The main purpose of a lightening rod is NOT to conduct the lightning strike to ground. But to bleed off charge buildup and prevevent the lightning strike. If...
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Scott Macri
hacktorious
Jun 26, 2006 3:15 am
Yea, that's true. If lightning strikes anynear you, your likely to feel it. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Shane Steinkamp
sssteinkamp
Jun 26, 2006 2:54 am
... Who are 'they', anyway? Shane...
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Shane Steinkamp
sssteinkamp
Jun 26, 2006 2:35 am
While I understand that lightning plays by some strange rules, I'd still rather be hanging in a hammock during a lightning strike than on the ground in a tent...
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Joseph TR DuPont
josephdupont
Jun 26, 2006 2:35 am
what do they say ... never go under a tree during lightening? ... But after it goes through you, it STILL has to go down the other tree trunk. So unless the...
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Jeff
jwj32542
Jun 26, 2006 1:46 am
... But after it goes through you, it STILL has to go down the other tree trunk. So unless the other trunk is much more conductive than the original tree,...
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Jeff
jwj32542
Jun 26, 2006 1:30 am
... Maybe ... ONE POINT TWENTYONE JIGAWATTS!!...
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Scott Macri
hacktorious
Jun 26, 2006 12:39 am
Here is some good stuff on lightning and camping: http://www.sierrapacktrip.com/lightning_safety.html ... -- Scott A. Macri www.HikeHaven.com [Non-text...
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Scott Macri
hacktorious
Jun 26, 2006 12:15 am
Theoretically you are grounded by the trees on each end of the hammock. The lightning basically strikes the tree and travels through you as part of a circuit....
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Jun 25, 2006 11:53 pm
1) They don't even know if it was lightning. 2) They saw the hammock and *assumed* it was. What if he had been in a tent? Would they automatically assume it...
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RevT
bjcjt
Jun 25, 2006 11:39 pm
unless it gets the same responses as that of religion and politics and motor oil.... Brian ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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list@...
Jun 25, 2006 10:01 pm
... Is it just me or do "three miles from the road" and "extremely remote" not sit well together? Am I spoilt by living in NZ/Oz, that I expect remote areas to...
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Scott Macri
hacktorious
Jun 25, 2006 9:57 pm
Would be good for some of us. Is it time to revisit the lightning discussions? Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Tee
q1eagle
Jun 25, 2006 8:48 pm
http://www.pennlive.com/news/expresstimes/nj/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1151210291137970.xml&coll=2 Man found dead in camp hammock; lightning suspected Sunday,...
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Bill Fornshell
bfornshell
Jun 25, 2006 8:40 pm
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1151216876262020.xml&coll=1 ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
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RevT
bjcjt
Jun 25, 2006 8:36 pm
None of those links worked. Brian ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Steve
smjoin
Jun 25, 2006 7:56 pm
someone posted this earlier today at whiteblaze: http://tinyurl.com/l5ccv http://tinyurl.com/gfc33 http://tinyurl.com/jpptf Is it time to revisit the lightning...
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Amy
sandpiperhiker
Jun 25, 2006 4:08 pm
... I slept in mine a few weeks ago and was quite comfortable....
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Brian Lewis
brianxlewx
Jun 25, 2006 12:57 pm
"The compromise--a pack cover with a hood. I'm planning to make it this afternoon." If you do it right you can get that whole "Hunchback of Notre Dame" look...
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opnheartscrub@...
opnheartscrub
Jun 25, 2006 11:30 am
I don't know about the ... Dave, I think we'll try going from Dicks Gap south to Neels Gap. That way we can get the big climb over with early. Thanks for...
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marta_clark
Jun 25, 2006 10:43 am
... How is to wear around camp, when you're not wearing the pack? Or to sleep in, if the temperature drops and you have to wear all your clothes to bed? Marta...
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Joe Federici
need1boat
Jun 24, 2006 11:24 pm
I've been designing one on and off myself. A friend loaded me one he bought quite a few years ago but it's way heavy and make for a REALLY big frame pack. It's...
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Shane Steinkamp
sssteinkamp
Jun 24, 2006 10:09 pm
... Get a Packa. http://www.thepacka.com/ Mine rocks. I've got the sil-nylon version now too. http://tinyurl.com/4x76q Shane...
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marta_clark
Jun 24, 2006 6:07 pm
I had an inspiration the other day when I was trying to decide between making a silnylon pack liner or a pack cover. I had already discarded the idea of using...
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Amy
sandpiperhiker
Jun 24, 2006 6:37 am
Thanks, Rat! I will save this post. How would you tie out a space blanket (and yes, I do already carry one in my emergency kit... although there would go the...
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Jun 24, 2006 3:31 am
Brian, sounds to me like shoulder pinch is your primary problem. I don't thing putting something *under* you will help all that much. You need to stretch the...
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Jun 24, 2006 2:37 am
T-Back's solution works very well, two tarps one above the other. This is how the Darnell Tents we used in Iraq are constructed and it makes a big difference...
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Bill in Houston
zippydooda
Jun 23, 2006 10:04 pm
Wow, that is up really high on your back. I was imagining it being lower, where mine hurts when I sleep on the ground. :-) You know, you might actually...
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Rob
snaresman
Jun 23, 2006 7:35 pm
When I use mine in the sun, I string my tarp with the sides higher than when raining. I situate it so the sun is blocked and the breeze can still flow over me....
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Rob
snaresman
Jun 23, 2006 7:35 pm
How tight do you have your hammock? I like mine fairly tight so it lays flatter. http://360.yahoo.com/snaresman ... From: "Brian Lewis" <brianle@...>...
