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I hope this doesn't sound like a silly question but here goes.  When we went camping over Easter in the morning the roof of the living area of the tent had really bad condensation, so much so that it dripped - is this normal.  I have never been camping this early in the year before and it was the first time I'd used this particular tent so I don't know if it is to do with the seasonal climate or whether there's something wrong with the tent!  Can anyone help please?

I'm guessing you have a nylon tent.

Cotton & Polycotton tents breath and therefore are not so bad for condensation - the only signs of condensation on our Norfolk Lake were on the plastic windows!

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Brainhertz (clique of 1)

I slept in our Montana 6 for the first time last week, and of course there was the (expected) condensation. After leaving the doors and vents open in the morning for half an hour or so, all this had cleared. By the way it is worth noting that if you roll the plastic windows up, then the condensation remains on them for some time. It seems to be better just to unzip them and leave them flapping in the breeze (even give them a wipe with some paper towels / tissues).

Rob

 The montys as in most outwells are single skined , i would think that if you could see the inside of  the flysheet of double skined tent , that would be the same.

Quote: Originally posted by matshan on 21/4/2007

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I guess most types of heater will remove moisture from the air and so cut down on the condensation.

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