we sold it.
Even the fridge worked like a champ.

Nowadays since retirement, we hook up and flee to another area early.
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Old 07-18-2022, 07:49 AM   #3
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How often to you see trailers flipped over after a storm in that storage yard? Do what your neighbors are doing. I've rarely seen stabilizers deployed while in storage. But I've never stored in Florida. After hurricane Dolly in Texas I didn't see any flipped RVs or trailers inland where winds hit into the 70 mph range.
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We get severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and straight line winds called derechos most summers. I've never worried about moving my trailer. We don't get hurricanes here though.
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I would not even worry about 50 mph winds! 100 mph winds, I would be concerned!

We were in our current HTT, a few years back in a severe downdraft, we figured the winds were close to 90 mph. The FW tank was full, and we were in it! We could feel the TT rocking on the stabilizers, coming of the ground.

In a hurricane, the TTs on the outer edge of the lot will take the brunt force. Those rigs will help protect the ones in the center like yours. Another thing you can do, is fill the FW tank, and even the sewer tank. This will add 250 to 1000 pounds. All that weight will be down low, so the center of mass will drop way down closer to the floor level. Making it a lot harder for the wind to tip it.

When in storage, it is best to keep the stabilizers up. Your chance of damaging them is greater from a flat tire than storm damage.

Big thing to remember, keep your awning in during any wind storms!

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Great point about a flat damaging them.
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This happened two days ago.. A thunderstorm with 80 mph winds. (North Windham is mentioned but was out of the main part of the storm.. just 59 mph)

Don't worry about the trailer blowing over. Worry about being in it as it is flattened by trees.

https://www.pressherald.com/2022/07/...e-destruction/
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This happened two days ago.. A thunderstorm with 80 mph winds. (North Windham is mentioned but was out of the main part of the storm.. just 59 mph)

Don't worry about the trailer blowing over. Worry about being in it as it is flattened by trees.

https://www.pressherald.com/2022/07/...e-destruction/
Truly one of my worst fears. We've been known to seek out a bathhouse or other structure during a heavy storm depending on the campground or site we are in.
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Just do your best and make sure the trailer is insured.
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