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Could we have avoided this situation?
Sure, given my previous life as a surveyor, I could have reasonably accurately guesstimated how tall the tree was, made generous strides to ensure the van was setup in a safe position, and even turned the van to capture the sun ' s rays on the roof-mounted solar panels a little better than the river view we ' d chosen.
Yes, as soon as we noted the change in weather, we could have tried to move the van well away from the unknown danger. Unfortunately, given that we had the awning set-up, an extra popup tent set-up for the dogs to sleep in, extra solar panels laid out to help recharge our onboard battery system, and all our gear strewn around the ground like a teenager ' s bedroom, we would have missed the boat, and the tree would still have landed just as close.
35m-tall tree, but we were only camped 25m away.
A beaut campsite beside the river, away from the largest trees.
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