HOW TO Stay Safe in a Lightning Storm | Hiking in a Thunderstorm | Lightning Safety Tips

Have you wondered what to do in a thunderstorm if you're out camping, hiking or backpacking, and you cannot get indoors? In this thunder and lightning safety video, I will cover what to do in a lightning storm in a tent, how to stay safe from lightning outdoors, and lots of other lightning safety tips. Lightning is very prevalent in the mountains, and what time of year will vary, so it's important to be aware of the lightning risk where you're headed and to take proper precautions to protect yourself and anyone you're hiking with. Here are some survival tips for extreme weather conditions you may experience while hiking.

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[AdventureOtaku]

Hey, NOLS wilderness med instructor here, and this is something that we taught (until covid, when it was removed) This was great, and was on the money, except for one thing. Metal doesn't attract lightning (or electricity in general) but it is a conductor of electricity. You aren't more likely to get struck if you are holding your phone or in your tent. The reason at NOLS that we tell people to get in their tent is A) they can be on a pad which MAY offer some protection from ground current. but more importantly B) you're protected from the elements, so you don't have to worry about things like hypothermia. But great video! thanks for posting it!

[hikewithmike]

I have been stuck in a few thunderstorms camping in Florida the lightning capital of the world, it can be scary but the mountain camping in a thunderstorm seem terrifying!

[Amelia-vkjt]

Had a bad thunderstorm sneak up on my group in the Hungarian plains, our tents were already set up when it hit and we saw lightning strikes hitting trees in the distance so we quickly turned off our phones left our tents and most of our stuff and got out to our van and then stayed in our van that night, we were wet and miserable but safe.
Happy that this video was recommended to me great advice ye got a new subscriber!

[WanderingSwitchback]

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[JoshuaJohnsonOutdoors]

Good video, Switchback. A friend of mine got hit by lightning a few years back, and ever since I've been pretty cautious about it myself. The consequences for her were pretty nasty.

[RoscoPColetraneIII]

Very informative. Thank you very much. Your video has made a big difference for me.

[UnlikelyHiker]

I may or may not have gotten stuck in a bad hail/lightning storm at 12, 300 feet…man that was terrifying. Had to set my flooded tent up. It was so cold. Clearly I survived. Most type 2 fun I ever had 😂

[georgearmstrong]

The worst lightening storms I have been in occurred in July so I just don't go in July any more. Both times it would have probably been more dangerous for me to try and pack up, then hike out since it would have been dark AND raining/hailing, so I just decided to say my prayers and get in my tent. At least I would be warm and dry. One storm lasted almost the whole night so I barely slept. In the morning, as soon as there was enough light I packed up and got the heck out of there. I returned to the same spot a couple of years later in September and the weather was perfect.

[hikingadventureswithshanba]

Thanks for the great info. Was that your xmid? I have the 2P

[RoGameReview]

really useful tips, here in Romania we have the Carpatians and it is always stressful to hike during summer dayse because of the impredictible weather, not the rain itself is the problem it is the lightning and the slippery rock

[chess]

My mates uncle, was walking on the beach, lighting hit him, and blew him to bits, there was nothing left of him, just his feet. He just evaporated into thin air, freaky, I think.