[pct-l] Seedhouse Condensation

[Slow Comfort]

The Big Agnes website instructs to keep the fly taut so that it
doesn't touch the mesh, claiming that will avoid excessive
condensation.

Slow

On 1/31/07, jeff.singewald at comcast.net <jeff.singewald at comcast.net> wrote:
> This is interesting.  I spent 4.5 months on the PCT in 2006 and more than half were spent inside my Seedhouse.  The only time I ever had an issue with condensation was when I did not put up the rainfly several nights in Oregon and I had dew that penetrated through the mesh layer.  I always staked both the tent and the rainfly such that the rainfly did not touch the mesh layer.  While the rainfly would periodically be damp in the mornings, it would only require a few minutes of sun during my morning break to dry it out.
>
> While the seedhouse is considered free-standing, by staking it out you will gain significant room inside.  Again, well worth the miniscule weight of a the tent stakes from my standpoint.
>
> Jeff
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com>
>
> > In the presentation I saw last night, the owner pointed out the fly needed to be
> > staked out wide giving a big gap at the bottom for best anti-condensation. The
> > example showed a lot of ventilation.
> > does this apply?
> >
> > Warner Springs Monty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Hiker97 at aol.com
> > To: craigstanton at mac.com ; montypct at gmail.com
> > Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:43 AM
> > Subject: Seedhouse Condensation
> >
> >
> > craigstanton at mac.com writes:
> > I found my Seedhouse SL 1 to be a condensation magnet.
> > --------------------------------
> > I only have used my tent fly a few times. Almost all the time I just use the
> > netting tent, so no issues with condensation. Even when I would put a fly on
> > the tent, I try to leave the fly door open. I like to see what is going on
> > outside all the time.
> >
> > Like if a mountain lion is sitting there looking at me. I have had BIG bears
> > walk by my tent and look down at me and growl. Any bear looks big when you are
> > looking up at it. :-) I just turn over and go back to sleep, since I keep a
> > clean campsite. No problem.
> >
> > So, I guess I am not a good person to talk to about Seedhouse condensation,
> > since I have never had a problem the way I use the tent.
> >
> > Cheers, Switchback
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