Timeline for What can I do if I have 24-hour warning of very strong wind gusts (45–50 m/s), but I cannot reach a fixed shelter within this period?
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| Feb 15, 2018 at 9:59 | vote | accept | gerrit | ||
| Feb 15, 2018 at 2:17 | comment | added | Mark | "I wouldn't set up the tent" -- I'd go with stronger wording than that, and say "don't set up your tent". These are hurricane-force winds we're talking about. In these conditions, the typical tent is just more surface area to catch the wind and send you flying across the landscape. | |
| Feb 14, 2018 at 23:48 | comment | added | gerrit | Good idea. If those shelters are visible in the landscape it means they survive 50 m/s winds, assuming my shelter is as good as the stone age ones... | |
| Feb 14, 2018 at 23:16 | comment | added | Sue Saddest Farewell TGO GL | Charlie, I like that reminder not to dismantle any shelter we come across. Historic value is important, and also anything we find should be left alone to comply with the principles of Leave No Trace. | |
| Feb 14, 2018 at 22:50 | history | answered | Charlie Brumbaugh | CC BY-SA 3.0 |