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.
Forum Discussion
After some quick research I learned something today .... right you folks are:
The rubber tires are not what keep people in a metal skinned vehicle relatively (but not completely) safe from lightening. The vehicle's metal skin is merely acting as an ad hoc Faraday cage that may divert the bolt's energy around them instead of through them. However, there are conditions that govern how good this protection may or may not be for the people inside a vehicle.
When inside an RV with the power cable unplugged from the pedestal, and with some metal framing in the roof and walls, and with a metal floor under the floor insulation - I have no idea how well protected one would be.
The rubber tires are not what keep people in a metal skinned vehicle relatively (but not completely) safe from lightening. The vehicle's metal skin is merely acting as an ad hoc Faraday cage that may divert the bolt's energy around them instead of through them. However, there are conditions that govern how good this protection may or may not be for the people inside a vehicle.
When inside an RV with the power cable unplugged from the pedestal, and with some metal framing in the roof and walls, and with a metal floor under the floor insulation - I have no idea how well protected one would be.
