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Just back from a very wet weekend in Filey in our new tent, basically we got an outwell montana 6 which kept us all nice and dry despite the downpours.....the thing is it was soaking wet when we took it down and unless I take time off work, I won't have the chance to dry the tent off till the weekend. Does any1 know if it's likely to be damaged by mould or damp or anything by being kept in the bag and wet until then? Any advice would be appreciated. thanks

I have had similar problems in the past - mainly due to the fact that that it wouldn't stop raining long enough to get the tent dried out !

I ended up spreading the tent out on the living room floor and turning it until it was all dry. Inconvenient but better than having a ruined tent !

Rod

Thanks for your replies,weather looks half decent 2moro and think I'd rather take a day off work and let it dry in the garden than leave it till the weekend and have it mouldy or smelly. Cheers forthe advice.

We got back from Cornwall on Saturday and our tent was soaked as we took it down in a mad down pour. Ideally i would have like to have taken it down later that day but we had to be off the site by 10am. I should have listened to my wife who suggested decamping Friday afternoon and going home then but i was feeling lazy after the best day we had all week in the sunshine on the beach.

I have just put my vango oregon 600 up this morning in the garden not knowing what the weather was gonna do today as its overcast in the Midlands but the beeb web says its sunny!!...I am glad i did as it was still soaked but now is completely dry

My advice is pitch it in the garden and leave it as its better to do this than to leave it festering in the bag

Quote: Originally posted by suns on 20/8/2007

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you could always put it in the bath and keep moving it around

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Surely it would get even wetter when they had a bath. 

If they don't have a bath for 3 days will they start to smell?  Better a smelly body than a smelly tent? or visa versa?

So many decisions.

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE REPLIES.  WOULD TRY THE BATH THING BUT THE SIZE OF MY BATHROOM'S ONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE TO GO CAMPING! 

ITS ON THE WASHING LINE AS WE SPEAK. PEEING DOWN AGAIN!! BETTER WET ON THE LINE  IN THE FRESH AIR THAN FESTERING IN THE BAG.

WOULD'VE PUT IT UP IN THE GARDEN AND WAITED FOR SOME GOOD WEATHER BUT I'D HAVE TO KNOCK DOWN THE KIDS PLAYHOUSE AND SWING DOWN TO MAKE ROOM!!!!

CHEERS