Here's a terrific article explaining the subject of lightning and I for one am stunned to learn where the juice is and how many people are exposed. Clearly hanging is better than being on the ground but now I'm thinking a sturdy rubber treestrap may not be a bad investment (as long as it doesn't stretch). Check this out: http://www.aztrail.org/lightning_safety.pdf
It is not uncommon for thundershowers to occur regularly during archery elk season out west and this year I will be hunting the Kaibab in AZ which is prone to such summer storms. I think maybe there's a reason this info just fell into my lap this morning. Your thoughts? Oh and please don't preach about the likelihood of being struck by lightning. They say the same thing about shark attacks but when I would freedive while spearfishing I knew I was at greater risk than the people in Kansas...same applies here. Most people are not in the backcountry during such storms.
Maybe a non-conductive Dutch style clip (glass?) would be the way to go?
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