I have a lot of friends here on the Forum and just thought I might tell them and others about how the Airstream can help in an emergency.
Mine is a wildfire situation. We had a lightning strike about 4 miles from the house on Aug. 3. It grew fast and went to a type 2, then 3 fire. 350 people working on it now. Storm blew up and the fire blew up on Tuesday afternoon, and backed down to within a half mile of my house. Evacuation, on Tuesday and I took little with me but the new Airstream, left the Argosy and everything else to fate. It was very very scary how fast thing changed, they thought probably 4 to 6 hour evacuation notice, but the storm changed that to half hour max.
The Airstream, even unpacked gives me a place to stay at a Forest Service Campground about 25 miles away, out of the smoke. I was able to get some food, they let me back into the house to pick up the garbage bag of clothes I tossed together and then left in the entry hall.
The Tuesday blow up came very fast. I had fiddled around way too long, suddenly the fire was here. Pack at the first sign of trouble, put food in, clothes, water. Hitch up, be ready to roll in 10 minutes.
Don't screw around with things in an emergency. It is only stuff. Leave, NOW. Take the Airstream if you can. Get out, save yourself and anyone else around you, stuff is stuff, it can be replaced.
Right now we are in a lull in the fire and they let me back into the house. I am taking the Argosy this time and two fire fighters are assigned to my house and one neighbor house. They think all will be OK. Everyone has been helpful and nice. If I hear anyone trashing the Government after this experience, they will get my wrath. I have never seen more helpful people and more concerned people. They are setting up a portable gas fire pump as I type this.
So, use the Airstream as your escape vehicle if you can, otherwise just get out. It is only stuff.
More as it develops. I won't be posting much as I have no net service or phone service at the remote FS campground I have moved to.
Thanks in advance for any positive comments, I may not get back to you right away.
Mine is a wildfire situation. We had a lightning strike about 4 miles from the house on Aug. 3. It grew fast and went to a type 2, then 3 fire. 350 people working on it now. Storm blew up and the fire blew up on Tuesday afternoon, and backed down to within a half mile of my house. Evacuation, on Tuesday and I took little with me but the new Airstream, left the Argosy and everything else to fate. It was very very scary how fast thing changed, they thought probably 4 to 6 hour evacuation notice, but the storm changed that to half hour max.
The Airstream, even unpacked gives me a place to stay at a Forest Service Campground about 25 miles away, out of the smoke. I was able to get some food, they let me back into the house to pick up the garbage bag of clothes I tossed together and then left in the entry hall.
The Tuesday blow up came very fast. I had fiddled around way too long, suddenly the fire was here. Pack at the first sign of trouble, put food in, clothes, water. Hitch up, be ready to roll in 10 minutes.
Don't screw around with things in an emergency. It is only stuff. Leave, NOW. Take the Airstream if you can. Get out, save yourself and anyone else around you, stuff is stuff, it can be replaced.
Right now we are in a lull in the fire and they let me back into the house. I am taking the Argosy this time and two fire fighters are assigned to my house and one neighbor house. They think all will be OK. Everyone has been helpful and nice. If I hear anyone trashing the Government after this experience, they will get my wrath. I have never seen more helpful people and more concerned people. They are setting up a portable gas fire pump as I type this.
So, use the Airstream as your escape vehicle if you can, otherwise just get out. It is only stuff.
More as it develops. I won't be posting much as I have no net service or phone service at the remote FS campground I have moved to.
Thanks in advance for any positive comments, I may not get back to you right away.
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