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Subject Topic: Outwell - Oregon 5 Condensation - Advice Post Reply Post New Topic
01/6/2007 at 9:14am
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Dear All,

Just wondered if anyone could give their opinions and offer advice.

Recently my partner and I purchased an Outwell Oregon 5. We wanted to upgrade from a small Vango to give us something with space for table and chairs inside. We spent quite a bit of time and energy researching the best size tent for is in the budget we'd allocated and came up with the Oregon 5.

Our first outing with it was on the Bracelands Campsite in Forest of Dean last Bank Holiday. The weather threw most of what it could at us and overall the tent held up pretty well.

My concern is this, we noticed that there was a large number of water droplets gathering on the top of the tent inner and over time this would certainly get worse especially if there was no good weather to allow if to dry out. At first I wasn't sure if this was a result of leaking or condensation. Last night I re-pitched the tent and gave it a hose test to check for leaks, a good 10-15 minute soaking has not shown any leaks, however a check this morning has again shown alot of water on the inner flysheet and again many droplets on the tent inner, I can only assume this is condensation. In time this level of condensation could build to really soak the inner and items within.

Is this level of condensation the norm? Have others experienced similar problems with the Oregon 5 or Outwell in generall? I've found quite mixed reports on here. Can anyone recommend a tent similar to the Oregon 5 that they've been happy with? We are quite dissapointed as the size and layout of the Oregon 5 are just what we needed.

All advice gatefully received - thanks.



03/6/2007 at 11:37pm
 Location: Weegieland Scotland
 Outfit: SunValley 8
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Hi

Welcome, and surprised that no one has replied to you here so far.

As reported on the other forum, it's best to allow air (wind) to pass through the tent to evaporate the condensation.  If you have the flysheet tied down too tightly to stop the draughts, then you will get condensation.  Remember that your tent is just a big plastic bag, filled with water generators (the people).  Also, the weather last weekend was pretty unusual.

Look on the bright side - the Oregon seems to be pretty wind and draught proof if you're getting so much condensation inside.

cheers

Z



04/6/2007 at 9:06pm
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How nice to see some one with the sense to test the tent at home before running to the retailer ready to complaine about, and blame the tent.

As above condensation is completly normal when you have very damp days which cause you to spend more time inside the tent with the battens down followed by the very cold nights we had last weekend.

Try the tent again in some warmer weather and you will see a differance but remember the quest for water proofing will come hand in hand with condensation in certain conditions




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