Dam thats a good looking tent Roger..
rcaffin wrote:
Our tent was particularly bad because the platform had a presumably non-slip grooved surface that meant it held even more water and never dried.
Um - I don't see the relevance here. Assuming the floor of the tent was waterproof, why would water under the tent cause any water inside the tent? Unless of course the floor was seriously not waterproof - which could happen. But that would mean the tent was not 'good quality'.
Cheers
Roger
Actually, I could see where a problem with condensation inside the fly would arise in this situation, especially if it was sunny and would have nothing to do with the porosity of the inner floor.
rcaffin wrote:Actually, I could see where a problem with condensation inside the fly would arise in this situation, especially if it was sunny and would have nothing to do with the porosity of the inner floor.
Well, I can NOT.
I would never expect condensation inside a tent when it was sunny. Condensation on a sun-warmed fly fabric?
Cheers
Roger
rcaffin wrote:Actually, I could see where a problem with condensation inside the fly would arise in this situation, especially if it was sunny and would have nothing to do with the porosity of the inner floor.
Well, I can NOT.
I would never expect condensation inside a tent when it was sunny. Condensation on a sun-warmed fly fabric?
Cheers
Roger
rcaffin wrote:If the vestibule is open on the bottom, and the surface on which it is pitched is holding a lot of moisture, condensation is possible.
I would dispute that, on the basis of 50+ years of experience, plus the laws of physics (and a PhD in science).
You can only get condensation when the surface involved is colder that the saturation temperature of the prevailing atmosphere. With sun warming a tent fly above ambient, that is not going to obtain.
Now, if there was no sun but a cold wind blowing, to chill the fabric down, and wet grass inside the vestibule - that would be possible.
Cheers
Roger
Nuts wrote: have a phd or even be an experienced walker.
rcaffin wrote:
Scottyk wrote:Tent condensation is is the result of humidity and dew point.
What causes those two factors to be ideal for water to condensate on your tent walls is the important bit.
I think plastic platform would make almost zero difference.
deadwood wrote:Just to clarify a few points:-If you are happy to pitch your tent on a plastic platform in cold humid conditions, be my guest - less competition for the wooden ones if there are any.
- max temp was around 10 degrees
- According to the BOM humidity barely dropped below 100% during the day
- There was only a few patches of sun
- The photo of the tent in the snow on a nice sunny day is nothing like the weather conditions we had
- The cold plastic slab of the platform would also have been insulated above by sleeping mats and nice thick down sleeping bags.
- three tents (all different, not all provided by the company) were pitched on the plastic platforms, all had condensation on the floor
- 4 tents were pitched on wooden platforms, none had the condensation issues.
- The tents pitched on the wooden platforms also had the advantage that when they were packed up, they were dry underneath.
- The tent we used, we also pitched on wet ground and had no issues
clarence wrote:why the foot of your sleeping bag gets wet on a cold night in a tent
icefest wrote:clarence wrote:why the foot of your sleeping bag gets wet on a cold night in a tent
Isn't that just because it's touching the tent wall?
At least, it only happens to me when my bag does. :/
north-north-west wrote: I've started doing the vapour barrier inside the fluffy socks thing now, and voila! no more damp-ended bag/quilt.
icefest wrote:clarence wrote:why the foot of your sleeping bag gets wet on a cold night in a tent
Isn't that just because it's touching the tent wall?
At least, it only happens to me when my bag does. :/
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