A tree CRASHED onto the ROOF of our NEW RV! But we were SO lucky!
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- We were camping in our cousin's driveway surrounded by tall trees when a thunderstorm turned especially ugly. We feel lucky to be here to relate the story, since we weren't sure what was going to happen when the winds went berserk. In this video, we relate the details of a pretty terrifying experience and what happened to our RV. @outdoorsrvmfg @mytsolar
Peter Knize & John Sullivan host The RVgeeks RUclips channel and create original articles about RVing on their blog, TheRVgeeks.com. They also co-hosted the first 5 seasons of The RVers TV show on The Discovery Channel, PBS iTunes and other outlets, also serving as co-executive producers on the show. Full-Time RVers for more than 20 years, they share DIY RV maintenance, repair, travel, upgrade and operational tips & tricks they've learned over more than 2 decades on the road.
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Your propane safety valves really showed how important they are. Grateful you’re safe. It’s amazing how much the solar panels saved the roof.
So glad you both are okay. Sorry about the damage and having to go through that. 🫂🫂
Do most all travel trailers with the dual tanks come standard with that safety valve feature?
@@Hundert1 The safety valve is part of the propane tank and all propane tanks that can be transported full will have that safety valve.
@kc8bdr That's great to hear!! Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻
So glad you are both safe. ❤
Sounds like you both maintained presence of mind and did everything correctly. Hard to believe, but your Guardian Angels had your backs! Whew! Godspeed.
So sorry you experienced such a traumatic ordeal with the storm. I’m happy to hear only minimum damage too. Thankful you both are ok as well as your cousin. Safe travels
so glad you're OK .... the trees falling in the same direction gave me Hurricane Katrina flashbacks .... the power of nature is phenomenal
So scary!! So incredibly grateful you guys are OK! 😓What a freak incident. Big hugs and feel free to come back to our place if you need help with repairs! 💛
So glad that you two, and your cousins were not physically harmed. The mental side of trauma will remain a bit longer. But you have each other to help you get through that too. Safe travels.
Wow! The power of nature is truly stunning. The Tardis did not, however take you over the rainbow. Glad you both are safe. Take care and stay well.
The main thing is that you two are safe!! The RV can be replaced. This same thing happened to us when we were in a T/ trails On the Oregon Coast in our diesel pusher RV, when we woke up all the trees around us was fallen on top of other RVs but somehow our Rv was unharmed, but we was boxed in and couldn’t leave until crews came out to remove the trees. We was so lucky. Wishing you guys all the best getting your Rv back in shape.
To witness the raw unleashed power of Mother Nature from a well built but let’s face it; doesn’t stand a chance RV-is a moment that will be an indelible memory. Continue to live the good life, say your prayers, and we’ll look forward to updates on the relatively minor repairs.
Even when you're both rattled by a big event- you're still more composed than most of us. Glad you're okay!
Sue and I are grateful that no one was injured and your new RV wasn’t severely damaged. I have always liked the UV protection that solar panels provide to our roof, now I know they can do even more.
WOW! Everything can be replaced except for your lives. Glad you're both okay!
Glad you are safe. RV camping- The Extreme Edition
I’m glad you two are safe and unharmed.
I am sure having a plywood walk on roof helped to keep those panels from flying away. So glad you just have minor repairs to be done and you are both safe.
What a harrowing experience! We're so glad you both and your cousins are all ok, and there was minimal damage to your new RV.
Until this week every single RV that I know the owners have had at least one little nick or scratch. That includes me and, like most owners, I found the first visible damage is disheartening. Especially since it usually involves maneuvering slowly near trees and bushes.
I always figured that the RVgeeks would have a gas station other-driver incident or a 'desert sandblasting' incident, but NOT a tree scratch as their first visible damage incident.
I'm glad for a few thing in this story:
1. Nobody got injured,
2. Most of the damage is somewhat minor and easily repairable,
3. Peter and John can breathe easier now that the 'first scratch' event is history.
Good video of the aftermath. Hope all the family and the neighbours are doing okay.
John
Glad no one was hurt and the damage seems minor compared to what it could of been. Safe travels and good luck with the repairs.
Very blessed to have survived. Thank you for the video. Blessings to you.
So glad you're OK, guys. 👍🏾
Good lesson for the rest of us - to get away from trees when a strong storm is coming. It's amazing how small is the root ball on these huge Oak trees.
Having gone through hurricanes in Florida, we can relate. Out neighbor's roof landed on our roof in the middle of the night. We understand exactly what you mean by all the debris. Glad everyone is OK and the rig did a well as it did. Good luck getting everything repaired. Maybe I need a few more panels. 🙂
Gosh guys. Glad yall are ok. Close call there. We’ve hid out in many a campground bathrooms from storms and or tornadoes.
Glad you guys are okay and posting videos again. We have full-timed for 2.5 years and spent May in the OKC area for several family-related events. We sheltered three times during our stay, the first time we have ever sheltered while RVing. It was not a relaxing month because we were constantly weather watching. Slides in or slides out? Where can we park the tow vehicle to avoide hail damage. The list goes on. We left unscathed at the end of the month. Safe travels.
Wow! Glad you both came through the storm okay. From fellow “ORVers” RVing is ALWAYS an adventure, even when your mooch-docking! Those ORVs are tough rigs! Happy travels…
@@timothyallen2862 Thanks so much, Timothy. Great to hear from a fellow ORVer!
That's terrifying. Very close call. So glad you guys are ok.
Thanks so much, Brian. We really were incredibly lucky.
You guys have awesome guardian angels! Wow! Glad you both are ok and the damage was light. The scare factor was, I'm sure, pretty dang high though! Sending prayers for all and good vibes!
~Lynette
Wow. That does scare me being around trees. Glad no one was hurt. I can only imagine the noise it created. Crazy stuff.
Glad you guys are okay. Sounds like straight line winds. Be safe out there.
How are your pants? Glad you guys are ok. RV’s can be fixed or replaced, the important thing is you alive and well enough to tell us the story. Michigan weather can be weird.
I’m glad you’re both okay and the rig is still intact. It sounds like you experienced a microburst or derecho because the trees all fell in the same direction. I’m sure you’re relieved. Good luck to you and your cousins.
I am so happy to hear you both are safe and the rest of the family as well. Your adventure sounds absolutely horrifying. Take care of yourselves and be safe out there.
Thankfully you’re ok and your RV is relatively good to go. Hope your insurance is good to you! ❤
Are thoughts and prayers are with you as you overcome this unfortunate experience. You are safe and that is a blessing.
Wow, sorry you guys had to go through this with the new rig, hopefully soon you'll have it back to it's original state. BUT, glad no one got hurt !!!
Great news minimal damage and no injuries. But man I would have had to change my underwear. Storms are one thing I worry about while out in the RV.
Glad to see that you two survived this without any injury ! Henceforth the panels shall be called IMPACT PANELS! As you said, better the panels than the structure of the RV, just stinks with a brand new rig. This spring has been quite violent all over the Midwest and into the South. We had a large tree uprooted in a short but very intense wind burst and fell on our RV shed, damaging the roof a couple of week ago. Hope you will recoup from this scary experience quickly!
Wow, that’s so scary. The whole crew over here is very happy to hear you and the family are unharmed! We wish you better luck as your travels continue ~ stay safe!!
Thanks so much! And thanks for providing such great theft protection for our trailer. Do you happen to make anything that protects from wind, too? 😁
@@RVgeeks We admit, that's one we didn't see coming! I'll talk to the team about getting a full RV "force field" into production! Keyed-alike, of course! 😆
Glad you are both safe! Living in Nebraska, this year especially, we have had quite the number of heavy and scary storms. As for being in my RV during similar events, I have been lucky enough to be at my daughter's house (and inside when things get too rough). My one and only Boondocker's Welcome experience was in Kansas and I was so thankful for my hosts who texted me, "You better come inside now!" and kept me and the doggo safe and sane through the storm.
Wow! So glad that you’re both safe! Take care!
Guys, so glad to hear you are ok. Sending you a hug.
Wow! Glad you and yours are safe .
Great information about taking the 2 broken panels out of the system.
Wow guys! What an experience! Very happy you are both alright. The trees falling, and the damage they can do are no joke. The branches are amazingly heavy. Until you've experienced something like that, it is hard to appreciate. You guys lucked out having minimal damage and walking away unscathed. On the lighter side, the rig has been christened. You've received your first "scratches". Now the rest is smooth sailing and the worry of keeping it perfect is reduced! Time for some repair video's! 😊
Thanks Raymond!
Did you guys keep your DJI Zoom? Or did that get downsized as well?
@@raymondmcdonald7085 We actually downsized to the DJI Mini 3 Pro a couple of years ago. They just keep getting better and smaller and better and smaller!
We have been through similar situations with hurricanes and tornadoes. Fortunately we only had severe rocking of our TT. Very pleased the two of you are okay and only had minor damage. Would love to know who you have for insurance and how your insurance company handles your claims.
Glad you guys are ok. One thing about a travel trailer, had your truck been damaged severely you can rent a truck to tow it in order to continue your travels. In January 2021 a windstorm blew down a lot of trees in our area in Washington. Unfortunately one of them SMASHED my GMC 3500 that tows my 5th wheel. I had to find a replacement for a huge trip planned to Florida that was 9 weeks away. No rentals can tow a 5th wheel.
Glad to both are ok, everything else can be fixed ❤️
Thank goodness neither one of you were injured or your cousins. Amazing how those panels helped save the roof and the trailer only has minor repairs. Take care and safe travels.
Yikes! Glad to see you guys are ok. That sounded terrifying. I’m assuming the weather app will be your number one go to app from now on. Safe travels guys.
So glad that you are both safe. Certainly a scary ordeal. We were through a similar experience in Westmoreland Kansas. On April 30th when an F3 tornado went through just 100 or so meters from our Dutch Star. Unfortunately, there were three other RVs in the campground closer to the path. They weee all destroyed. Fortunately, we only suffered paint damage. Lots of deep nicks from flying stones and house debris. We were in shock for days. We had heard the tornado siren sound for about 30 seconds then it stopped. When we open the coach door the tornado was literally right there. We jumped in our truck and took off so we were out of the danger zone. What a terrible experience. And the real kicker is that we had been to see the Wizard of Oz museum that morning. Stay safe.
How terrible! But you can't make up the fact that you'd been to that museum that very day!
So glad you guys are ok, reminds me of getting flooded out in 2019, water got to the top of the dash in class C. Totaled out. Took 2 months to get insurance, now in Bounder 06 35E.
What a frightening ordeal to go through. Glad all are safe. Everything else is replaceable. 😃
So glad you both are safe. Love your new rv. Happy travels.
@@sherryarcher4832 Thanks so much. 🥰
Being under trees in a storm can be spooky. Glad your damage was relatively minor.
All 3 of our places no longer travel and are parked under a thick canopy of 140' + tall Western Red Cedars and a few Alders. In severe windstorms I sometimes stay up and make regular trips out surveying for damage.
So glad you guys are alright. My husband would have a heart attack if something like this happened to our rig. You’re lucky you had those solar panels or you’d probably be replacing that roof now. Weather in the Midwest is very unpredictable and that’s one of the reasons we don’t Rv much during late spring or early summer. I remember one year we were rving upper Michigan and I got a storm notification on my phone and it didn’t look good. Woke up my husband in the middle of the night, we grabbed some belongings (I have this emergency backpack in case we need to evacuate) and decided to spend the night in a hotel near by. We didn’t want to take a chance. Not much happened that night other than lots of lighting and rain. We came back that morning and our little camper was just waiting for us where we left it. We were lucky. Anyway, hope you guys get it all repaired and enjoy your travels soon. Stay safe.
Thanks so much!
Thank god you guy's and your cousin's are alright!
Glad you are OK. New to your channel. You sure were lucky. Always check the weather and turn on alerts. 😮
Thank God you'll are ok. Be safe.
That tornado was very close to you; all of the trees laying down in the same direction indicates that this was straight-line wind damage and from a wind that was feeding into the base of the nearby tornado. There is likely tornado damage nearby unless the funnel remained aloft. This happened very recently near our sticks and bricks home; we had the straight line wind damage but less than 2 miles away was F3 tornado damage.
We've had some good thunder storms here so far, I am just over the border at an RV park in southern Ontario, thankfully with no large trees around. The storms come with the wild humidity we've been getting, but it goes away as summer moves along. I dont know if you guys are coming back through Canada but there is a nice RV park just outside of Sarnia "countryview motel and rv park" and its much better than it sounds. Driving range on site and overnighter spots back onto a farmers field, I liked it.
Not very much damage for such a bad storm, at least you have a RUclips channel to post things up and get some views to help pay for repairs. Things happen to people everyday, glad to see you made it thru ok 😊
Wow, guys! I'm glad the damage is fixable.
I know your channel isn't into click-bait, so I knew I'd see the real deal. Lots of RUclips content to follow.
At least you don't have to worry about "the first scratch" anymore.
I'll bet the next time you see a tornado warning, you'll go to a big parking lot, away from anything that can hit you. :)
Cheers.
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Y’all were blessed. Glad you’re ok.
I'm glad you and your family are all OK
So happy you both are ok. Trailers and trucks can be fixed or replaced. Thank you for sharing, I am sure you are still a bit in shock.
Wow! That is some true devastation. I am so glad to hear you are both safe and whole and that your damage was relatively minor! Very understandably, you both sound like you are still a bit shaken up. I wish you all the best for your recovery and repairs. 🤗
How terrifying! So glad to hear that you and your cousins are physically ok. I'm sorry you had to go through that, and for the damage to your RV. May your future travels be more calm.
You are truly blessed to not have any more damage and that your cousin's house and buildings survived as well. I know from experience that the force of a tornado could have easily took you all the way back to Kansas..Thank you for sharing.
I live in Ann Arbor and lost power for about 6 hrs last night with the storm. So glad you're both OK. "Stuff" can be fixed/replaced. Hopefully A2 will be more hospitable to you next time thru! :-)
Thank goodness you guys are ok
So glad you're both physically ok. Thanks for sharing your experience and the specifics on the damage to your rig.
So very sorry to hear about your traumatic experience. But so glad you and the rv weathered the storm pretty well. It’s important to talk about your experience as well as your feelings. Lean on your loved ones for support and take care of yourselves.
Had something happen like this three years ago very scary situation glad you guys weren't injured.
Storms coming? Slides come in. Put water in tanks for weight. Hook to truck. Stuff gets put away outside. People take shelter in a building. !!!!!
I think I will be adding turn off propane to list!
Can’t believe you were in the rv. You are lucky!!!
You guys are so lucky! It could have turned out so differently if things were changed by just a few feet. I am glad everyone is safe.
So sorry to hear about your experience to your new RV, but relieved to hear you both are safe. Your new rig is really great. We own a Tiffin Class A gas model which we love. I wondered if you had gone PT since you downsized, I can see the advantages of a smaller rig. Take care and safe travels!
Thanks so much, Janice. And yes, going part-time sure did make downsizing easy!
You were certainly lucky that you didn't have more damage. I am glad you are ok and ready to get back on the road.
I had some experience riding out storms. I got caught in RI. when Hurricane Henri came ashore in Aug 23, 2021. We got lucky and no serious damage.
We sure were lucky all right! Glad you were too!
Wow that's an amazing story. So glad you are both well and safe. Fingers crossed for no more damage than that. And clear skies ahead!
Glad that you're okay and that damage was limited. So scary at the time, but afterwards the realization that things can be fixed and gratitude that you're okay and safe will settle in. So happy to see you posting back on youtube again, but not for this reason.
Thankfully you both and your family are well. That is the most important news!🙏🏼
Sending good wishes to you and the family.
Luck was on your side last night! Appeared to be relatively minor damage considering what could’ve happened. The location and quantity of all that totally exposed LP would concern me. Might be a good time to consider going all-electric, with that awesome solar setup.
Holy crap! You're in my home town! So glad you're ok
I am very grateful you both survived that storm unharmed, physically at least, your nerves may take a little longer to recover! Also glad your cousins are ok. It’s amazing the rv escaped with not a lot of damage. May your future travels be much calmer! Take care.
Wow glad you guys are ok
Guys, we're so sorry to hear of this, but thankful for the safety of you guys and your family. We've been following you for literally years and years.
I'm very sorry for you two and trust you will emotionally recover shortly. I love trees and hate what happened to your cousin's beautiful mature oaks.
What a terrifying experience. So glad you are both OK. Thank you for sharing.
So Glad that you both are ok. I can hear it in both of your voices how traumatic that experience was. That really was a close call. I want to think that The Doctor helped your TARDIS in some way. Good thing you never heard the cloister bells.
I'm glad daddies are okay
So glad you two were unscathed, aside from damage to your nerves and RV!
OMG!!! Thank goodness you're ok and the RV fixable. How traumatic for you both. I'm glad the RV Gods were looking out for you. Safe travels from here on out.
You were so lucky, tornadoes are so dangerous, says me from TN and having been in one.
WOW!!! What a massive event but I am glad that you guys are OK and “weathered the storm” OK. As bad as it was it looks like you had someone up above keeping an eye on you and just moved those limbs by a few feet in your favor. Looks like you will have a lot more content than you really bargained for. Glad to see that you are OK and that your rig survived a major storm. God speed on your way home.
Most important is that you two are okay. Everything else is repairable and replaceable. Keep us posted on the progress of your warranty and insurance progress.
Having been through several tornado's very happy y'all or ok. Things can be replaced.
@@olebloom1641 Thanks so much! Glad we (and you) are okay.
Glad you both are ok!
Surprised you weren’t filming
Thanks! But we were a little too distracted to film. 😂
So sorry about your brand new RV. Grateful no one was hurt and damages weren't much. I love the idea of camping in a huge forest but so fearful and aware of the inevitable. The bigger the tree the more likely it's gonna fall and the greater the damages. Trees have killed people. Trees go up, and trees definitely will come down. We never think this will happen, but it is always possible. Now I'm even more going to try my very best to never camp near or under huge trees that possibly could reach my tent or trailer. I think there are many campgrounds that have their sites directly under huge trees. The height and size of the trees makes all the difference. Best wishes for a full recovery and summer season. 🙏🏼
Geeez, so scary! Glad you’re safe.
It is amazing how quickly these high heat and humidity t-storms can get really nasty in localized areas. I am only a few miles away and we only had some light rain.
Very happy you are ok. I have been in a serious storm while camping and know first hand how scary it can be.
Thanks so much! Is there room at your house for a camper, and do you have a lot of trees? LOL
@@RVgeeks LOL. Quite a few trees here too!
Best of wishes, and hopefully you have contacted your insurance provider. You hadn’t mentioned if the weather forecast stated heavy winds, but nonetheless glad you are physically ok! Very frightening indeed, thus makes me wonder about staying in locations with large trees in the future? Look forward to your next video episode, and once you are on the move once more!