Just realized my tent was causing all the condensation after a reviewer pointed it out

I was camping up at Lost Lake last month and woke up every single morning with water dripping on my face. I thought it was just bad weather or my site choice. Then someone on here commented on a post I made saying my tent didn't have enough ventilation for the climate here in Oregon. They pointed out the fly was too close to the inner wall and I was trapping all my breath. I went home and actually looked at the specs - my tent only has two small vents near the foot end. Last weekend I pitched it differently with the fly pulled way up on one side and used trekking poles to create a gap. No condensation at all. Has anyone else fixed a wet tent situation by changing how you pitch it instead of buying a new one?

2 comments

2 Comments

amy3021d ago

Oh wow, so you're telling me I could've just... not staked my tent like an angry person trying to pin a greased pig to the ground? Who knew. I spent a whole season blaming the weather and my sleeping bag for being too warm, meanwhile my fly was practically making out with the inner wall. I loosened everything up on my last trip too and actually felt a breeze for the first time in months... felt like my tent was breathing a sigh of relief along with me.

nora7351d ago

My buddy actually had the exact same problem up at Timothy Lake last summer. He was complaining nonstop about how his brand new tent was "defective" and he was gonna return it. I went over to check it out and his rain fly was basically touching the inner mesh on both sides because he had it staked way too tight. We loosened everything up and used some extra guy lines to pull the fly out wider, like making a little air gap. He thought I was crazy but the next morning his tent was bone dry while mine had a little bit of moisture. Its wild how much a simple pitch change can do, especially in the PNW where everything is damp anyway.

-1