Further to my earlier thread here I've just got back from a lovely girls weekend away. The weather was lovely and sunny and the tipi stood up to the chilly nights perfectly. I think I may well be using it quite often for weekends away as it is really quick to pitch and setup. Condensation was minimal and soon disappeared once I opened the door in the mornings. The only thing I might consider for future camps is the use of a kitchen tent/storage as with everything in it did feel a bit cluttered at times.
Nice to hear that your test weekend worked out so well. It looks very cosy! I have slept in my EasyCamp Tipi a sub zero night last April without EHU, so even that can be done.
I have used the tent two rainy nights in summer, it was watertight but had a bit more condensation than in dry weather. When I used it for garden camping though I had some serious puddles on the floor close to the walls after a shower. As you can see on the picture there was not space enough to pitch the tent properly, so the tent walls were slack and the water couldn't run down fast enough. So I think it's right that the tent is watertight despight of the low HH because of the steep walls.
One question. It looks on your photo as if the bed is touching the walls, didn't that give any problems with condensation?
------------- Proud owner of a 1987 Sprite Alpine 370 EK, a cheap popup tent and a beloved retro Trio frame tent from the early seventies, called Giraffen.
Quote: Originally posted by pingvin on 03/3/2013
One question. It looks on your photo as if the bed is touching the walls, didn't that give any problems with condensation?
The bed was a couple of inches away from the wall at the back and there was loads of space at the head and foot of the bed so it didn't cause any problems
I was loaned a Vango Juno Tipi last week...Slept Sat-Sun-Mon night in it on site and was surprised how comfy I was in a single skin tent...This one had plenty of ventilation...And there was no condensation(I made a point of checking each morning)Only problem I had was bumping into the central pole when I got out of my fishing bivvy bed..strange that as I had about a foot of room between the bed and pole??...I also worried a wee bit about compromising the integrity of the watweproofness of the tent as my head kept hitting the slope as I stood up from my bed...But everything was fine....
Jelboy.
------------- Campers of the storm,Into this world are born
glad all went well... not sure about the color though
I have been trying to get OH interested in this type for our winter camping, but have had to get the old canvas frame tent instead....
jelboy53, I have a couple of small tipi tents including the Juno 300, I use either an A frame inside or outside to get round the pole problem. I have posted about this in the past. I made up a couple of poles for inside use as they have to be the correct length, but outside the length is not that important as long as they are about a foot or more above the tent. I just let them cross over at or near the top, and tie them together. It makes a vast difference to the space inside, as you can sleep in the middle etc.
When using the poles inside, I have two pieces of wood drilled half way through for the pole ends to sit in, and spread the load so as not to pierce the ground sheet, and a cord tied between the pieces of wood to stop them spreading outwards if they slide on the ground sheet
Oh yes, it matters not if you touch the inside with a nylon tent, they are really only a plastic bag after all
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Topic: Tipi Test Camp!
