Find a safe location immediately either in a building with plumbing and wiring or an all metal automobile not convertible top.
Roof top tent lightning storm.
Pop up tents and campers are inherently unsafe in a lightning storm and should only be used as a shelter of last resort if a storm comes up too quickly to find a safer place to ride it out.
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As scary as they might be being inside a tent presents the same risk as being in the open field.
If you can hear the thunder lightning is within striking distance and you should head to a location such as a building or an all metal vehicle.
When you hear thunder lightning is within striking distance.
Your tent is not safe if lightning occurs.
Tents alone don t attract lightning but that doesn t mean they re safe during a thunderstorm.
Your tent is not safe.
Your tent is designed to protect you from rain the sun and even heat.
However due to the higher ground and the isolated tree next to the tent this would not be a safe location in a thunderstorm.