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04/7/2014 at 10:04pm
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC
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I would not leave anything with fabric outside without cover to minimise condensation soaking in. I would leave them by the front door in the front porch.
I would store my aluminium roll top table on its side, again, to minimise condensation.
I do not use a gas bottle, however, I did use butane or butane/propane gas canisters in the past, and they stay inside the tent.
I personally would not want to bring a big gas bottle inside the tent, and would leave it outside the tent, under cover if at all possible.
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05/7/2014 at 7:55am
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In would go canvassy chairs (not in pic) and stools. Shoes, cool box and towels. The rest would stay outside, although admittedly, it's all under a tarp for protection from direct rain.
I'd like to think the pots would be washed, and the bowl returned to the rack under the cooker, and that mesh bag would be emptied (drying pots!). All the pots/crockery etc goes in that big lidded box on the back table. We'd also close the cooker lid at night.
The only condensation we experience (Not always though) is table tops (take plenty of kitchen roll and anti-bac wipes) and the inside of that crockery box lid. (Take lid off for half an hour in the morning to air it.)
The smaller table (In the foreground) is, in all honesty, starting to crack, and I suspect the damp nights are to blame, so it's not a perfect solution, of course. No sign of problems on any other items though, so that may be down to the quality of Hi Gear tables/materials?? The larger one is still in perfect condition.
We have even been known to leave part bottles of vodka/bacardi/baileys out on that big table overnight... although that was a one-off, as we're normally sober enough to put it back in the tent at bed time!! 
I'll continue with this approach until either the weather takes more of a toll, or fellow campers let me down!
If you must put things away, I'd put gas in the boot, rather than in the tent.
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