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Have you ever "lived" in your RV, even briefly, during a local power outage or other emergency?
 
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Four years ago, we were evacuated from the San Bernardino (CA) during the bad fires of CA...we lived in our RV for 13 days...we were comfy and so was our dog..we had grabbed important papaers prior to leaving the mountain. We felt so sorry for those people of our mountain that had to stay in a nearby closed down air base hanger. We felt lucky to have our "other" {RV}home to stay in...Now living in Prescott, AZ (Away from the CA fires!)
Posted:   12/2/2007  By: Lynn & Patrick McDougal  
Never moved to our 5er because of a emergency, but have turned the house over to relatives and friends that were visiting and spent our nights in comfortable, familiar and quiet bliss.
Posted:   12/2/2007  By: B and E  
After hurrican jeanne in 04
Posted:   12/2/2007  By: Anonymous  
I work for a railroad. As a single "youngster" or "newer blood" as the old railroaders call my kind, it is possible to be laid off and have to relocate sevral times to keep a job. My RV has been my second home off and on for over five years now. I am back in my house for a while after a year and half long RV stay, but I still have my RV ready for those short trips and ready for different living conditions should the job change again! It has been really nice not depending on a hotels, or finding an apartment since owning that RV. My own bed is with me, and I like that alot!!!
Posted:   12/2/2007  By: WS...FL  
My commute to work is normally about 1 hour(one way). Well in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, that 1 hour commute turned into a 3 3/4 hour "drive through hell". Well my boss allowed me to park my RV next to the shop in Baton Rouge. Then, along came Hurricane Rita. I was there for 8 weeks, going home on weekends. I know, living at work sucks, but a 7 1/2 drive to and from work everyday sucks even more.
Posted:   12/1/2007  By: K. Wyatt, Arnaudville, LA  
Spent a month with 3 kids and a dog waiting for Navy housing in San Diego. We stayed at a local RV park in our 22ft. Terry trailer. That was before cell phones so we had to use the public phone at the laudry to make any calls! The kids remember it as a grand adventure.
Posted:   12/1/2007  By: JJO   
The electricity in my neighborhood went out just at kickoff time of the Super Bowl and my little motorhome became home to an instant tailgate party. Some neighbors loaded up to rush to a local sports bar but others ran to my house to pop popcorn & watch the game warm & cozy in my Class C. The lights came back on after halftime but we were having too much fun to move the party to the house. I hate running the generator (too loud) but because of it, I became the neighborhood favorite!
Posted:   12/1/2007  By: Amy in DeSoto, TX  
We also lived in our RV for ten days during the ice storm in January of 2006 at Checotah,OK. Also powered our freezer with it. It saved us alot of money.
Posted:   12/1/2007  By: Anonymous  
Last year, during a Florida hurricane season, one hurricane cut across south Florida, and to avoid the outer winds, I drove my MH north to a Lake City WalMart and camped for the night, after securing permission from the manager. I bought some groceries while there, and slept well. I woke up the next morning to see over 3 dozon RVs parked around the outer perimeter of the parking lot! By noon, we had all vacated.
Posted:   12/1/2007  By: Anonymous  
Last July we had a major wind storm here in the St. Louis area. We lived in the motorhome for a couple of days for the A/C and used the generator to keep the fridge in the house cool.
Posted:   12/1/2007  By: Jim Ellerman, Arnold,MO  
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