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 Topic: Wet Tent - how long before mold/mildew?
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30/8/2022 at 12:00pm
Location: Stourbridge
Outfit: Tent: Outwell Nevada MP
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I suggest you dry it as soon as possible. Can you pitch it or at least open it out in a local park or garden for a couple of hours? Nylon/polyester will still get mildew stains and smell.
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30/8/2022 at 12:01pm
Location: Manchester
Outfit: Vango Rivendale 800XL
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I have left mine 9 days before due to the wet weather but as soon as possible is best
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30/8/2022 at 4:33pm
Location: Derby.
Outfit: T6 Hi-Top & Karsten
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Unpack it once you get home. Don't repack until dry.
If at all possible, open it out (Even partly opened out is better than nothing), be that flat out in the garden, over a washing line, in a heap on the garage/shed floor, or hanging from the bedroom chandelier (You'll have to do without the mirrored ceiling for a few nights!) 
My preference is the vacant office next door to ours, but I appreciate not everyone has that luxury! 
If you must, (assuming it's only partly opened out), keep moving it to expose other, wetter areas. Let the air get to it, be that indoors or out.
Even if it is out in the rain for a week/until the next available suitable weather to pitch it and fully dry it, that is preferable to it being packed in a bag, as whilst it's rolled up in there, there's no airflow to it... and that's where the problems begin.
Good luck. 
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