Dealing With Wind?

[Lampie]

So lately in Southern Ontario, we've been getting insane winds (upwards of 60km/h)
I woke up at 3:30 this morning, because the van is just being buffered so much that I can't sleep. I'm scared the van is going to topple. We parked facing into the wind when we went to sleep, but by the time I woke up, the wind had changed directions

Does anyone have any advice or tips? Any facts about how my van won't topple that might put my mind at ease (it's a 1983 Dodge Ram campervan)? Anything?

 

[wagoneer]

it will take lot more than 60k to topple a van standing still a big rig on the interstate going 65 is a whole different thing.

 

[Zil]

I'm a weather junky, and always check the forecast to know what to expect. ie: S wind changing to NE with sustained 40 mph. Gusts to 90 mph. flooding in low lying areas.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

You learn to roll over and go back to sleep once you get used to the rockin.
We've ridden out a few hurricanes on our boat and and that can keep you on alert. When the motorhome gets to rockin its no worry...we're not gonna sink

 

[peacetara]

Maybe you could put in Jacks, in the 4 corners of the van? I'm not sure well it would do with rocking but it might help?

I would think it would take a LOT of wind to force a van over. I haven't had a ton of awful storms so far, I tend to watch the weather forecasts, and whenever icky weather is headed my way, I tend to drive away.. I did have 1 awful night, where it was raining sideways the wind was so bad, I didn't get much sleep cause it ended up pouring thru one of my windows (I guess I forgot to fully close it), and I had wet van for a while after that, and I was sleeping on the floor of the van at the time....Gross.

With Love,
Tara

 

[signman]

Hello, If your shocks are worn, more than 50,000 miles or so, replacing them might help some. Duane

 

[mockturtle]

I find that keeping my tanks full helps. If your van has freshwater and holding tanks, keep them as full as possible in high winds.

 

[Willy]

I find that NOT eating my own cooking is the surest 'n safest way of dealing with a strong 'wind'; gotta be proactive, I say, proactive. ..Willy.

 

[Patrick46]

NOT parking downwind of Willy is DEFINATELY a good way of staying out of the wind!

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Advice well taken

 

[wagoneer]

Li'tl Methane ain't gonna kill no one.

 

[Wild_E]

get closer too or among buildings help out with the wind factor. The stabilisers on the bumpers will help as well as new shocks. To topple your van the wind would probably need to be about 150km hr if your standing still. Less of a crosswind if your driving and are on the downside of the wind in the road.

My box truck is well, a box really so it was a rocking as well, the wind would need to be 150 plus to make this topple over as well, so no worries. You will eventually get used to it, takes time though so good luck.