Under no circumstances
should heat sources be used
in or near to your tent. Doing
so can prove a health and
safety hazard to you and
others.
For those new to camping or unfamiliar with condensation in tents, unfortunately it is
an unavoidable field bane, and can be experienced to varying levels. Condensation
can often be mistaken for a leaking tent too. So what can you do to stop the
condensation cycle?
.. Stop breathing - only kidding - that is not advisable!
Unfortunately there is little you can do. The tent occupants
exhale warm, moist air. When the warm, moist air hits a cool
surface (ie the inside of the outer rain-fly), the moist air
condenses, forming water droplets on the inside of the
rain-fly (See image below). These droplets can channel
down the inside of the rain-fly or drip back into the tent,
including the sleeping area. This can often and commonly
be mistaken for a leaking tent.
This “leaky” feeling can be magnified during periods of
rainfall. Rain will hit the outer surface of the rainfly (like a
drum skin) and the impact on the fabric can not only be loud
but will cause the small condensed droplets (hanging on the
inside of the rain-fly) to drop and drip back into the tent.
This can be especially uncomfortable in a single wall tent.
Build up of condensation in a single wall tent, if not highly
ventilated will drip and run back into the sleeping area
regularly, pooling water and potentially saturating your gear.
Please
read
on
..
Ventilation is key, as you
want to remove the moist air
before it condenses. Leaving
as many doors and vents
open as possible will increase
air flow into the tent and
minimise the condensation
build up.
TIP!
Keep ANY heat
source away
from the tent.
CARBON
MONOXIDE
can kill.
(where the warm moist
air meets and condenses
against the cold surface
of the rain-fly forming
water droplets)
Condensation
cooler air
warm air
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Condensation
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