Two Days Of High Winds / myLot

United States

February 26, 2020 1:51pm CST

Well, one thing about desert camping is that you have to deal with high winds. We've been inside our van alot since yesterday other than to go outdoors to walk my little dog Wally and chat with a friend camping by us. It's been in the 70's and sunny, just very windy which blows alot of sand and dirt around. Not great for my asthma. We keep hoping that it dies down by sunset so that we can enjoy a campfire tonight. No campfire last nighf because the winds never stopped. Oh well, I keep myself pretty busy online when I can't go outdoors. Hope everyone is having a great day!

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (61155)

• Centralia, Washington

26 Feb 20

I remember my daughter talking about the high Arizona winds. In her first Arizona days she just had a tent to live in. It sounded like a dreadful time.

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Mistyck Moon

@MistyckMoon (935)

• United States

26 Feb 20

It's just a part of life out here. I think every part of the country has to deal with their own weather type issues.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (61155)

• Centralia, Washington

26 Feb 20

@MistyckMoon My corner gets high winds, too. About a week ago a person I know put up a big flappy tent type pavilion. Next day gusting winds came in and blew it down and stomped it good. Poor woman should have known that we get winds roaring between 20 and 40 mph.

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Mistyck Moon

@MistyckMoon (935)

• United States

28 Feb 20

@sallypup She most likely didn't know how to anchor it down correctly for high winds and not all tents are made for high winds. The tent I have can sustain up to 30 miles an hour winds. It is still standing.

but I also have it securely staked down.