I'm really sorry as I know this will have been covered before but I have a question re drying out our lovely new tent.... We took the brand new Filey 6 out for it's first trip and having given half the campsite a great laugh watching us try to pitch it before someone kindly came to our assistance, we had a fantastic few days away in the best weather we've had for a long time! So, just our luck that the weather changed on the morning we had to pack up and we ended up having to pack our tent puddles and all! The water was literally dripping out of the bag when we got home. We put it out in the garden for an hour on our return (can't pitch it as not enough space) and then the weather turned again so we've now draped it over our dining table in the conservatory. It's drying out and we're moving it along the table so more bits of it get dry each day..... are we doing the right thing or are we running the risk of the still damp bits going mouldy? Are there any bits that we should particularly check before we fold it back up once we think it's dry? I know about the guylines (and thanks to another thread I just came across will make sure they're *not* tied up!) but will the SIG be dry enough for instance? Thanks in advance!
------------- Regards,
Kathryn
Don't forget to leave a review of all tents you've used, for a chance to win fantastic prizes
If it is too wet to pitch the tent in the garden I usually put it in the bath and keep moving it about to let the excess water drain from it. It can then be draped in the house to dry without having to worry about puddles on the floor.
Sounds like you're doing exactly the right things. As long as there's air circulating round it you won't get mould. Are the inners out and being aired somewhere else? If not take them out and do so. To dry the inside you can either turn it inside out (always a laugh) or open up the door(s) and prop the inside open with a couple of plastic boxes or something.
I know its a bulky beast, but it is a good idea to give the inside of the flysheet an airing too because of condensation. The inners will need to be dried separately.
If drying our large tent or weekender outside we put the garden furniture inside and open the doors to get a through draft and move it around to make sure that all the inside is dried. If its wet or damp outside we dry ours in the garage or bathroom if sodden and then finish off with it drapped around the conservatory or the spare bedroom, turning it inside out as necessary.
Helen
Don't forget to leave a review of all tents you've used, for a chance to win fantastic prizes
Hi all, thanks for your replies. It does seem to be drying quite nicely, we were lucky enough to have an our where we could have it in the garden to get rid of the pools of water and it started to dry out before the weather turned so at least we didn't get puddles in the conservatory! However, we had left the inners in and it hadn't actually occurred to me that they'd need airing separately so I'll get those out as soon as possible. It's a bit difficult to get into it at the moment but it looks as though we might get a couple of dry days at the end of the week and I'm off work on Thurs and Fri so hopefully we'll be able to get it into the garden and open it up using the deck chair idea. Most of the guylines had become unravelled anyway as I didn't have much of a clue about rolling them back up and we've made a particular point of checking that they're dry too. Thank you all so much for your help - hopefully we will have avoided any damage to it. And it hasn't been anywhere near as difficult as I thought it was going to be as we were driving home! LOL!