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Personjayne with a y
17/7/2014 at 4:02pm
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with this weekend heat wave warning I was just wondering what and if there are any risk from sleeping in a tent in this hot weather. they are very small and get very hot.


PersonHEJC72
17/7/2014 at 4:11pm
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Just make sure you leave all the vents open and have the windows and doors open as much as possible during the day to keep the air flow going.
Knowing the great British weather and the weathermen's inability to predict it accurately, you may wake up to snow rather than a heat wave!

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PersonBob61
17/7/2014 at 5:40pm
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If you can find a shady pitch I would take it but not directly underneath trees.

I used to love the heat and spent time in the tropics when I was younger but last year I went camping on a very hot day. My tent was in full sun from dawn to dusk, there was little or no breeze, and it was not very pleasant. I went home after one night.

A few weeks ago a similar thing happened with my pitch being in full sun although not quite so hot and I was able to create some shade.

It is not night time that is the problem, night time brings cooling relief, it is during the day when it can feel a bit like being stranded in the Sahara Desert.


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20/7/2014 at 1:20pm
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Shade from the East is always welcome in the mornings.
But in answer to your question, no real risk no.
a tarp can provide some welcome shade during the day.


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23/7/2014 at 1:59am
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Having lived and regularly camped in Australia for 5 years in 35°c as well as camping In uk, the 2 other posts are spot on, 2 tips I would add are, if taking an airbed cover it in a fitted sheet makes it much less sweaty and take a top sheet to cover yourself with instead of sleeping bag. Keep a warmer cover to hand in case you get cold in the early hours.


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Person74giggles
24/7/2014 at 7:30am
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The biggest problem we've found is when the tent cools down too much over night, especially if you've only brought a lightweight sleeping bag as you thought it would be ok after a hot day. Usually around 2am it starts to get a chilly, so extra blanket just in case is a good idea and if you're too hot you can always sleep onto of sleeping bag with the blanket over you


PersonSafeway56
24/7/2014 at 11:48am
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The sun is at it's most intense from noon onwards so look for trees which will supply shade from the afternoon sun....Also if you are exposed to the sun in the morning from the east, your dew soaked tent will dry out nicely.


Personjelboy53
24/7/2014 at 4:54pm
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I would say some short of shelter...ie...a tarp outwith the confines of the tent itself would be called for...

Two things I dislike when camping...1) Being in a tent in constant rain....2)Going into a tent for any reason on a warm sunny day....So cover outside the tent in both situations is a must for me.....

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Personhankakampa
25/7/2014 at 1:16pm
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jayne - i camped in the Grampian mountains 4 hours north of melbourne a few years ago, the temperatures were 48c during the day and 27c at nights.

the only respite from the heat was to go into the car with ac on.

or we could go into the creek which was shoulder deep.

theres was snakes everywhere - almost all of them deadly if you got bitten, redbacks and funnel web spiders too and there is no mobile phone signals in the part of the grampians we camped at to call for help and the closest hospital was about 2 hours away to get antivenom.

we all lived to tell the tale...

i think you ll be ok!

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Quote: Originally posted by hankakampa on 25/7/2014
jayne - i camped in the Grampian mountains 4 hours north of melbourne a few years ago, the temperatures were 48c during the day and 27c at nights.

the only respite from the heat was to go into the car with ac on.

or we could go into the creek which was shoulder deep.

theres was snakes everywhere - almost all of them deadly if you got bitten, redbacks and funnel web spiders too and there is no mobile phone signals in the part of the grampians we camped at to call for help and the closest hospital was about 2 hours away to get antivenom.

we all lived to tell the tale...

i think you ll be ok!


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Personchappers2341
27/7/2014 at 11:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Safeway56 on 24/7/2014
...Also if you are exposed to the sun in the morning from the east, your dew soaked tent will dry out nicely.

but you may find it's too hot by 5 o'clock in the morning


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We were away in North Wales last week - yes it was hot but we had good ventilation and a polycotton tent which was noticeably cooler than our poly tent but also likely cooler than our canvas tent.

There was a slight chill around 11pm, and I went to sleep in a t-shirt and jacket. When I woke up (usually around 7), the jacket and sometimes t-shirt had removed themselves through the night. The tent was very hot, but not dangerously so, by any means.



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