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Podinaroundbc
Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2015 Location: Alberta Online Status: Offline Posts: 34 |
Topic: Rdome stability in wind? Posted: 03 Jun 2016 at 8:07am |
When setting up in the wind face away from it. We were camped on a beach and a severe wind gust pulled the stakes and wrapped the dome over the trailer. It broke the centre rafter in half. We repaired it with a wooden dowel. If we suspect that its going to be windy we use the guy straps. It also helps if the sides are rolled up as it allows the wind to pass through.
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Art & Brenda
Jake the dog 2015 179 HRE 2012 Nissan Titan |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2016 at 3:37pm |
Get REAL stakes. Our dome has survived +40 mph winds a couple times. Stake well, use the tie out guys, keep the rafter poles tight.
At about 6 minutes you can see the stakes we use, and the hammer.. LOL. Video.. |
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Capt Kidd
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 18 Aug 2015 Location: Chico, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 212 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2016 at 1:21pm |
Yes it came with light worthless stakes. They would hardly go in soft ground. I bought a dozen good heavy weight alluminum ones at OSH for 99 cents each,
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The Pirate's Pod
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Jewel59
Groupie Joined: 19 May 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 70 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2016 at 12:48pm |
Thank you. Stupid question number two, did it come with stakes. My rdome is brand new, 2016. Currently, the camper is in a storage facility. I didn't open the rdome so I don't know!
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 31 May 2016 at 12:05pm |
Yes we have places to stake it down.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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Capt Kidd
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 18 Aug 2015 Location: Chico, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 212 |
Posted: 31 May 2016 at 11:49am |
At least on my 2016 R-dome there are places to stake it down. Have never tried though.
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The Pirate's Pod
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Jewel59
Groupie Joined: 19 May 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 70 |
Posted: 31 May 2016 at 10:50am |
So are there loops to stake it down?
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 31 May 2016 at 10:39am |
Mine stays up until it's a real Thunderstorm rolling through. Properly staked and if they aren't directly facing the big winds Domes do really well in decent winds. I've watched them in 40MPH gusts be pushed to the side a bit and then pop back up.
But that is certainly to the high end of extremes for tolerance.
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 31 May 2016 at 9:08am |
I agree with Sailor323, we had ours up at Cape Hatteras the first year in 20-25 miles per hour winds, got slammed around a bit. 15 mph and below were not a problem.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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sailor323
Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2015 Location: S Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 281 |
Posted: 31 May 2016 at 8:58am |
We always take our dome down when winds are forecasted to exceed 15 mph. We've had two poles to break in the wind.
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