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My neighbor up from us lost his Lance 1010 (2000 year) after November 70 mph SW winds toppled it clean off the saw horses even though he had the jacks down too.

I was fortunate because my 2019 Lance 1062 was parked on the NE side of my house so the house blocked most of the wind.

After hearing this, I went with a product called Asphalt Anchors. Each anchor is rated for 1500 lbs. With 50/50 weight on the heavy duty saw horses/jacks and these anchors, I should be good for this winter should we get some crazy 70 mph winds from the East/North East (The unprotected side) Those eye bolts can be removed when loading the camper so you have a perfectly level surface to work with.

This is just temporary until I get a 1/2 acre down below my property cleared, leveled and graveled. That will happen in the coming weeks. Next year I plan to put up a pole barn structure with 3 sides enclosed for storage of the TC and our boat.

As some of you know we live near Flathead Lake and the fall and winter winds can get quite scary.
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I would have to think the effectiveness of those would be highly dependent on the quality/condition/age of your asphalt.... But it does seem to be a much better solution than 'nothing'. Thats kinda a tuff one to solve without buried anchors or massive weights.

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Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:57 pm
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Those should work for high winds, couldn’t hurt.
I have my 10’-6” camper on HD jack stands with 3”x4” ruff cut lumber and the jacks are raised 1/2” above the concrete blocks they rest on when raising and lowering. It takes the pressure off them and will help in the long term.

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JohnMBrowning wrote:
I would have to think the effectiveness of those would be highly dependent on the quality/condition/age of your asphalt.... But it does seem to be a much better solution than 'nothing'. Thats kinda a tuff one to solve without buried anchors or massive weights.

Well I'll sleep better at night when in Texas.
As I said, it's a temporary restraining in order until I can get good shelter built next year.

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Caveman Jim wrote:
Those should work for high winds, couldn’t hurt.
I have my 10’-6” camper on HD jack stands with 3”x4” ruff cut lumber and the jacks are raised 1/2” above the concrete blocks they rest on when raising and lowering. It takes the pressure off them and will help in the long term.

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I have my jacks resting on pieces of pressure treated 2x6. Basically like you, making the footprint broader.
Ruff cut lumber on my stands too. :thumbsup2:

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Asphalt is fairly brittle.

I think I would cut some circular holes (8-10" diameter?), and fairly deep, then set some eyelets in true concrete.

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Combined with the jacks and being on the sheltered side of the house, I'm sure those added anchors will be sufficient.

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sportsdad60 wrote:
JohnMBrowning wrote:
I would have to think the effectiveness of those would be highly dependent on the quality/condition/age of your asphalt.... But it does seem to be a much better solution than 'nothing'. Thats kinda a tuff one to solve without buried anchors or massive weights.

Well I'll sleep better at night when in Texas.
As I said, it's a temporary restraining in order until I can get good shelter built next year.


I'm sure you're good with your setup --- your pad is new and more than likely 'over done' by most standards. Its not too many people that think far ahead enough to even consider putting in anchors BEFORE paving.

I just think about the condition of some of my neighbors asphalt driveways here --- no way in hell any of them would hold 150# with one of those anchor bolts.

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JohnMBrowning wrote:
I would have to think the effectiveness of those would be highly dependent on the quality/condition/age of your asphalt.... But it does seem to be a much better solution than 'nothing'. Thats kinda a tuff one to solve without buried anchors or massive weights.

Well I'll sleep better at night when in Texas.
As I said, it's a temporary restraining in order until I can get good shelter built next year.


I'm sure you're good with your setup --- your pad is new and more than likely 'over done' by most standards. Its not too many people that think far ahead enough to even consider putting in anchors BEFORE paving.

I just think about the condition of some of my neighbors asphalt driveways here --- no way in hell any of them would hold 150# with one of those anchor bolts.

I went 8" into the asphalt before hitting the grade beneath. (holes are drilled 12" deep)
Is 8" of asphalt normal for a driveway? It was laid in 2015. It's been sealed twice in 7 years.

Anyhoo, here is the Asphalt Anchor product use, I bet this german guy was a Nazi engineer back in his day.


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Normal asphalt driveways would be 3 inches or less. That builder must have been planning on parking heavy stuff there.
Yeah, those anchors will hold a metric shit ton!

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usrifle wrote:
Normal asphalt driveways would be 3 inches or less. That builder must have been planning on parking heavy stuff there.
Yeah, those anchors will hold a metric shit ton!

Yes, where the TC is sitting are full hook ups for RV, (sewer, 30 amp, water)
David overbuilt a lot in this house as he was a general contractor in another lifetime and built this place for himself before he sold it to us. Then he built another house in 2020-2021 just down the road for himself. He is 70 but you'd never know it, he looks younger than me.

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hhhmmmm my huntsman camper is sitting behind the folks house right where I lived in a 28 foot travel trailer. It has sat there for a good dozen 80+ mph wind events no problem. I never though about anchors because I have it sitting low maybe a foot off the ground on blocks. Where people get into trouble is having them up so the wind can get under them..


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