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16/7/2010 at 6:02pm
 Location: Rochdale Lancashire
 Outfit: Khyam XXL Ranger & Aspen PT Cruiser
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We're dreading having to drop our Khyam Aspen wet, we have absolutely nowhere to dry out an eight by four metre flysheet and stone protector sheet.

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16/7/2010 at 6:29pm
 Location: flintshire
 Outfit: Abi Adventurer
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As Billy Connolly once said "There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing."


19/7/2010 at 10:42am
 Location: Scotland
 Outfit: Outwell Montana 6
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Well we went to Hoddom Castle, the weather was great most of the time. Friday night was lovely, had dinner sitting outside, Saturday morning it rained, but cleared up around lunchtime and was quite nice, mixture of cloud and sun, but warm and no rain. Sunday it chucked down all day. We took our time packing up (the warden said no rush as no one on our pitch until the Monday which I thought was great) hoping that the rain would let up and we'd get the tent dry but it would stop for a bit then start again, so we decided around 2pm to just take it down at a break in the rain. So it's wet in the bag just now. Not sure how we are going to dry it if the rain doesn't stop here.

Which leads to another question,what is the longest you would leave it in the bag wet?

 



19/7/2010 at 11:53am
 Location: West Yorkshire
 Outfit:  Kyham Freelander and Kairos 400
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I have never ever left any of my tents wet in the bag. Even with nowhere to dry out, I just put an old rug and towels on the bedroom floor, and kept turning till I could take it outside to dry properly.


19/7/2010 at 11:55am
 Location: West Yorkshire
 Outfit:  Kyham Freelander and Kairos 400
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Sorry, meant to say, glad you enjoyed the good bits of weather!


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19/7/2010 at 1:36pm
 Location: Sheffield
 Outfit: Outwell Monty 6 + Awning
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For me, shorts and teeshirt putting up or taking down and Large refuse sacks for packing if wet.

Easy to change out of short and teeshirt and far less cumbersome if warm! another thing if cold and wet.




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