We HAD to EVACUATE! Where was the warning!? (RV Life)

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  • Опубліковано 21 січ 2025

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  • @U20E27
    @U20E27 Рік тому +2

    Having had to evacuate family several times since the 2017 Santa Rosa fire. We don’t camp in one way in/out areas once fire forecasting hits Red flag status. Getting out is the big issue and the fires move way faster than most people realize. After about the 2nd week of July any thunderstorms you need to be hooked up already and be rolling in 7-10min if a fire kicks off near by. At our house we stage evacuation bags in the garage dog supplies, people stuff etc and back into the driveway. We have been up, house closed up, out the door in 8 minutes when a 3am fire kicked off on the hill just across from our house. Our entire neighborhood was up and gone in 15 minutes.

    • @theaustinstravel
      @theaustinstravel  Рік тому

      That is great preparation! This is our first time being close to a fire. I don’t know that it ever made it on our side of the Mountain, but thankfully Lauren was also thinking about it from an air quality standpoint for Aiden. I’d rather not risk it though and move if a fire is near.

  • @ExploreThe50
    @ExploreThe50 Рік тому +3

    You are lucky you have a smart wife. She has great instincts.

  • @NomadicHabits
    @NomadicHabits Рік тому +2

    Better to be safe than sorry!! So glad y’all decided to leave!
    It’s nice to be able to load up your home and take it with you!

    • @theaustinstravel
      @theaustinstravel  Рік тому +1

      Yes! I think the road closure wasn’t lifted until around July 10th, so I don’t think we’d have been able to take the camper if we weren’t already packed up and leaving.

    • @NomadicHabits
      @NomadicHabits Рік тому

      @@theaustinstravel oh man! That would have been a nightmare to have to leave the home behind! I’m glad y’all were already packed up!
      And Lauren.. the story about your family is so sad. Im sorry to hear that 😢 but it’s made you hyper aware which truly played out well for y’all during this experience!
      We were camping in Wears Valley, Tennessee when the fire in March of last year broke out. They closed the main road but luckily there was another way to get out of the valley and we did!
      We took the van to a hotel parking lot and posted up for a night! They reported the fire coming up to the main road, but they stopped it before it jumped! Wildfires are no joke and so very dangerous!!
      We’re thankful y’all were already packed and headed out!! 😅 hopefully you won’t have to go through that again 😅

  • @walkerhound4055
    @walkerhound4055 Рік тому +2

    There is a big fire nearby my spot. They have been fighting it for a month now. Even though it escalated a bit one day, I can watch the helicopter flying over with a bag to drop either water or fire retardant, I Felt ok. it would have to jump SR 20. Plenty of homes here too. Confident there would be an official evacuation sweep. To be safe, I registered with the county emergency notification service. It would send out a text and email alert.

    • @theaustinstravel
      @theaustinstravel  Рік тому +1

      How’s the smell of smoke been? Once I realized it was very “close to home” for Lauren, staying really wasn’t an option

  • @melodyassaro
    @melodyassaro Рік тому +2

    How scary. Lauren I’m with you I would of wanted to leave too. I’m so glad everyone made it out safely❤️

    • @theaustinstravel
      @theaustinstravel  Рік тому +1

      I’m a little slow to respond… Lauren is usually ahead of the curve 😁 I’m glad she had the wisdom to get all of us packing up though, or we’d of been stuck with the rigs inside the gate. They never gave us a heads up to even know to pack up

    • @melodyassaro
      @melodyassaro Рік тому

      @@theaustinstravel that’s crazy that you were not notified. I’m just glad everyone made it out.

  • @MontessoriOnTheMove
    @MontessoriOnTheMove Рік тому +3

    How dramatic! Glad you and the Shores made it out with your rigs. We've struggled with wildfires while boondocking too. There's even one beautiful secluded spot we stayed in Oregon that now shows on the map as having been eaten by fire. Fire danger zones and summer boondocking friendly zones overlap much more than is comfortable these days.

    • @theaustinstravel
      @theaustinstravel  Рік тому

      Thankfully that’s the first time we’ve been that close! At least in this case, it was Mother Nature and not humans who started the fires in the area.

  • @AdventureEndeavor
    @AdventureEndeavor Рік тому

    We have camped near many and only asked to leave once. Seems to be a normal occurrence in southern California.

    • @theaustinstravel
      @theaustinstravel  Рік тому

      I know the fire spread to 500 acres, but I don’t know how close it got to where we were parked. I’m just glad Lauren wanted to leave or I’m not sure we’d have been allowed to get our RV out until after they lifted the road closure.

  • @theaustinstravel
    @theaustinstravel  Рік тому +2

    If you saw smoke nearby, what would YOU do? We're glad we made the decision to pack up and leave, but we really weren't certain if we really needed to go or not.

    • @U20E27
      @U20E27 Рік тому +1

      At minimum you should have been hooking up the trailer and setup to just drive out no turn around just knowing your direct route out as soon as you saw the smoke. Then you can sit and wait for news as to if you need to go. But I will tell you a fast moving fire at night DO NOT wait for someone to tell you to go! Those people don’t make it out.
      From about 2nd week of july on any lightning storms you should just have the truck hooked up as a pre evacuation step. And time how quickly you can go to rolling down the road. If you can’t get into the 10min or less zone take steps especially at night so if you do need to go you can make the 10min or less on the move goal👍

    • @theaustinstravel
      @theaustinstravel  Рік тому

      @@U20E27 Great tips! Thank you