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11/4/2011 at 3:16pm
Location: Stalybridge
Outfit: Outwell Oakland XL
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Towel it down 1st, open everything up doors vents etc, leave for a few hours whilst you pack everything else up, then open back up at home to dry out for even longer, better over safe than sorry, mould and mildew will make your tent horrible on the inside, is bad for anyone who's got asthma or any respiratory problems and a nightmare to get rid of. if its a small tent then you could set it up in a room in the house to dry out.
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11/4/2011 at 3:17pm
Location: Salford Knutsford (what a contrast)
Outfit: Bailey Ranger 520 4
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i try to air/dry it onsite before taking it down (not always possible), including using towels to take off the worst moisture
once home it is draped over our glass dining table and rotated every eve for 2-4 days until i am convinced it's dry
bit of a mission, but it's my baby and i am rather precious about it
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11/4/2011 at 3:18pm
Location: North West
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Open all doors, windows and vents and take down any inners. If there's lots of condensation, wipe it down with a towel first thing.
Finally - pray for sun!
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11/4/2011 at 5:07pm
Location: Sunny south coast
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In addition to the above good advice you can turn it inside out and dry draped wherever at home or put in the garden and prop open with chairs etc placed strategically to get an airflow inside...
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11/4/2011 at 5:48pm
Location: Grimsby
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I aren't lucky enough to have a garden. No doubt the reason I love camping so much
Whenever I have to break camp with a wet tent, it just goes in a bin liner and then when I get it home I hang it in my coat cupboard with a dehumidifier. The next morning it's always bone dry. Then I pack it away till next time.
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11/4/2011 at 10:10pm
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One way to minimise overnight condensation inside the tent is to sleep with as much ventilation as the weather allows - if it is not too cold and you have sufficient privacy then keep outer doors open as much as practical.
On the morning of departure, get bedding out and remove the inner(s) as early as possible. Leave striking the fly (outer) until last.
As soon as the fly is emptied of bedding and inners, mop up the worst of the condensation with a microfibre cloth, synthetic chamois, or (at a push) paper kitchen roll.
If the tent is self-supporting (as many smaller dome tents are, unpeg it and rotate it to maximise the warmth of the morning sun.
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Topic: Condensation
