Sandy vs the rPod

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   Hurricane Sandy is on the way and we have plans to camp at the Delaware Seashore State Park for the weekend.  I'm pretty sure we will be fine for Friday and Saturday, maybe even Sunday.  Monday is the wildcard.  I'm not one to run from rain but this could be a different story.  We can go to the in-laws and park in front of their house but they have a lot of old trees and branches often fall during storms. I think I may check a local hotel to see if their garage has enough clearance that we can park there until the storm passes.  
Has anyone stuck it out during a tropical storm/hurricane?  What do you think... stick it out or head home a day early? Any thoughts are appreciated.  

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wildflowerz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Oct 2012 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Topic: Sandy vs the rPod Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 2:10pm
	Hurricane Sandy is on the way and we have plans to camp at the Delaware Seashore State Park for the weekend. I'm pretty sure we will be fine for Friday and Saturday, maybe even Sunday. Monday is the wildcard. I'm not one to run from rain but this could be a different story. We can go to the in-laws and park in front of their house but they have a lot of old trees and branches often fall during storms. I think I may check a local hotel to see if their garage has enough clearance that we can park there until the storm passes. Has anyone stuck it out during a tropical storm/hurricane? What do you think... stick it out or head home a day early? Any thoughts are appreciated.

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 9:41pm
	I wouldn't ride out a hurricane in a pod. Like your in-laws we have several old oaks over our driveway and where I usually store the pod which are notorious for dropping dead branches. Twice now with the threat of a hurricane I've moved our pod down to an open field to get it away from trees and branches. This one is getting worse. As of this morning it was going to weaken to a tropical storm and land somewhere mid-NJ. Now the national news just said it is instead strengthening and one likely scenario is a direct landfall at Ocean City, MD. If it goes just a hair farther south it will come right up the bay as a full-strength hurricane...
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

wildflowerz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Oct 2012 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 10:56pm
	Thanks Techntrek! We've decided to come home early Sunday. Hopefully we will be out of town before the storm is too bad. I guess we'll have to pay close attention and not check out from reality like we usually do when we camp.

Camper Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Location: Portland Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 913	Posted: 26 Oct 2012 at 12:12am
	Does the Rpod float? Safe Travels.
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rpodcamper.com Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990	Posted: 26 Oct 2012 at 3:17pm
	I would try to get out of the way of the storm as early as possible. if you wait too long and there is flooding or other items you need to get around you will also have 18 foot of trailer to get around. I'm setting up my r-pod this weekend as a shelter in case of flooding or power outages due to the storm. I plan to fill the fresh water tank and have 3 fully topped batteries and about 100 lbs of propane. We have been flooded before and without power so well water we can not get to. I'm also moving it out to our other property and putting it out in the field away from anything that may fall. If I do this we will not need it.

dsmiths Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866	Posted: 26 Oct 2012 at 7:50pm
	rpodcamper, temporarly you can change the name to survival pod.
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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 27 Oct 2012 at 4:36pm
	Good idea on toping off the water tank. I have several power backups but having the water itself ready to go is easy.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

wildflowerz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Oct 2012 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 28 Oct 2012 at 12:07am
	It is 12:03 am and Sandy hasn't arrived yet. Tim is hitching us up so we are are ready to head out first thing in the morning. Great weekend with the rPod!

g4royce Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 Nov 2010 Location: PortStLucie FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 335	Posted: 28 Oct 2012 at 8:47am
	Our pod is parked 20-mins north in a field behind a friend's farmhouse. It's safe there but the problem during Irene was that fallen trees and branches on the roads blocked our access to the farm. Considering we're in flood Zone V, bringing the pod down to the house is not an option. Did think a lot about hot showers in the pod bathroom during the aftermath of Irene.... Stay safe everyone.
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RPodWeGo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Jul 2012 Location: Salt Lake City Online Status: Offline Posts: 112	Posted: 28 Oct 2012 at 11:42am
	Best wishes of safety to all my Pod cyber friends on the East coast.
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