{"id":5942,"date":"2019-01-07T22:12:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T22:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/?p=5942"},"modified":"2019-02-23T09:03:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T09:03:42","slug":"hiking-during-a-thunderstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/hiking-during-a-thunderstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking During a Thunderstorm: Staying Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When you go out into the wilderness you’re at the mercy of mother nature. It doesn’t matter how well you prepare if you hike long enough you’ll eventually get stuck out in a thunderstorm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t worry for every little curveball life throws at you there’s a simple solution. As long as you have a plan to deal with thunder and lightning it will be just another cool story to tell your friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you go out hiking long enough you’ll eventually have to deal with a little storm. You might be able to plan around the weather on short day hikes, but it’s hard to predict the weather on longer backpacking trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout the years I’ve grown to love those quick storms that catch me by surprise. Seeing those far off bolts of lightning and roaring thunder is still an amazing site. Staying safe during a thunderstorm is all about knowing when you need to seek shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Staying dry shouldn’t be your top priority, but it sure helps relieve your sanity. Keeping dry is going to be especially important on extra long hikes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the weather forecast looks a little bit questionable I’m going to bring along my Frogg Toggs Rain Suit<\/a>. It’s lightweight, but it tends to take up a lot of room in my hiking backpack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n