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22/4/2014 at 11:44pm
Location: warrington
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I sleep with 2 big dogs(so to speak!) and have never had one drop of condensation in any tent,thats because regardless of time of year I always have good airflow
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24/4/2014 at 2:17pm
Location: durham
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Thanks everyone, didn't have EHU, camping heater on until bedtime, kept vents open and didnt bury my head in sleeping bag, doesn't happen when its milder. just when its extra cold outside. Don't like the idea of running electric all night, even on low
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24/4/2014 at 7:40pm
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Or a double skin one. I camp year round snow & all, in a polyester or silnylon tent of one size or other but they are all double skin. Condensation, if there is any, then isn't a problem.
Even cotton tents I've had in the past have been double skinned. I've always felt single skin cotton/canvas tents ('pods' excluded) required heavy fabric - ie more bulk & weight, are colder (I'm gobsmaked by the widespread need for heaters here, even in summer) & lack redundancy if leaks do start. Inners on double skinned tents can shed a bit of water if the fly leaks - whether cotton of synthetic.
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24/4/2014 at 10:02pm
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Which is why polycotton was introduced as it reduces the weight of the fabric. People feel the cold differently so if people feel the need for heaters then is that really a problem
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25/4/2014 at 6:59am
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Quote: Originally posted by Campernic on 21/4/2014
Do you have EHU? If you do take a small fan heater with a thermostat and leave it on the lowest setting all night.
That what we used to do when we had a tent, leave heater on all night so it clicks on and off as necessary. Never had a damp tent and there was 5 of us in there.
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