[pct-l] condensation on inside of homemade tarptent

[randy_forsland at hotmail.com (Randy Forsland)]

Condensation problems with the Henry shires tarptent eventually forced me to 
sell it and return to my double walled Ultralightyear. The only way that I 
could keep the myself dry in the tarptent was to position it so that the 
wind blew through it all night. Kind of defeated the purpose.

Redwood
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Willett" <CWillett@pierce.ctc.edu>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>; "Craig Smith" <csmith.atmos@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 6:55 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] condensation on inside of homemade tarptent


This is a common problem with sil nylon, shaped tarps.  I use, and like, 
Henry Shires Virga model, which came with me on the AT and the GDT last 
year. Condensation is a ever present problem and one that I have not been 
able to solve.  It can be mitigated by choosing certain kinds of campsites 
(i.e, don't camp in the middle of a field), but mostly it just has to be 
dealth with.  My sleeping bag usually takes on some moisture on the worst 
days.

Things that seem to help:

1) Putting the tarp head into the breeze, instead off assend into the 
breeze.
2) Camping in the forest, rather than in the open.
3)  Dry the tent each day in the sun.