So being new to the Hammock thing I was wonder what you guys do in a lighting storm? Trees attract lighting correct? So hanging from one doesn't seem safe. Opinions?
So being new to the Hammock thing I was wonder what you guys do in a lighting storm? Trees attract lighting correct? So hanging from one doesn't seem safe. Opinions?
What? You wanna live forever?
Predictions are risky, especially when it comes to the future.
Check out this thread:
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=28468
Yeah I just go back to sleep, whatya gonna do?!
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Just stay away from Florida and North Carolina, the # 1 and 2 states in the country for deaths from lighting strikes. Might have something to do with all the golf courses we have here. I got to see a friend get struck by lightning (he lived).
As long as you are not hanging from wire rope you should be ok.
I am still 18 but with 53 years of experience !
Gunner -- Sure glad I'm not one of your friends.Originally Posted by gunner76
On topic: I'm no expert, but I believe electricity follows the most direct path to a ground. It seems to me that there is no safer place to be than in a hammock during a lightning storm. I'd bet that you would stand a better chance of getting fried laying in a tent on wet ground.
"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul." -- Sigurd Olson
Ditto that! I have become convinced that is the number one danger, and it is areal concern.
There is periodic discussion on this topic, but the bottom line seems to be that there is likely some minimal protection from lighting when you are in a tent on a non-conducting mat or in a hammock hanging by non-conductive supports. If the tree gets struck near you the sound may be deafening -literally, and the bark shrapnel could impale you whether you are in a tent or a hammock. Site selection is important for both enclosures and there is likely no particular advantage to either. That being said, you are not reading in the news everyday about hammockers being fried by lightening. Golfers, yes, hammockers, no. So don't play golf in your hammock during lightening storms.
-Mark
-SlowBro
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Just don't pick the tallest trees in an area
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Sounds like a good idea for a new stove. Lightning powered.
Fronkey
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