Rockin Rig

[dandt]

Just to let you guys know...the Montana holds up really well when you have a 7.2 earthquake hit 100 miles from your parkSitting in our recliners at 3:30ish Easter sunday when the earthquake just outside Mexicaili hit. At first we thought some friends were playing a cruel joke, but no,earthquake it was. We do have our rig supported by 8 jackstands which keeps it pretty stable, but we just rolled back and forth a bit. People at the pool said water was sloshing out from side to side and people playing pool said the balls rolled at random on the tables. I would rather deal with an earthquake anyday compared to tornados, hurricanes and hail storms

[PapaBeav]

Growing up in San Francisco and experiencing a few earthquakes I think I will also take them over either a Hurricane or a Tornado.

[lasater]

I am sitting about 25 miles north of Lake Havasu City and I felt the quake here. I knew we had some wind warnings and thought it was the wind. Walked outside and the wind was still. It got the dogs attention also.

[exav8tr]

Felt it in Yuma also, DW thought I was on the roof. I was born in SF and experienced many of these back then and we had several in Alaska while I was there. No big deal!!!!

[Bill-N-Donna]

You guys might be right in your thinking about the tornados & Hurricanes; unless of course it’s “The Big One” that hits! When I was only 12 we experienced a tornado only about a mile from our house. It did a lot of damage and killed a person or two in the area. We were sheltered from it only because we were on the other side of a hill from where it was travelling. It followed a path close to the hill and crossed the river into Ohio and did a lot of damage there also. We could see the effects of a very strong wind on our side of the hill. Later on when we seen what it had actually done it was as bad as anything I have ever seen on TV since that time. As I think back on that I remember my mom whispering a prayer for us.
I believe things could be a lot different in our country today, if a few more people would take the time to only whisper a prayer!

[Trailer Trash 2]

I thought Georgia was pushing on the couch when she was standing behind me, it was a roller soft and slow sorta like you were woosey. as for being in a tornado or hurricane, I also will take a shaker and day, in a tornado or hurricane every thing you own is given to your neighbors two towns over in a shaker it just falls down on you property, so most of it can be salvaged.

[NCFischers]

Having lived on both coasts, I'll take hurricanes and earthquakes over tornados anytime. I've been in the eye of a hurricane and was in Giants Stadium during the Loma Prieta(sp) earthquake. No tornados for me, thank you.

[camper4]

Tornadoes are the worst. I lived through one when I was in the Army. Huntsville, Alabama had one that destroyed cement block buildings. Just grazed the building I was in but made a mess of it. Totaled out the cars in the parking lot, including mine. The concentrated power is something.
They can be bad!
I am glad to hear that Montanas do well in earthquakes. 7.2 is a dandy!

[ols1932]

We felt it in Desert Hot Springs, CA. Wife and I thought we were back in Misawa, Japan. In 1968 we had a BIG ONE hit that area, doing over 15 million dollars damage to the base. One injury -- an aircraft mechanic broke his wrist when he jumped off the wing of a cargo plane. That quake moved base houses off their foundation, but no buildings fell. Their buildings seemed to be constructed to handle that kind of nature's event.

Orv

[Les]

Never been in an earthquake but have been way to close to a few tornadoes, and living in south georgia have experienced several remnants of hurricanes. We carry a weather radio in the camper with a emergency warning just in case. Had a tornado get real close several years ago camping in a pop-up. Talk about rocking and rolling.......

[7.3Ford]

quote:Originally posted by exav8tr


Felt it in Yuma also, DW thought I was on the roof.

What was DW doing on the roof?