Just back from an exposed campsite in Cornwall and was wondering if I can find out the actual wind speed for last Tuesday night? Our tent survived, others on the site didn't. But in the end we took the tent poles down as we thought the tent would be damaged if we left it up (and we still had a weeks holiday left!). So we were just wondering how high the wind speed actually got so we know for next time - the forecast at the campsite said gusts of 45mph, but I was just wondering if there was a site to check actual wind speeds?
Many thanks..... and are there any 3 (or even 4) season family tents on the market.... I'm sure anyone camping in the wind the last week would think about buying one!
Ribble
i think it was a bit more than that as we in wales had a force 9 which is about 60 try xc weather its got to be the most accurate weather station i have seen but i dont know if it will go back but give it a go
Hi ribble just been and had a look at the sites I use, Met office only offers them by request it seems and metcheck only offers data for the past twenty four hours
The main thing is your tent survived and the experience hasn't put you off lol
------------- Aaron & Mandy
Definition of a fool.. some one who makes the same mistake twice & expects a different result
It was certainly the strongest wind we have ever camped in and I have no wish to repeat the experience ever again. The 45 seems too low, the wind took the plastic strip out of the car where a roof rack would fit! Have just found a NCI site at Polruan and they collect weather data so might contact them!
cheers
Ribble
Many thanks..... and are there any 3 (or even 4) season family tents on the market.... I'm sure anyone camping in the wind the last week would think about buying one!
3-season? Definately...a good frame tent will be a lot sturdier than the comparable berth size of synthetic tent. If you got a pyramid style design it would be even better. I'd hesitate to suggest any family size tent would be suitable all four seasons though. Anyway, it's not the season that counts, it's the wind speed.Most tents would be fine in a dead calm day in January, while as you've found a gale force wind in August will cause most tents to struggle.
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Topic: site for wind speeds?
