RV Hurricane and Storm Preparation - Hurricane Eta in Central Florida

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Ever wonder what you need to do if you're in an RV and a hurricane is coming? Hurricane/Tropical Storm Eta's recent arrival gave us the perfect opportunity to talk about just that. When is it safe to stay and ride it out? What do you need to prepare for? What can happen during and after a big storm? We answer all of these questions and more!
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0:00 Intro
0:49 Outdoor Prep
3:45 Parking Near Trees
4:22 Pets During Storms
6:15 Electricity and Generators
8:00 When to Evacuate
9:36 Preparing for Outages
11:12 Move Early if You Have To
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@potterfanish 3 жыл бұрын

Vector is so adorable all cuddled up with Erin.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

He's a sweetheart 😍

@jessieely5363 3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!

@marymason9981 3 жыл бұрын

Vector IS a Loveable, cuddleable!

@waynelytton7517 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot to mention that here in North Carolina near Charlotte a campground was hit with a flash flood from the rain from Eta and 4 people lost their lives and 20 campers destroyed.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

We've seen stuff like that on the news before, it's awful.

@NJ-Cathie 3 жыл бұрын

Vector does not want this video to ever end!!!

@lynnkrencik3329 3 жыл бұрын

In a high wind situation we fill our fresh water tank for extra ballast. Also pull the slides in, centralizes the weight and cuts wind resistance. This will also protect slide covers from damage. Don’t forget to lower your flag pole!

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Good tips!

@waynelytton7517 3 жыл бұрын

A couple of years ago when Hurricane Florence hit here in New Bern,North Carolina,Jim Cantore did show up here.

@cynthiam9960 3 жыл бұрын

I remember that hurricane

@lennyfisher6410 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information going next week and put deposit down to start the full time living in our RV

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! What are you getting and where are you headed first?

@lennyfisher6410 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go An Entegra Odyssey 30 Z and they were probably towards Arizona for our first trip

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! The southwest is amazing!

@lindahiggins9295 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you made it through storm, very rare we get storms like that. Take stay safe.x 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Linda!

@ReadySetAutismFamily 3 жыл бұрын

We are in Jax and Eta came straight through here. We didn't even notice it 🤣 your videos are always so informative. Thanks!!!

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@alicejohnston4805 3 жыл бұрын

Back in 2010 in the central Tennessee they had a major rain storm, it rain 18 to 21 inches in about 36 hours. There was a small town about 40 miles west of Nashville that flood so bad it lost all power, water, and sewer. It flood the water and sewer plants plus it knock out the big transfer station. It knock out phone and the 911 system. Plus it cut in town off from the whole county by flooding all the roads out of town. It was a couple days before they knew how bad they need help.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

That's rough! We almost got caught in some flooding early last summer but made sure to get out of the area before it hit. It always pays to be looking ahead when you live like this.

@kaitlynroberts4459 3 жыл бұрын

The place you are talking about is Kingston springs. That's where I go to school and always have and in my elementary school they have a plaque with the water level on it and it's over 6ft up.

@johntheabolt7750 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your update, good to hear y'all are so savvy!

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@kyliebaker4035 3 жыл бұрын

That’s so crazy , I’ve grown up going camping since I was 2 & I’m now 22 and it was always to that camp ground! It’s been my dream to go full timing, so cool to see fulltimers/youtubers at a place that has always meant so much to me.

@RVfor4 3 жыл бұрын

We are glad you guys are safe, nice video thank you for sharing.🙏❤️

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks y'all!

@JarheadAndGingersJourney 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you’re safe!

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys!

@timj4742 3 жыл бұрын

Great info, thanks keep it up. You guys are Awesome.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim!

@williambradley2562 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you all are ok 👌

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks William!

@ThePartyof6 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Great advice!

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks neighbor!

@christianslater8825 3 жыл бұрын

I am here in Spring Hill FL in my diesel pusher, I went ahead and emptied my tanks, brought my awnings in, lifted the jacks up, brought the slide in...disconnected from sewer and water once I emptied my tanks and filled the fresh water. I know I lucked out as the wind was not hitting the side of the bus, it was hitting the back so thankfully not much rocking from wind! But I had everything packed up just in case...I did end up moving sites even to the one next to me as my site had a tree that made me nervous lol...

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Better safe than sorry for sure! Was there any damage in the campground?

@katerick6158 3 жыл бұрын

Please stay safe

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

We are! Thank you Kate!

@sherriweber7105 3 жыл бұрын

Just found this video. Glad you all survived the storm and Vector looks cute all snuggled up by Erin. Thank you for the tips on where to go when you are in a storm when in an Rv. Great tips.

@cynthiam9960 3 жыл бұрын

We had a popup. I was not able to sleep. In the morning all the tent people were gone.

@bobhewlett3633 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your experience info. Travel safe.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!

@duanecasada6843 3 жыл бұрын

Prayers for safety for everyone.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Duane!

@lisarogers2133 3 жыл бұрын

I live in southern Louisiana where we have experienced 2 major hurricanes this year. Being from north east Texas this was my first real experience with hurricanes. Here are a few things I learned that you didn't mention. Make sure your vehicles are fully filled as soon as you hear the first prediction of hurricane. Gasoline runs out quickly. Also make sure you have enough propane to last you. We were without electricity for 2 weeks. Running everything on propane you will use it faster than normal. Stock up on cold foods if you have a way to keep them cold. Our Walmart had to throw out all cold foods because they don't have a generator, therefore forcing us to eat can meats and lots of chef boyardee ravioli.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Are you in an RV? Stocking up on food is tough with our small fridges but if anything happened that knocked out power for more than a day or so we'd head somewhere else.

@lisarogers2133 3 жыл бұрын

I live fulltime in my RV but it's in my daughters back yard. I currently don't have a truck to pull it. But we did evacuate with both hurricanes. These were just the things we didn't take into consideration this being our first experience. I know most fulltimers can leave the area, but gas, diesel and propane are thing that go quickly due to the people in the area who are experienced and know what to stock up on early.

@waynelytton7517 3 жыл бұрын

We got hit by some of Eta's rain and flooding here in North Carolina. I have one child who lives in Taviner ,Florida in the Keys and another who has a vacation home in Key,Largo Glad you are OK.

@bunnylover6481 3 жыл бұрын

When Vector looked up at Erin it looked like he was thinking 'I love you Mama'. It was adorable.

@raylenehansen9667 3 жыл бұрын

OK So we went back through the alphabet and we're up to 'E' !! Glad you are safe and if you have no power, an RV is prolly one of the best places to be

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Raylene!

@jennyhendrickson8066 3 жыл бұрын

guys safe

@gregorycarson3889 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome 👏🏾,I live vicariously through y’all and other you tubers ,I’m saving up now so in 8yrs I’m going fulltime.

@kraye2213 3 жыл бұрын

Great advice, guys! Glad the hurricane wasn't as bad as it could be. Your pup is just so cute all snuggled up. :)

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karissa!

@edieboswiney6901 3 жыл бұрын

I carry 6 12” auger type anchors and 2” & 3” cargo straps in case a wind storm approacheth.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

What do you strap down with those?

@edieboswiney6901 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go I attach them to my camper’s frame to hold it down, in the wind.

@richkurtz6053 3 жыл бұрын

Stay safe, no leaks.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

No leaks so far *knock on wood*! 👍👍

@adriannurse1502 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad you guy's are safe. We live in Sarasota. We had some big time wind and heavy rain all day yesterday. Fortunately we never lost power or our Direct TV. If we had been given more notice we would have loaded the RV and left town.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

We were watching the radar - y'all got it way harder than we did. The power line that went down was well after the worst of the wind was gone. It's not so bad when it goes out during the day - it's overnight without power that gets real uncomfortable!

@adriannurse1502 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go I can imagine. That is when generators are great! We park our RV at home. Our fuel tank is topped off. If we had lost power we had plans of going out to the RV.

@FranksDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Stay safe

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank!

@annasjeeprvadventures5883 3 жыл бұрын

Glad your safe.. love how cozy your pup is❤️❤️what park are y’all at?

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

We're at Thousand Trails Orlando, one of our favorites 👍👍

@brickyard43 3 жыл бұрын

I had to start singing whoop there it is, thanks Brian lol

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! You're welcome or I'm sorry, whichever is appropriate 😜😜😜

@brickyard43 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go i love music but for every one in the house its a bad thing lol

@lisabevans8107 3 жыл бұрын

Pssst apparently ETA is bipolar and going to come back through Florida. Glad yall are safe.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if she did a complete 180 and came back down the way she went up! 😋

@CCaudits 3 жыл бұрын

That's why electronic dump valves for your sewer comes in handy so you don't have to get out in the pouring rain.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen those except in the real high end rigs. It kind of weirds me out to pull the dump valve without my eyes on it - too many things can go wrong and that's not a mess I want to clean up 😜

@CCaudits 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go I'm not sure if you know them or not but I got the idea from David & Brenda Bott from Outside our bubble. He put the valves in himself and also a switch. He has a window in his bathroom were he can look out to see if anything is wrong. You usually don't have to many problems with the sewer hose because most of the RV parks require a donut on the end of the hose to secure it in the sewer hole or w/e you call it.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

It's a homegrown setup? I've never heard of that.

@CCaudits 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go If you ever get some free time and need something to do, go to his you-tube channel (outside our bubble David & Brenda Bott) and watch him install it. It's pretty cool watching him.

@sherriweber7105 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for letting us know about the hurricane. Glad you all are alright. The dog looked cute all snuggled up against you Erin. My dog is scared too and tried the jacket thing and it didn’t work. We give him Benadryl even and it calms him dawn but not much. Man I feel for you with the hurricane and all. I was in a tornado years ago in Michigan that was bad but our house was ok but others then weren’t. Hurricanes are pretty bad. But I’m so glad Brian and Erin that you and your family are doing ok. I want to know where do you go for a safe place when you are in an Rv? Always wanted I know the answer to that. Especially when you have no time to get out. Can’t wait until next video see all soon! Stay safe.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sherri! If a storm is bad enough where you wouldn't want to be in your RV you really should be leaving the area completely. When you're in the areas that get tornadoes the campgrounds have tornado shelters - usually the bath houses.

@sherriweber7105 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go That is so good to know. When I saw you both outside and it was really windy I was scared for you both and the kids. I was watching it on the news and it frightened me to watch. So glad you had someplace to go then and you all were ok. That’s the main thing. Can’t wait til next video.

@skeletorfive5585 3 жыл бұрын

Don "Erin" Slater in the house and vector is so aaaaaaaaaaaaaadorable. We are so glad y'all didn't get too much damage and sorry you lost power my loves.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! The power came back on about half an hour after we finished recording so no big deal! We stayed nice and cool with the generator running - it's way better than losing power in a house 😜

@erinnesslage 3 жыл бұрын

I love Don Slater!! Papa Weather! 🧡

@kylepifer9509 3 жыл бұрын

We live on the gulf coast of Fl much further south. We had rain and wind but nothing happened with this storm ⛈🤷‍♀️

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear! That thing's path was really bizarre.

@lisadurant883 3 жыл бұрын

But vector!!! 💕💕💕

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

He's a sweetheart! 😍

@tikijim4231 3 жыл бұрын

If you don't have max air vent covers you should tape them down.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

We've always had vent covers so we've never had to deal with vents popping open. I've seen some flapping on other rigs going down the road - they're not the sturdiest things 😜

@cynthiam9960 3 жыл бұрын

When I lived in Ormond Beach on the ocean. We would need to leave our house during a bad hurricane

@catherineschroeder2531 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there you guys!! Question you were saying that you emptied your tanks. Don't you have a full hookup so it drains each time you flush?? Off subject here, but I remember a thunderstorm in Texas with our camper. Had our slide out, and my hubby had gone to bed early, and I was still up on the computer, when all of a sudden, the wind blew up all of a sudden and lifted up the slide, and pushed it into the camper!!!!! Needless to say, it scared the begeebers out of me!!! I went running into the bedroom and flew into bed!!! The slide went back out, and we were afraid that it had ruined it. We tested it, and it went back in and out!! Quite an experience!! Never want to experience it again!! Thanks for all the common seems advice!!!

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

That's crazy about the slide! As for sewer - I hope you don't set up camp and leave your black tank open! If you do, you run the very real and very terrible risk of having all of the liquids drain out nicely leaving behind what's known as the dreaded "poop pyramid". Always always always leave your black tank closed unless you are actively emptying it. Grey can be left open because it's mostly just soapy water with very few solids, but your black tank needs to stay closed.

@LRB8558 3 жыл бұрын

If the campground floods, it will also flood the septic system. Can't be used until it is pumped out.

@David-im1fp 3 жыл бұрын

Your MH looks great. What is your MH brand and floorplan? What do you think class A vs class C? Thanks

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

We have a 2016 Bounder 36F. There's a tour of it a few videos back if you want to see all of it. We like Class C's a lot but went with an A because we have three kids 😉

@susancampbell515 3 жыл бұрын

How did Vector do with a storm in your camper the first time you started camping? Our dog is so scared when he hears a leaf blower, fireworks and shooting guns.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

He was definitely skittish the first few times it rained but he's good with that now. The sharp noises like the acorns hitting the roof gets him going though, and thunder has always scared him, even when we were in a house.

@aaronhendrickson 3 жыл бұрын

Should you close your slides in those strong winds? I'm glad it didn't go up the middle of florida.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

If you were caught in some really heavy winds closing the slides would probably help keep everything tighter for both water and weight distribution.

@debbielenoir5472 3 жыл бұрын

If you are camping in an area that is placed under mandatory evacuation and the hurricane hits that area, you don’t want to return to that area anyway. In fact, you probably won’t be allowed to return to that area depending on the damage.

@BadWeatherfreak 3 жыл бұрын

I am in clermont fl. We didn't get nothing for ETA

@andrewgrantwood 3 жыл бұрын

When hurricane was coming in did you pull in all the slides? Have you experienced maintenance issues with owning a class A?

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

We didn't pull the slides in for this storm because it didn't hit us too hard, but we have pulled slides in during really heavy wind before just in case. As for maintenance, just the stuff that's been in our past videos - the slide toppers, windshield wipers, and the couch.

@andrewgrantwood 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go I am interested to know if you have had any maintenance people tell you they won’t work on a class a? My hubby and I are considering a motor home and our sales person is trying really hard to see us in a super c instead of a A.

@wessebaggers 3 жыл бұрын

Do you not have a generator?

@wholmes5955 3 жыл бұрын

If you live in FL, even alligators don't frighten us as much as Jim Cantore showing up! I live in Ocala; I slept thru it all. We were blessed that it missed us...even the bands weren't bad.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 Ain't that the truth! 😂😂😂

@davelauraphillips8814 3 жыл бұрын

What Turkish towels do you use? Many we have looked at do not have good reviews.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

I put a link to them on Amazon in the video description. We LOVE them!

@davelauraphillips8814 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go Great - THX.

@budlamy3870 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t your generator sense the loss of power and start up automatically? Sounds a little dangerous for CPAP users?

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

Our generator isn't an auto-genset. Most newer ones are though. My comment about not breathing was only half true. When the power goes out the air pressure on my nose goes away - I can still breathe just fine, it's just a little startling and definitely wakes you up.

@edieboswiney6901 3 жыл бұрын

Power outages are a great reason to have an alternative battery/inverter system on hand and charged.

@outdoorsdon 3 жыл бұрын

@@Five2Go Have you considered a back up system for cpap? My biggest fear is no air flow thru my cpap - experienced that once and scared the cpap out of me.

@wessebaggers 3 жыл бұрын

Two you have two cars with you ?

@Notta_Brat 3 жыл бұрын

On the tour video I left some links for the dad/husband... on my message... please check them out ... hope you guys stay safe!!!

@barbararussell5221 3 жыл бұрын

May I suggest Melatonin for your doggie's anxiety. It sure helps mine.

@Five2Go 3 жыл бұрын

You know what - we have anxiety meds from his knee surgery, I didn't even think about giving him one of those.

@annegraheck5713 3 жыл бұрын

Five2Go even just a half or quarter dose of his anxiety med for vector might help. Also Benadryl. Check dosing with your vet but usual is 1/2 to 1 mg per pound. Had dog that would break down a screen in panic. Start med low and go slow Good boy vector.