[pct-l] Lightening Rods

Home jeffreyn at sonic.net
Sun Dec 30 10:08:38 CST 2007


Lightning safety suggestions are constantly evolving.  The most  
authoritative source I know is the National Outdoor Leadership School,  
NOLS; its lightning monograph is here:
http://snipurl.com/1w4c5
I get that there are a whole lot of more important considerations than the  
composition of a trekking pole.  But if we're going there, should we not  
also consider carbon fiber?


On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:28:49 -0800, g l <gailpl2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ...
>
> Question:  Does anyone know if Titanium is any safer than any other  
> metal during a lightening storm?? ...



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Jeffrey "57" Zimmerman
NOLS '71
Sonoma County
The Left Coast



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