Living in Ohio and having a certain number of thunderstorms and our home has three layers of protection for surges. We have had neighbors who have lost expensive electronics.
Camping trips where there have been thunderstorms I pull the plug from the pedestal, but what happens when we are out and about and a storm comes up.
This is apart from faulty pedestal wiring, open neutral... I have observed burned plugs in pedestals.
Our progressive Industries will not connect if the wiring in the pedestal is not functioning correctly, lets me monitor voltage amps and frequency.