it WAS a good hammock testing spot

**Timberrr** · 01-27-2016, 15:16

You've never had a hang spot go this bad before

http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/top...des/vi-BBoMkwo

**SilvrSurfr** · 01-27-2016, 15:21

Time to go read my favorite posts on lightning in the backcountry!

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ng+backcountry

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ng+backcountry

**Dylanc95** · 01-27-2016, 15:21

Yeeeeah I think I'm gonna go dig out my old tent. Nice knowing ya'll.

**Ratdog** · 01-27-2016, 17:13

That happened in the woods across the street from my house a few years back. The regular lightning strike boom (I swear I live on an ancient burial ground), was louder than usual. Went outside and I had a bunch of 12' long spears, giant toothpicks, sticking up in my yard. Was really quite something.

**Slugger** · 01-27-2016, 17:40

That gives a whole new meaning to the term Widow Maker!!!

**Rick68** · 01-27-2016, 17:45

I would definitely need a change of underwear after that.

**zukiguy** · 01-27-2016, 17:51

When it's your time to go.....just hope you sleep through it......

**robv60** · 01-27-2016, 23:14

Originally Posted by Dylanc95

Yeeeeah I think I'm gonna go dig out my old tent. Nice knowing ya'll.

You said it! Dang that was a wake up call to my weird desire to hammock in the rain. Ah, who am I kidding, Ill still do it.

**bodhran4me** · 01-28-2016, 00:57

Originally Posted by robv60

You said it! Dang that was a wake up call to my weird desire to hammock in the rain. Ah, who am I kidding, Ill still do it.

Eh , who ya callin' weird ????????????????

**Scotty Von Porkchop** · 01-28-2016, 05:10

I remember an old oak tree exploding like that at my old house in the Lake District, the tree was 50m from my living room where I was reading and the house shook like a little earthquake had hit. Amazing power but it's all good as it's precut fuel! When I'm actually hanging in the the woods my not worried as there's bigger density of bigger trees so you'd have to be seriously unlucky.