Lightning protection?
Anyone have lightning protection on their rig? If so what do you use and where is it mounted? We are the only metal object for miles lol.
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I'll avoid sarcasm in this reply -- lightning scares the hell out of me.
Lightning rods are the answer. And many people make a huge mistake thinking whatever rod they choose has to take the full brunt of a lightning strike.
A foot square rod of solid silver couldn't pass that much wattage. {SNIP}
Yeah, but who can afford a 1 foot square by 20 foot long solid silver anything? (It would need to be pounded into the ground as far as possible AND still stick up over the RV. The interested student can do the math calculating the volume, mass, and thereby cost of that silver rod.
On the basis of the rest of your very well explained post, I'd suggest standard 8 foot ground rod from Lowes or Home Depot at the base of a 10 foot (or longer, so it sticks up above the RV) piece of electrical conduit. Total cost maybe $20.
