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Topic: drying tents (again lol)
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09/8/2011 at 2:12pm
Location: lancs Outfit: coleman marseille 9 juno 500
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I never fully pitch mine, i just arrange it ontop of chairs and tables for the air to get in and under it. Could you maybe get it over the washing line for the water to drip out of?
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09/8/2011 at 2:17pm
Location: Greater London Outfit: Illusion+TC+800XL
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i'd definitely remove the sleeping pod and dry that seperately...we tend to take the sleeping pods out of our tents before we pack them up on site if it's raining to avoid them getting wet in the first place...
the pod itself will hold water in its SIG, so you'll have real problems trying to dry out the inside of your tent if it remains inside...
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09/8/2011 at 2:26pm
Location: Glasgow Outfit: Vango Monte Verde 900
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cheers, I think I'll try and get the pod out when hubby gets in from work, I have visions of me getting stuck in a soaking wet collapsed tent and not being able to find my way out lol.
The rain was so extreme on Sunday it really was a case of get it down and chuck it in the car. Even then my trousers and socks etc were so wet I could wring the water out with my hands. We were splashing about in a virtual lake trying to get it down the puddles were so big. Really was a new camping experience for me lol.
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09/8/2011 at 3:20pm
Location: E Yorkshire Outfit: None Entered
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This wet sleeping pod problem has come up a few times before. I always dry my tents when I get home, even if I break camp on a fine sunny day.
Never ever gave a thought to the sleeping section being wet, that is till a couple of weeks ago when horror of horrors, I found black mold on my inner tent.
I now also air out my inner tents when I get home. I can only think my problem was caused by a wet foot print.
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09/8/2011 at 4:27pm
Location: Cumbernauld Outfit: Outwell Minnesota 4 and Oakland M
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If I'm packing away a wet tent I always take out the sleeping pods and put them in tent bag, then just roll wet tent up and shove it in the car. I've found because of SIG the best way to dry the inside is to erect it without putting pod back in, leaving all the curtain and midge nets hang loose.
If the weather is still too wet when I get home I will hang it ove a rope in the garage, but will regularly move it, and turn it outside in if necesary. just check it and if you find any wet or damp parts hang it in a way they will dry.
But the best way (weather permitting) is to put it back up in the garden
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