Tipi tents and lightning

[AndyB]

Got caught just after dark a little below tree line last year in Colorado during the biggest thunder and lightning storm I have witnessed, we just about got the tents up before all --ll broke loose, I had heard it was a good idea to get on your insulated matt quickly in situations like that, which we did. Still, you can see the fear on my face when I play back the couple of video clips I took, Awesome to experience nature like that.

 

[id450]

The mountaineering rule is
Up by noon / down by two.
Meaning if there is a threat or your in a place like the Sierra in the summer your on about a two hour window to get up on the ridge or exposed high point by lunch time and be down in similar sized trees it at lest off the exposure by 2 pm.

 

[beachbunny]

I always laugh at the ppl who say your odds of getting stuck by lighting are 1 in a million.... Or so on.

Well yeah they are when it's a nice day on the beach! When your smack dab in the middle of a shit show lightning storm I suppose they go up quite a bit!!?

I don't get too worried about it but I ve been in some nasty storms and it's a legitimate concern IMO.

I did see it on the beach when 5 of our southern neighbors huddled under a beach umbrella(by the way wood pole) and that was all she wrote for them

 

[PA 5-0]

You are more likely to die in a car crash on the way to your hunt than getting smoked by lightning in the tent. Be smart, but let's not let the "what ifs" keep you out of the woods.

I think everyone should stay out of the elk mountains so you don't eat a lightning bolt. Especially those planning to hunt the Routte National Forest in NW CO the third week of September. Can't be too safe.

 

[muleman]

I think everyone should stay out of the elk mountains so you don't eat a lightning bolt. Especially those planning to hunt the Routte National Forest in NW CO the third week of September. Can't be too safe.

Utah is extremely dangerous too. Please for your own safety stay home.

 

[Joshua Barney]

I personally think everyone needs to be prudent and have common sense. When it comes to narly thunder bumpers and electrical storms. I think being hysterical just discourages people from enjoying the outdoors. On the Boulder Mountains in Utah I've been in some raging storms. And loved every minute of it. Prudence, logic and common sense. Sit back Sit low and enjoy the show.

 

[PA 5-0]

Sit back Sit low and enjoy the show.

On my first backcountry elk hunt in Idaho back 15yrs ago or so, we were camped high on some nasty ass razorback ridge in the Clearwater National Forest. I swear everything thing in there was a 70 degree wall. First night around 10pm, as we were listening to bugles from our tent, a crazy storm came rolling in. As it remained crystal clear on our ridge, this devil of a storm rolled down the valley next to us. I walked out on this rock outcropping and just watched in awe as deafening thunder and lightning cracked off every two seconds. To this day, one of the most outrageous and beautiful things I have ever witnessed.

 

[Joshua Barney]

On my first backcountry elk hunt in Idaho back 15yrs ago or so, we were camped high on some nasty ass razorback ridge in the Clearwater National Forest. I swear everything thing in there was a 70 degree wall. First night around 10pm, as we were listening to bugles from our tent, a crazy storm came rolling in. As it remained crystal clear on our ridge, this devil of a storm rolled down the valley next to us. I walked out on this rock outcropping and just watched in awe as deafening thunder and lightning cracked off every two seconds. To this day, one of the most outrageous and beautiful things I have ever witnessed.

The power of nature is awe inspiring. And definitely deserves respect. The creator created these things for our enjoyment. And we should try to do that with a modicum of prudence.

 

[JustOneMoreShot]

Has anyone seen the YouTube video of the security cam filming the guy get struck TWICE and stumble off?
http://youtu.be/X14e9Fwxa8w
Found it! This is insane.

 

[BXB77]

I was in a pretty bad lighting storm last summer in Colorado. Laying next to that aluminum pole in my Cimarron made me nervous. I think I am going to switch to the carbon pole. It would be really trick if someone would make a fiberglass pole. Lightweight and non conductive.

 

[thadf]

So for the sake of being ‘that’ guy...

I’ve wired up some industrial lightning simulator type rigs for major transformer manufacturers.

At the time, I think it would max out around 1 Million volts. The engineers told us that’s not even remotely close to an actual lighting strike, but for safety, that’s as high as anyone was willing to take the testing.

Let’s just say that it ain’t gonna matter one little iota what your tent pole is made of!!!

Sleep tight


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