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Hi

We are novice campers off for our first long stay tomorrow.

We are heading for Tower Park in Cornwall (near Penzance) and wondered if anyone had any tips for the rain.

We are a family of four (2 adults and a 2 and 5 year old). We camped for a weekend in great weather but it looks like we are in for heavy rain this week.

Thanks

Debbie

Jeans take ages to dry when wet try and avoid if possible

Take stuff to keep chldren occupied - cards,, family board games, fav toys etc

Wellies and waterproof over trousers - nothing better than splashing about in a few puddles

A smile - costs nothingand makes everyone feel good no matter wha the weather does.

It's only rain and you'll soon dry off.

If you've got ehu then an electric bar heater for drying the wet clothes quickly.  I don't like those heaters but they are great for drying out wet stuff.  And warming up the tent quickly when you are wet and cold.

Jeannie

Seeing the weather forcast Debbie, I recommend wet-suits.  Sorry, but I'm a pessimist.

Eric.

Quote: Originally posted by debs40 on 29/7/2008

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Hi

We are novice campers off for our first long stay tomorrow.

We are heading for Tower Park in Cornwall (near Penzance) and wondered if anyone had any tips for the rain.

We are a family of four (2 adults and a 2 and 5 year old). We camped for a weekend in great weather but it looks like we are in for heavy rain this week.

 

Thanks

Debbie

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Mules - pref crocs - you can kick them off at the tent doorway & keep the interior clean. Other tips:

Keep groundsheet completely inside tent, or rain will run in.

Try to put tent on plastic sheeting if you haven't got a footprint - like DIY dustsheets. Then groundsheet stays clean & just bin plastic.

Use all guy and peg points - tent will keep its shape & water will run off.

Don't let it get you down - all part of the camping experience. I alaways think rain on a flysheet sounds snug.

Thanks for all this. It's really helpful. Some great tips there.

 We have a Montana 6. Do we need sealant? Husband thinks not??

Thanks

deb

  Hi deb, think you sould be fine the montana 6 has a fully sewn in ground sheet if im not mistaken . we've got a vango aspen 700 dlx and last sept went to a haven site in mablethorpe . I have never seen weather like it in my entire lifetime  ,we had hurricanes in skeggness which we got the back lash of in the form of gale force winds that nearly took you off your feet. and rain so hard it hurt to walk in ,but our tent stood up to it all . so dont worry to much because it will spoil your holls, keep smiling niki

Wear as little as possible when you erect the tent - that way you don't have lot's of wet clothes to get dry - crocks or wellies, shorts or crop trousers & pak-a-mac.

Try to ensure littleuns stay in car whilst you erect tent if it's pouring down at the time. Once you've put the tent up, back the car as close to the tent door as possible, so that you can unload your gear without it getting soaked.

Take a bucket with a lid to save having to make a mad dash to the toilet block in pouring rain during the night

Quote: Originally posted by dadsbeaniemad on 29/7/2008

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Wouldn't drying lots of wet clothes inside the tent with a heater create condensation?

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I would have thought so, yes. Another a\pproach would be to keep as much wet stuff as possible outside of the tent eg in the car.

Door mats or old towels on the floor  just inside the door of the tent always seem to catch an awful lot of the wet/mud before it gets walked in any further. MT