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If the tent was dry everywhere apart from under the groundsheet just dry the groundsheet with an old towel when you are folding the tent up. If you arnt using a footprint you will find that around 80% of the time it will still be wet under the groundsheet.

Got back from a fortnight in Wales on Sunday and it rained constantly for last 36hrs so we rolled the tent up in it's various parts (Vermont XL but took internal sections out so they stayed dry) and dumped in boot in black bin bags. Layed it out in garage when home and then thankfully the sun shone the next day and the neighbour kindly let us pitch it in their garden for the day to dry it out. At the start of the day the guys were dripping wet but 5 hrs later all packed up for storing.

Any kind neighbours with a bigger garden then you?

Just thought I would offer a bit of a tip, after thinking our Vango Icarus 500 was bone dry the other week I packed it away after a day or two hanging up in the garage, of course the main nylon was ok but when we pitched it again last weekend I dicovered the T.B.S straps where still a little damp and the dreaded mildew was starting to appear, if we had left it any longer they would have been horrid.

Heres hoping for some nice weather for Sat 30th for our trip to brilliant Abersoch.