tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post3581823821492517582..comments2023-09-22T07:59:01.569-04:00Comments on Dick and Libby's Tarwathie Cruising Log: Anticipation: The Approaching Front, Part 3Dick Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13258088586638718333noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-50442435107570680192017-05-08T14:54:58.639-04:002017-05-08T14:54:58.639-04:00Google "Arrowhead Earth Anchors" and see...Google "Arrowhead Earth Anchors" and see what you come up with. When I worked for Crouse-Hinds Co., this subsidiary in Laconia, NH made arrow-shaped plates with cables that could easily be driven into the ground and rotated to form a solid anchor without soil disturbance above (unlike a screw or a deadman).JonnyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496453873004297297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-10148765564675433942017-01-27T07:58:39.789-05:002017-01-27T07:58:39.789-05:00Good thinking. I've seen that done, for examp...Good thinking. I've seen that done, for example with the buildings at the summit of Mount Washington, NH. That works when the structures are strong. But if the structure is weak (think of a stiff tent), then the straps would just cut through. Have you seen the wreckage of an RV that tipped over on the highway? They break into a million small pieces.Dick Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258088586638718333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-36330142197031193302017-01-27T07:23:49.669-05:002017-01-27T07:23:49.669-05:00Why not have easily deployable straps to that can ...Why not have easily deployable straps to that can be wrapped around the House and attached to under ground concrete blocks?Hudson River Boaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828106802395669814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-22084766994403559772017-01-26T15:33:27.069-05:002017-01-26T15:33:27.069-05:00Good point. Yes, it is tied down with below groun...Good point. Yes, it is tied down with below ground anchors as you suggest, but only in the 4 corners. That will prevent the steel frame from flying around, but the house itself can blow away easily. <br /><br />We have to stay alert on bad weather days and be ready to head for the shelters. That's new for us. I never had to take shelter before.Dick Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258088586638718333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-64005209179948428302017-01-25T19:24:54.512-05:002017-01-25T19:24:54.512-05:00Are "Mobile Homes" Tied down in some way...Are "Mobile Homes" Tied down in some way "To Concrete Blocks in the Ground?" so they might not blow away in a Tornado situation?? It seems that Mobile Home parks usually get hit the hardest in FL..Hudson River Boaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828106802395669814noreply@blogger.com