Wow must have been some strong winds.

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Just seen this news article
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It's got me thinking, what would happen if this happened when you were say in Spain and the vehicle was a right off, would the insurance company pay to get all your personal possessions back to the UK. Or would you have to sort that yourself.
 
Mobilvetta said:
It's got me thinking, what would happen if this happened when you were say in Spain and the vehicle was a right off, would the insurance company pay to get all your personal possessions back to the UK. Or would you have to sort that yourself.
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Hopefully you and your vehicle would be repatriated.
 
Wonder what it was doing there at this time of year and with the lockdown stuff. Could be a new hire van getting moved to a new destination looks like a Roller Team that make seem to be the hire companies choice vehicle. Anyway bloody shame nice van ruined.
 
1807truckman said:
Or as a farmer up there remarked to my brother one day, "Aye it gets a wee breezy"
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That’s what the weather woman said when we were going up to Durness a couple of years ago, and the first time a hurricane hit we encountered winds nearly reaching 99/100 mph and all she said was “well it was a bit breezy yesterday“! I never slept that night!...
 
jeanette said:
That’s what the weather woman said when we were going up to Durness a couple of years ago, and the first time a hurricane hit we encountered winds nearly reaching 99/100 mph and all she said was “well it was a bit breezy yesterday“! I never slept that night!...
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In the hurricanes of October 1987, my grandma (87) was in her static caravan in Reculver. The police escorted mum through to see if she was ok as nobody else was on the site. The van was askew on its base, others were crushed by trees. She opened the van door and said " it was a bit blowy last night" She couldn't understand why people were concerned. Mind you she went through the blitz in London!
 
REC said:
In the hurricanes of October 1987, my grandma (87) was in her static caravan in Reculver. The police escorted mum through to see if she was ok as nobody else was on the site. The van was askew on its base, others were crushed by trees. She opened the van door and said " it was a bit blowy last night" She couldn't understand why people were concerned. Mind you she went through the blitz in London!
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TRUE GRIT eh,,,,,,
 
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My father reckoned he was blown bodily off his motorbike several times when he was the revenue man in Stornaway. A draughty place!
 
Back in September 2006 we was on Doubletrees Farm campsite. Par with a view to visiting The Eden Project which is only a couple of miles away.

Home - Doubletrees Farm Caravan and Camping Site, St Austell, Cornwall

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The first night was great but on the second night the tale end of Hurricane Gordon hit us with a vengence.

I remember being in the washing up area when a dustbin flew past me list a balistic missle, thankfully it just missed me.

When i got back to the motorhome after walking at 45 degrees into the wind the wife was sat in the back corner, white as a sheet and absolutely terrified.

I immediately dropped the motorhome down off the levelling ramps and turned it round so as to be head on into the wind which helped immensley.

The only other people on the site was a family from Norfolk who`d set up one of the large family sized tents in the shelter of a large hedge.

It was a rough old night and when we looked out the following morning all that was left of their tent was debris and the guy ropes still attached to the ground pegs.

They spent the night in the toilet block after the tent was ripped up with them still inside it, thankfully they and " most " of their belongings escaped.
 
My mwb VW Crafter gets blown about the road if it’s windy. Can’t imagine what some of the big motor homes must be like to drive in the wind.
 
caledonia said:
My mwb VW Crafter gets blown about the road if it’s windy. Can’t imagine what some of the big motor homes must be like to drive in the wind.
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Looking at the diet of some of the members on here it's the wind inside the cab that would worry me more.
And they say getting gassed in a moho is a myth?! :rolleyes::)
 
jeanette said:
That’s what the weather woman said when we were going up to Durness a couple of years ago, and the first time a hurricane hit we encountered winds nearly reaching 99/100 mph and all she said was “well it was a bit breezy yesterday“! I never slept that night!...
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We had an uncomfortable night on top of the cliffs at Sango Sands camp site at Durness Jeanette.

The winds got up to 80 mph and Julie made me move the van back a few feet in the early hours. Worse though was going over the Bealach Na Ba when winds were reportedly 100 mph. I swear the MH was on 2 wheels at one point. We made it to Applecross though and parked up in the public car park for shelter as it is partly walled but the sea being a matter of yards away lashed us with heavy spray all night.
 
Tag axle vans run on rails in a gale.

The only scary bit is when a HGV passes in the other direction at 56 mph.
 
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