Home

   Log in or Register



Insurance Quotes
forums Campsite Search Comp Directory tips virtual brochure Profile
Tent and Awning Reviews Competitions Caravans and Motorhomes For Sale Shopping Diary Advent Calendar

Advertisement

Message Forums
Welcome Guest Register Login Search The Forum Posts Since Last Visit
 Reception - All Forums
  Camping under canvas 		Share   Post on X / Twitter  Share on Facebook  Email  Printer Friendly Version Print
Subject Topic: Packed a wet tent - advice wanted Post Reply Post New Topic
Personjradley
30/5/2017 at 11:37am
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: None Entered View jradley's Profile View Profile   Reply to jradley Reply   Quote jradley Quote  
Joined: 20/3/2017

Standard Member
Standard Member

Forum Posts:   18
Site Reviews Total: 0
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
Hi,

I'm looking for some advice after packing away a very wet tent...

We just got back yesterday from a very wet (and muddy) New Forest camping trip. This was our first proper camping trip and so we're still learning things.

There was torrential rain the night before the de-camp - everything has got muddy and the tent didn't dry out before we packed it away - in fact it rained again as we were taking it down. Some rain got into the inside and the outside was quite wet when it was rolled up and stuffed in its bag.

Our garden is too small to pitch the tent in and so it might be a while before we can co-ordinate good weather and availability of a friend/relative with a big enough garden to pitch it.

It's a polyester tent. How long have I got before either damage is caused by leaving it wet or mould sets in ?

Any suggestions as to what to do ?

Cheers,

John


Personseanfdh
30/5/2017 at 11:49am
 Location: North Devon
 Outfit: Robens Fairbanks Coleman Phad X3 View seanfdh's Profile View Profile   Reply to seanfdh Reply   Quote seanfdh Quote  
Joined: 20/2/2011

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   1893
Tent Reviews:   2
Site Reviews Total: 21
Site Reviews 2024: 1  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 3  
Site Reviews 2021: 1  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 4  
Site Reviews 2018: 2  
Site Nights 2024: 3
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 13
Site Nights 2021: 2
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 13
Site Nights 2018: 6
Unpack it ASAP. Even if you can't pitch it you need to dry it out, if needs be a bit at a time over washing line/chairs/clothes racks.

-------------
Sean


PersonBERTIE
30/5/2017 at 12:33pm
 Location: Plymouth
 Outfit: Sterling 645 Elite View BERTIE's Profile View Profile   Reply to BERTIE Reply   Quote BERTIE Quote  
Joined: 13/1/2004

Platinum Member
Platinum Member

Forum Posts:   1257
Tent Reviews:   2
Site Reviews Total: 13
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 1  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 7
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
Get it out of the back and drape it over whatever you can to let the air circulate and keep moving it.


Persondmsplat
30/5/2017 at 12:34pm
 Location: North West
 Outfit: Obelink Familia 6; ESVO Bedouin 280 View dmsplat's Profile View Profile   Reply to dmsplat Reply   Quote dmsplat Quote  
Joined: 19/1/2008

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   1630
Tent Reviews:   4
Site Reviews Total: 16
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 2  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 2
I wouldn't leave it more than a day or two. This is the worst part of camping...

We don't have a lawn big enough to pitch a tent on at the moment, so we need to lay the tent out as flat as possible, turning it to air it out once or twice a day. We used to have a house with a tiny yard and the tent would be laid out in my bedroom, over the bed and a couple of chairs!

I currently have a huge canvas tent in my boot from yesterday that might be dry enough, but I can't be sure. I need to clear a room tonight to sort it out.

One final thing to mention - Guy lines love to hold on to water and it can be enough to cause mold. Make sure they're dry as well.


PersonEwen c
30/5/2017 at 12:43pm
 Location: County Kildare Ireland EU.
 Outfit: Tents View Ewen c's Profile View Profile   Reply to Ewen c Reply   Quote Ewen c Quote  
Joined: 22/8/2013

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   3012
Tent Reviews:   12
Site Reviews Total: 21
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 1  
Site Reviews 2022: 1  
Site Reviews 2021: 5  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 1  
Site Reviews 2018: 6  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 1
Site Nights 2022: 1
Site Nights 2021: 7
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 3
Site Nights 2018: 9
Ditto guylines.
Some of us have them attached with cardboard and take them off before packing.

Air the tent. Even put it in the bath and keep turning it. We either pitch ours or put it in the garage draped over everything.


-------------
Hypercamp Alaska
Vango Force 10 mk3
Vango F10 Helium 1
Coleman Cobra Pro 3
Coleman Cobra 2
Naturehike Star River 2
Eureka! Solitaire
Dutch army goretex bivvy bag


Advertisement



Persondmsplat
30/5/2017 at 1:06pm
 Location: North West
 Outfit: Obelink Familia 6; ESVO Bedouin 280 View dmsplat's Profile View Profile   Reply to dmsplat Reply   Quote dmsplat Quote  
Joined: 19/1/2008

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   1630
Tent Reviews:   4
Site Reviews Total: 16
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 2  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 2
Quote: Originally posted by Ewen c on 30/5/2017

Some of us have them attached with cardboard and take them off before packing.



Personally, I would use carabiners rather than cardboard...


PersonEwen c
30/5/2017 at 5:12pm
 Location: County Kildare Ireland EU.
 Outfit: Tents View Ewen c's Profile View Profile   Reply to Ewen c Reply   Quote Ewen c Quote  
Joined: 22/8/2013

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   3012
Tent Reviews:   12
Site Reviews Total: 21
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 1  
Site Reviews 2022: 1  
Site Reviews 2021: 5  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 1  
Site Reviews 2018: 6  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 1
Site Nights 2022: 1
Site Nights 2021: 7
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 3
Site Nights 2018: 9
Quote: Originally posted by dmsplat on 30/5/2017
Quote: Originally posted by Ewen c on 30/5/2017

Some of us have them attached with cardboard and take them off before packing.



Personally, I would use carabiners rather than cardboard...




Yeah, the cardboard ones are rubbish in the wet
Luckily they are steel carabiners though the phone just tried to auto-correct to caraboners.

-------------
Hypercamp Alaska
Vango Force 10 mk3
Vango F10 Helium 1
Coleman Cobra Pro 3
Coleman Cobra 2
Naturehike Star River 2
Eureka! Solitaire
Dutch army goretex bivvy bag


Personcheckley1973
30/5/2017 at 5:57pm
 Location: Sheffield
 Outfit: Sterling Eccles Sport 636 View checkley1973's Profile View Profile   Reply to checkley1973 Reply   Quote checkley1973 Quote  
Joined: 29/8/2012

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   1698
Site Reviews Total: 6
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
Over your washing line keep moving it about every few hours. Will soon be dry over the next few days.


Personjradley
31/5/2017 at 8:28am
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: None Entered View jradley's Profile View Profile   Reply to jradley Reply   Quote jradley Quote  
Joined: 20/3/2017

Standard Member
Standard Member

Forum Posts:   18
Site Reviews Total: 0
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
Hi,

Thanks everyone for the feedback. It wasn't what I wanted to hear, but at least now I know !!

I was able to jury rig the porch on the patio yesterday and got that a lot drier than it was. I will do that again as soon as I can to make sure everything (including the guy lines and straps) are completely dry.

I also laid out the tent on the patio. It's too big to fully stretch out but I can at least expose most of it to the air at any one time and as suggested just move it around. I need to figure out a a way to prop up the inside as it really needs to air inside too, as there was some condensation and even rain got in whilst packing it away.

Also a quick apology - I did search to see if my question had been asked previously and didn't find anything - I hadn't spotted that the search defaults to 6 months - doh !!

Cheers,

John


Personpurplebean
31/5/2017 at 9:15pm
 Location: West Yorkshire
 Outfit: Karsten 350 CA FW RA :) View purplebean's Profile View Profile   Reply to purplebean Reply   Quote purplebean Quote  
Joined: 23/3/2009

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   2771
Tent Reviews:   3
Site Reviews Total: 19
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
I left mine 4 days once and it was OK but I wouldn't leave it any longer


Advertisement



PersonRachlN76
03/6/2017 at 8:39pm
 Location: Manchester
 Outfit: Vango Maritsa 700; Isis 600 + canopy View RachlN76's Profile View Profile   Reply to RachlN76 Reply   Quote RachlN76 Quote  
Joined: 05/9/2012

Platinum Member
Platinum Member

Forum Posts:   740
Site Reviews Total: 7
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 1  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 2
Site Nights 2018: 0
We've had to dry ours in the bathroom more than once (we live in Manchester, no point leaving it outside, it would just end up even wetter!)


Personmitzionline
03/6/2017 at 11:41pm
 Location: Devizes Wiltshire
 Outfit: Cabanon Barbados & Cabanon Guadeloupe View mitzionline's Profile View Profile   Reply to mitzionline Reply   Quote mitzionline Quote  
Joined: 28/7/2009

Gold Member
Gold Member

Forum Posts:   332
Tent Reviews:   3
Site Reviews Total: 9
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
Hope your tent dries soon! It is a pain, have had to pack a damp tent ourselves with not much room.

Based on that experience we now treat the lasts night of our holiday as a bonus and will pack up if rain is forecast overnight or following morning.

That's exactly what we did last week at the end of our Cornwall holiday.   We only missed one sleep under canvas and still enjoyed a full day before leaving - an added benefit is that we could pack up at our leisure without a rush in the wet the following morning (and the late drive back meant avoiding the A30 traffic congestion!).






-------------
Aug 2017 St Martins Campsite, Scilly
Jul 2017 Trewan Hall, Cornwall
Jun 2017 Higher Kestle Farm, Cornwall
Mar 2017 Pitch Perfect camping Bath
Aug 2016 Brittany/Normandy:-
La Ferme Croas Men (near Morlaix)
Le Ranolien (Ploumanac'h)
Le Bois Courdrais (Cugen)
Chateau de Montfreville (Montfreville)


Personjradley
04/6/2017 at 9:30am
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: None Entered View jradley's Profile View Profile   Reply to jradley Reply   Quote jradley Quote  
Joined: 20/3/2017

Standard Member
Standard Member

Forum Posts:   18
Site Reviews Total: 0
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
The tent and porch are now fully dry and packed away, thanks to the good weather we have had this last week.

I was able to partially pitch the tent, basically by hanging it from its guy lines from such things as the gutters along my garage, the corner of the shed and trellis !! It was enough for me to crawl in with a hand held vacuum and suck up the bits of forest that had got inside but also enough for air to move around and dry off inside and out.

The last night before we came home from the camping trip we saw a family packing up at about 8:30pm and wondered why would anyone do that... then we figured out why at midnight when the thunderstorm hit and the rain hammered down. I reckon if given the opportunity we would probably do that too next time.

Cheers,

John


Personmzzy
04/6/2017 at 9:35pm
 Location: West Midlands
 Outfit:  Karsten View mzzy's Profile View Profile   Reply to mzzy Reply   Quote mzzy Quote  
Joined: 05/7/2004

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   3521
Tent Reviews:   5
Site Reviews Total: 10
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
We've had a large canvas tent lying in the lounge many a time to dry!
Never leave it wet, packed up for more than 2 days.
I'm always paranoid until I know mines all dry and clean and back in it's bag, but luckily we have a big enough garden.

-------------
~*MZZY*~



In order to post a reply you will need to register, or if already registered please log in here

Prev       Next
Quick Links - All Forums - Camping under canvas - Top of Page

Printer Friendly Version Printable version      Share   Post on X / Twitter  Share on Facebook  Email


Latest News, Discounts and Competitions  see all...

6147 Visitors online !

Free UKCampsite.co.uk Window Sticker  -  Recommend to Friend  -  Add a Missing Campsite

[Message Forums]  [Caravan Sites & Camping]  [Company Listings]  [Features / Advice]  [Virtual Brochure]  [Shop!]
[Reception]  [Competitions]  [Caravans & Motorhomes For Sale]  [Event Diary]  [Contact Us]  [Tent Reviews] 



Please note we are not responsible for the content of external sites & any reviews represent the author's personal view only. Please report any error here. You may view our privacy and cookie policy and terms and conditions here. All copyrights & other intellectual property rights in the design and content of this web site are reserved to the UKCampsite.co.uk © 1999 - 2024


Advertisement
Advertisement


UKCampsite.co.uk
2024 Advent Calendar

Advent Calendar

24 Daily Prizes PLUS a Christmas Day Star Prize worth £999

Request a Reminder