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Topic: camping duing a storm

brussell

24/7/2008 at 11:23pm
Location: co durham
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This may sound like a ridiculous question but is it safe to camp during a thunder & lightning storm?

We are due to go away this weekend and the forecast is not grand. I dont mind wind or rain but not sure on the lightning. Any advice?

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danny and leigh

25/7/2008 at 12:49am
Location: bristol
Outfit: coleman mackenzie x4 and a suncamp fes

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you should be fine, weve camped in some right old thunder storms, as long as your not thinking of putting up a tv airel or anything you should be fine, were off on sat , and hoping for good weather, but dont worry about the odd storm youl be fine.

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JK98

25/7/2008 at 2:03am
Location: Coventry
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Apparently the safest place to be in a thunder storm is in the car, as it acts like a Faraday cage. However, we've been through three storms whilst camping, and on each occasion, we've stayed in the tent, made a coffee, opened the curtains & sat watching the lightening over the sea - we came through each storm safely and, horror of horrors, we actually enjoyed it

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