I am parked in the desert and am be pummelled by a brutal sandstorm fo going going on three hrs now.
Is there anything I should pay special attention to cleaning before I pull out?
PS....I have my leaf blower w/me.
Koop
Jim and Barb said
09:36 AM Jan 31, 2016
We have been in the desert for over a month now and plan on lubing my slides before we pull out.
Cummins12V98 said
10:05 AM Jan 31, 2016
Get up on your roof and be sure nothing has punctured it, clean off any debris and wipe down with silicone any exposed hydraulic cylinders.
bjoyce said
10:40 AM Jan 31, 2016
Open up any compartments with anything that uses a fan, like an inverter or converter, and make sure the fan is not clogged with dust and dirt. We had windows get pitted by 80mph winds once.
TRAILERKING said
11:11 AM Jan 31, 2016
That's one of two things I don't like. Sandstorm's and Snowstorm's.
rodeojoe said
12:34 PM Jan 31, 2016
I think sandstorms are worse than snowstorms. Not a fun experience but glad you were parked somewhere rather than on the road.
Lucky Mike said
01:50 PM Jan 31, 2016
Me thinks somebody has never sat through a Nor' Easter (snow hurricane) and then found out you couldnt go outside because the snow was to deep and blocked the door for days............I,m with Bernie !!!.......I'll take the sandstorm and take the leftover sand to throw over the ice on the road for traction!!!......LOL
-- Edited by Lucky Mike on Sunday 31st of January 2016 01:51:58 PM
Bobc said
07:55 PM Jan 31, 2016
What do these sand storms do to the finish on your RV. Does it destroy your paint?
bjoyce said
09:14 PM Jan 31, 2016
Sand is small rocks and if the wind is high enough, sand will cause damage. In high enough winds, small and maybe not so small, rocks will be thrown around.
TRAILERKING said
10:08 PM Jan 31, 2016
At enough velocity....................You got a "Full Scale" sand blasting machine!
BiggarView said
06:21 AM Feb 1, 2016
Are sand/dust storms (haboobs) becoming more frequent in AZ? I don't recall hearing much about them a decade or more ago. Another side effect of climate change? Are there areas in AZ not prone to these paint scratching, glass etching, gasket ruining, vent clogging, electronics shorting menaces?
Barbaraok said
10:29 AM Feb 1, 2016
Depends on the time of year. General the closer you are to where fields have been plowed, or further out in the desert, more likely this is to happen. For example in the greater Phoenix area, the west valley gets harder hit because it is close to farm land, east valley not so much because of all of the development in Phoenix - pavement tends not to blow abundant.
No, this is not a new phenomenon, just more people in the paths if these storms. We were in Scottsdale in he early 70s when a tornado hit. So anything is possible. The use of the term haboob is now used because of all the coverage of the Middle East weather, so they imported the name to cover sandstorms in the Phoenix area.
Barb
Terry and Jo said
10:42 AM Feb 1, 2016
Barb is definitely right about the prevalence of sandstorms near deserts and farm land. I grew up in the western-most county in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Cimarron County, and that county was the epicenter of the Dust Bowl of the 1930's. Way back in the day, that country was all grassland until it was settled by farmers. The soil is very fertile, but does lack for rain. The farmers back then plowed up a lot of the grassland to plant crops and since they didn't practice low-till farming back then, when it would get dry, the wind erosion would start.
A lot of folks don't know it, but the same area of Oklahoma was hit with another period of dust storms in the 1950's. I remember that because as a kid, I'd be out on the tractor in the blowing wind and dirt, pulling a chisel around the fields to break up the soil so it was less prone to blowing. Below is an example of a chisel.
Terry
Bobc said
07:23 PM Feb 1, 2016
So how do you protect your RV? Do you buy a cover and put it on when you now a storm is coming?
ArmidaDajani said
09:07 PM Mar 27, 2016
It is really easy to protect your RV in storm ?
The Bear II said
01:22 PM Mar 31, 2016
Cover may help then again if the wind is strong enough the cover may get damaged or torn off.
Your RV will be safe in most storms. It's the really strong winds (above 70MPH gusts) blowing sand/debris or hail when you'll want to protect your RV.
The only safe way to protect your RV is to get away from the storm. Leave the area, park indoors or find a building where you can park and let the building block the wind.
I am parked in the desert and am be pummelled by a brutal sandstorm fo going going on three hrs now.
Is there anything I should pay special attention to cleaning before I pull out?
PS....I have my leaf blower w/me.
Koop
Me thinks somebody has never sat through a Nor' Easter (snow hurricane) and then found out you couldnt go outside because the snow was to deep and blocked the door for days............I,m with Bernie !!!.......I'll take the sandstorm and take the leftover sand to throw over the ice on the road for traction!!!......LOL
-- Edited by Lucky Mike on Sunday 31st of January 2016 01:51:58 PM
Are sand/dust storms (haboobs) becoming more frequent in AZ? I don't recall hearing much about them a decade or more ago. Another side effect of climate change? Are there areas in AZ not prone to these paint scratching, glass etching, gasket ruining, vent clogging, electronics shorting menaces?
No, this is not a new phenomenon, just more people in the paths if these storms. We were in Scottsdale in he early 70s when a tornado hit. So anything is possible. The use of the term haboob is now used because of all the coverage of the Middle East weather, so they imported the name to cover sandstorms in the Phoenix area.
Barb
Barb is definitely right about the prevalence of sandstorms near deserts and farm land. I grew up in the western-most county in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Cimarron County, and that county was the epicenter of the Dust Bowl of the 1930's. Way back in the day, that country was all grassland until it was settled by farmers. The soil is very fertile, but does lack for rain. The farmers back then plowed up a lot of the grassland to plant crops and since they didn't practice low-till farming back then, when it would get dry, the wind erosion would start.
A lot of folks don't know it, but the same area of Oklahoma was hit with another period of dust storms in the 1950's. I remember that because as a kid, I'd be out on the tractor in the blowing wind and dirt, pulling a chisel around the fields to break up the soil so it was less prone to blowing. Below is an example of a chisel.
Terry
Your RV will be safe in most storms. It's the really strong winds (above 70MPH gusts) blowing sand/debris or hail when you'll want to protect your RV.
The only safe way to protect your RV is to get away from the storm. Leave the area, park indoors or find a building where you can park and let the building block the wind.