PaulT said:Remember that the camper is insulated from strikes by the same rubber and air that the vehicle is, although sitting in your camper on the summit during a thunderstorm may not be recommended.
Paul
Wallowa said:I was kinda wishing this was true about the tires...sadly the tires do nothing to insulate from lightening..not certain but this sounds like a Faraday Cage...charge on outer shell...but still, it would scare the crap out of me!
Most people believe the rubber tires on a car prevent lightning strikes. Ironically, it’s not the rubber tires insulating the car, but rather the conductive metal framing which protects you by conducting the electricity around the vehicle and its occupants. The truth is, rubber tires don’t prevent lightningstrikes in the least bit.
Do Rubber Tires Prevent Lightning Strikes? | WeatherImagery
www.weatherimagery.com/blog/rubber-tires-protect-lightning/
longhorn1 said:There was a guy on a motorcycle about 3-4 weeks ago that a lightening strike went through his fiberglass helmet, causing him to crash, and he didn't survive. jd
Yikes. I hope there wasn’t any beer in it at the time. [emoji15]Vic Harder said:I've been tenting twice and our campsite was struck by lightning. My enamel camping mug has holes to prove it. Scary sh!t.
If you had been struck by lightning while hiding in the outhouse....................oh the stories all your friends would still be telling.Vic Harder said:nope, just water or tea. We were hiding in an outhouse! The hail was 2" across...
Well we do not have sacrificial zincs on the bottom of the camper and I am not concerned if the camper is unscathed, but only if we are unscathed.Espresso said:If a sailboat survives a lighting strike, what are the odds a camper would escape unscathed?
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