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Forum: Campfire 10-28-2013, 03:27 PM
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Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

A fairly good article on lightning in the winter Overland Journal. Maybe they got the idea of doing an article by reading our little forum thread :a4:
Forum: Campfire 09-18-2013, 09:44 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,825
Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

Yeah, that's the term. I have a few laying around. Some are quite colorful.
Forum: Campfire 09-17-2013, 10:57 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,825
Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

A lot of times you can dig down in the ground and pull out earth that has been fused into glass. Some look like spiders. We call em Klinkers but there is a technical name I don't remember. Usually it...
Forum: Campfire 09-17-2013, 09:11 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,825
Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

Single phase transformers with 3 phase power or 2 wire primary. If one phase is opened (line fuse blew or a single wire down) it can and often does allow those on the unaffected phase(s) to supply...
Forum: Campfire 09-09-2013, 11:22 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,825
Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

Forgive my selective editing. It leads to here: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/ ... omobi.html (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/excess_automobi.html) and the general principle...
Forum: Campfire 09-09-2013, 10:24 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,825
Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

Yep the key word is killed. Being killed is rare dealing with lightning. Then there are those who are hit and survive. Then the key word is hit which is also rare. Being subject to the electrical...
Forum: Campfire 09-08-2013, 12:44 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,825
Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

I'm the same way. I love being around a thunderstorm. Myself, in tornado prone areas, I might have a different opinion because they go hand in hand. So does the wind, hail, and possible flooding. You...
Forum: Campfire 09-07-2013, 04:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,825
Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

If you don't mind the possibility of your faraday cage being blown to bits. With many strikes, the amount of potential destroys things. Each strike seems to have its own signature.
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Forum: Campfire 09-06-2013, 09:43 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,825
Posted By daveb
Re: Camping with Poptop Up in Thunder Storm

My concern is more from hail during a lightning storm. Damn solar panels! The problem with a strike is it's so unpredictable. Sometimes it's not the tallest stuff that gets hit. I don't know what...
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