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To: piasa

I have been through two derecho storms of over 100 mph and had some near miss tornados.

Was in tents at Fort Riley on the bluff above the Kaw River near Funston when a Derecho like a five mile wide tornado came across the valley laying trees down like grass. Awesome experience to be out in the weather like that. Had a GP Medium double roped and double stakes with 32” stakes and it broke ALL the ropes and the tent went a hundred yards which as it was wet and weighed wet about 300 pounds is pretty interesting. We had one GP Small we never found.


1,234 posted on 09/05/2017 10:03:04 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: KC Burke

Where were you when your tent went flying?


1,235 posted on 09/05/2017 10:04:24 PM PDT by rdl6989
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