Check-List for Sandstorms

Category

Check / Task

Vehicle

Prepare car for departure

Stow away awning, tent, chairs, tables

Stow away bicycles

Retract aerials

Park car with backside against the wind (to protect windscreen)

Cover all windows

Don't park on lee side of sand dunes; chose places higher up

Keep enough distance to trees

Define escape routes

Close all windows, roof hatches, doors and air inlets/outlets except one on the lee side

Cover radiator, exhaust (car, stove and heater), air intake (car and heater), water- and fuel-inlets, water tank breathers, door- and hatch-locks

Don't lock door

Change glasses for old, scratched ones

Category

Check / Task

Vehicle

Free windows, radiator, exhaust (car, stove and heater), air intake (car and heater), water- and fuel-inlets, water tank breathers, door- and hatch-locks

Clean air filter

Check vehicle for damage

Do a weekly-check