It's certainly wise to take precautions while canoeing on the water in (aluminum) canoes with graphite rods; or just taking precautions from the storm.  One friend of mine was with a scout troop on Jean Lake and had a T-storm blow down a huge white pine onto their campsite that fell on one of the scouts' tent.   A limb went right thru the tent and sleeping bag and pinned it to the ground right between his legs.

Another friend of mine was fly fishing out in Bozeman when a storm came up.  They packed up and while they were heading out on the trail the guide got stuck by lightning, and the others were knocked down and couldn't move.  He was the tallest in the group and said; "From now on," he said. "I'm only fishing with people who are taller than me."

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It's a good idea to take extra care and precautions when the weather gets bad.  See the advice and look at this picture  in this link :o.

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