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26/2/2013 at 3:20pm
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I am currently on the hunt for the perfect family tent (my other threads have been going a while, and im still not ready to splash the cash)....but there is one question i cant seem to answer in my own mind, and i need to get it nailed! I keep being recommended polycottons, and whilst they do appeal (apart from being heavier and bulkier), i cant help feeling they may not be best suited to a busy family without much room to have a tent drying out for example.... I was told whilst at the NEC show, that Polycottons have a disadvantage over polyester in that they are a lot less tolerant to 'abuse' - i.e. being packed wet or dirty and sitting a while before they can be unpacked and dried. Once damaged - there is no return... This worries me....i have two very young kids...and a wet tent upon return from hols would simply have to wait until i got to it.....i dont want to create a rod for my own back? Is there any difference? Or is a case of polyester and polycotton both requiring drying sharpish....
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26/2/2013 at 3:28pm
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Quote: Originally posted by robertjp on 26/2/2013 Or is a case of polyester and polycotton both requiring drying sharpish....
Yes, they both need drying sharpish if you have to pack up wet.
One thing you might consider though is the bulk of the fabric, particularly if you're going for a very big tent. Polycotton will be more bulky and heavy to handle.
Having said that, I find synthetics a pain to dry, especially when there are a few layers to think about (when windows are: window panel, netting panel, curtain panel, for example). I find that water 'traps' in synthetics, where it just sort of evaporates in polycotton or cotton canvas.
I think your comments about being a 'busy young family with no time to dry out tents' (or words thereabouts) is La La Land wishful thinking: wet tents need to be dried out, whatever they are made of, and that means either re-pitching or spreading them out and moving them around quite a lot. If you don't, you'll have a tent ruined by black mould and mildew.
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Totally agree with the above post. It's not the time involved. You need to include the possibility to re-pitch in the garden when you get back. If you leave site dry, then consider it a bonus. The sooner you get it re-pitched the better. We tend to unpack the motor, sit and have a cuppa, then it's straight out to re-pitch in the garden, "just to get it over and done with"! If it needs to stay up for a week, because the weather don't improve, then so be it!
However, we get back home with enough day light left, we have no kids running round our ankles, loads of room to just chuck the wet tent in the car (as opposed to rolling up and bagging properly), we have just enough room in the back garden for a loosely pitched Filey 6 berth.
Our last trip, early this month, it was snowing heavily when we struck. The tent was soaking!! Once it was flattened, with doors/windows open, that also meant water on the inside of the SIG.
We laid it out as best we could, on the floor of our spare bedroom, from the Sunday, until the Friday. It seemed ok, but I panicked a little, and decided to pitch it in the garden on the nice sunny Friday afternoon, just in case. Left it an hour, bone dry and fully aired, including the guy lines, so it then got packed away properly and bagged (no room in the spare room to do that!)
Reading the above is enough to put you right off, but it really isn't as bad as it sounds.... but you do need the room to do it!!
It;s all part of the UK camping scene, unfortunately!
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Yes, the drying time for polycotton is longer, and they are heavier and bulkier.... but the pro's still outnumber the con's, in our limited experience!
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27/2/2013 at 12:36pm
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Thanks for the input, love this forum. Well - quite a mixed bag of responses!!! I guess im not decided either way still, but still love the Vermont XLP, cant afford the Yosemite Falls anyway!!! The used wolf lake 7 suggestion is a good one..... On balance i have this view: Polycottons quieter and warmer Polycottons heavier and bulkier than polyester Polycottons more hard work to put up as a result of being heavier and bulkier Polycottons may (or may not!) take longer to dry, but regardless they need to be dried very soon if packed up wet. Polyester may be slightly more tolerant to being left in a bag a few days....
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