by norts » Mon 17 Nov, 2008 5:52 pm
Corvus I try and put my feet end into the wind. I always have some cord tied on each of the 6 points on the fly. Just a long loop. Depending on how the ground is you can use the loops and it raises the edge of the fly so you can get more air movement under it.
In hot weather I will leave the inner wide open( depending on bugs of course). Also keep the fly open as much as possible.
One memorable 36 hours on High Moor I had the my feet end pointing into the wind and rain. I had to lay a plastic bag between the fly and the inner as the rain was hitting the boards of the platform and bouncing up.
Hard to stop condensation, it is not the most airy tent you can get. I carry a chux and wipe the inner while sitting in the tent( if I am in it for a long spell). You can undo some of the toggles and let the inner down and wipe it better.
The thing I like about it in bad weather is you can release the clips that hold the inner mainly the one at the head end and make a very large vestibule to get out of wet weather gear or to get into it.
Roger