Maybe a dumb question
This is my first year with a TT and this morning we had some severe thunderstorms roll through. Is it safe to stay inside a TT while a lightning storm is rolling through or would it be safer to sit in...
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ADK Camper wrote:
You are safer in your vehicle. There is insufficient metal surrounding you in a typical camper. The metal in your tow vehicle forms what is know as a Faraday cage. It will shield you from the electrical charge of a lightening strike.
This. I know I'm completely surrounded my metal in my TV. Since I haven't seen how my TT is assembled, I have no idea how much metal is above my head when I'm in there. Exception of course is an Airstream. I'm guessing that AL skin makes for a good Faraday cage.
I'm thinking the TV is more structurally sound, too, from the standpoint of debris, branches, wind, hail, etc. I'd rather be in a 6500-lb tank than a 6000-lb sail made to be lightweight.
