Thunder Storms
What do you do when you are caught in open country with one?
Forum Discussion
I taught my kids early in life that you choose your campsites based on the worst possible weather for where you are at and for 40 miles upstream. They now that you should never camp in a ravine or dry wash. They have seen the power of a storm many miles away with clear skies overhead. My kids tell others about these precautions.
When my daughter was about 14 years old, we were camping with a friend near Craters of the Moon National Monument. The friend started to set his tent up in a dry wash to get some privacy. My daughter walked over to the edge, looked down at him and simply stated-"You are stupid." and walked away.
The friend came over to me and wanted me to discipline my daughter. After all, we had a PhD in engineering. I asked the daughter why she said what she said. She explained to the "Doctor" that setting up in a wash was in dead stupid and explained why.
That night there was a thunderstorm "upstream" from us and the wash had 3 feet of fast moving water in it.
When my daughter was about 14 years old, we were camping with a friend near Craters of the Moon National Monument. The friend started to set his tent up in a dry wash to get some privacy. My daughter walked over to the edge, looked down at him and simply stated-"You are stupid." and walked away.
The friend came over to me and wanted me to discipline my daughter. After all, we had a PhD in engineering. I asked the daughter why she said what she said. She explained to the "Doctor" that setting up in a wash was in dead stupid and explained why.
That night there was a thunderstorm "upstream" from us and the wash had 3 feet of fast moving water in it.
