Kansas Broke Me… Emergency Tornado & Dust Storms Tore My RV Awning Off…



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My name is Eric and I travel with my cats, “Tara” & “Opie” in a 2012 Class A Coachmen Mirada named “Miranda” and tow a 2014 Smart Car named “Tater Tot”. We travel about 35 miles a day chasing 70 degrees year-round since 2010.
Here is my gear & some popular questions answered:

Gear: (UPDATED 2021)
*Main Camera: Sony ZV-1 with .07x wide angle adapter
*Stealth Camera: GoPro 9 Black With Mod Box
*Backup Camera: Panasonic Lumix G95
*Vlog Lens: 12-60mm Kit lens
*Stabilizer: Zhiyun Crane 2 (For B-Roll)
*Audio: (On Camera) Rode VideoMic Pro+ With Rycote VMP+ Deadcat
*GoPro 9 Black for water/action shots, rainy days & Timewarps, Timelapses, & Starlapses
*GoPro Hero 7 Black with Purple Panda Lavalier Lapel mic for Driving Narration
*GoPro Hero 8 Black for driving shots out the front window.
Time Lapses: 2 second intervals. Sped up 1200x, cropped 4K down to 1080 for panning
Night Lapses: Manual settings: 800 ISO, 30 second Shutter, 3000K WB, Protune On
Slow Motion: Shot 1080p 240fps. Reduced to 8% in Post Production
Additional Audio: Sony ICD-PX333
Editing Laptop: 2019 16” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz 8-Core i9 ~ 64GB Ram ~ 2TB SSD
Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Editing Encoder: Adobe Encoder – Presets: MP4 VBR H.264 16mbps
Aerial Drone Shots: DJI Mavic2 Shot in 2.7K Downscaled to 1080p
RV MPG: 7-8mpg depending on generator use.
Solar: 1280 Watts (320×4) Rec N-Peak Monocrystalline 120 cell panels on roof.
Charge Controller: Victron MPPT 150/85-TR
Inverter/Charger: Victron 3000 watt MultiPlus
Batteries: Battle Born Lithium 100ah x 5 = 500 amp hours.
Mobile Wifi: AT&T Unlimited Business Plan & Verizon Unlimited Cell Personal Line
Music: www.youtube.com/audiolibrary & www.epdiemicsound.com
Tara is a Tabby Mix born May 10th 2020
Opie is a Medium Hair Orange/White Tabby born August 6th, 2021
Tennessee Hayride by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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47 thoughts on “Kansas Broke Me… Emergency Tornado & Dust Storms Tore My RV Awning Off…”

  1. We live in Goodland and I was excited to see you stayed on the great High Plains. We also live in Apache Jct and i know Caravan Carolyn and Ron. Such a small world – you keep up the good work and stay safe, enjoy Colorado!

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  2. Awnings are overrated. I use mine rarely. Even when it's out it's nerve wracking b/c a gust of wind could damage it. Out of the two years I've had the RV I've probably used the awning MAYBE a dozen times. I'd prefer just popping up my screen tent, that way I have shade and protections from bugs.

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  3. Im in Oklahoma and we are getting a lot of rain, the wind is always crazy here. You never know from 1 hr to the next when hard gust pop up. We have gust to 45mph pretty much every week. It is rainy season here, bummer when the dogs need out. I do not use my awning anywhere that has any kind of wind, Ive had 1 pulled up and over the top of the RV in AZ and it was out not even 1 ft when the hurricane came through in AL and broke the arm. Im having a heck of a time finding one for my Rexhall Airbus.

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  4. Wow!!! That happened to me in Sedona! It was 3mph winds and then a dust devil came up out of nowhere! And ripped my van electric awning right off the van!! 4200 in damages! No fun!!

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  5. It's uncanny you watch Ryan Hall Ya'll…. Been following him a long time. Back when he had a huge vape related channel.

    But was excited when he ventured into weather/storm chasing. As a certified Sky Warn spotter…. It's awesome to hear you're into his channel.

    There are many storm chasers on YouTube you'd enjoy…. I could always recommend a few if you're interested. 😉

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  6. I'm really glad you take storms and the weather seriously 👍👍
    ….unfortunately, not enough people do !!

    I keep a weather scanner in my van…also one on my hip if weather is suspicious.
    Not to forget, we have plenty of tornadoes, yearly, here in Wisconsin……and its how I met my dog Toto…. THREE TORNADOES were down, ripping things up, when I rescued him….hence, his name , Toto ❤

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  7. The awning was the very first thing I had removed when I got my Sarah. I found the bottom clips are very useful for hanging things out to dry. Just one less useless gadget to worry about when in the west.

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  8. That is an Angus bull atop of his monument. Angus meat is from an Angus steer and the best beef, in my opinion, you can buy. Grain fed Angus, grilled correctly, will melt in your mouth. Other good beef cattle are Herfords, and Angus cross bred with Herford. I may be spelling this incorrectly but close enough for you to look up if you're interested.

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