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Now, a TT shouldn't be left packed away "wet" for long...however, what constitutes "wet"?

Our TT had some surface condensation (Morning 'dew') on it this morning when packed away, slightly damp to the touch but not "wet".

OK? Not OK?

Hi

  well if it was me i would have to say dry as dry as a bone any damp may lead to a problem better to be safe than sorry

So...how do you get "bone dry" when the weather is like it is at the moment?

I mean it's impossible to remove all moisture as even ait contains a certain amount

Quote: Originally posted by daveyhairbear on 29/8/2008

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So...how do you get "bone dry" when the weather is like it is at the moment?

I mean it's impossible to remove all moisture as even ait contains a certain amount

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Yes, agreed that air drying it won't dessicate it....but that's good, because if you did that you'd need to reweather the thing every time you used it. Just dry it out till it's as dry as possible. It certainly shouldn't feel in any way damp to the touch. At the end of the season if I'm not confident of being able to dry the canvas out properly outdoors, I take it off the framework (mine splits into three sections + sun canopy) and dry it inside.

If of course it's still raining when you get home, you should open the TT up and air it every day untill you can get it dried out. Lack of air circulation+ damp= mould.

We had to pack up this morning and a mist from off the sea started creeping over the campsite. No rain, but do you think this mist may cause dampness. Should I unfurl the tent and try to dry in on the drive?

 We had to pack ours away on sunday soaking wet heavens opened. Got it out today on drive opened cabin part up rest of canvas over washing line was drying loverly (rain started) so have now put back in garage opened it as much as possible got extention canvas in conservatory so is now drying out.

   Jo