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Hi All, has anyone else had a problem with condensation underneath the camp-beds when used in the awning? We use a breathable ground sheet, is this the problem?We were in Devon for the past week and my boys camp beds and sleeping bags were very damp on the bottom. (they are both too old to wet the bed!!!!)     

Hi there,

Yes it's just regular nightime moisture, we quite often sit out at night in/out of the awning and by 11pm ish everything is covered in a thin layer of moisture.....the best way we found to reduce it was to have a good fan blowing all night in the awning, it did'nt cure the problem completely but it did make a difference..... also a sheet of plastic rather than a breathable groundsheet helps a lot too, it tends to keep the moisture on the ground under it rather than letting it rise up into your awning like the breathable groundsheets do. - If you put the plastic down first then the groundsheet on the top you will have a nice dry warm awning which is also comfortable to walk on.  

all the best.

if you look in the tent forum this comes up all the time

as others have already said its down to hot meets cold

the answers given in past are as above put something ontop of airbed and under sleeping bag like a picnic rug as the air in the airbed itself gets cold so it wont realy help if you put it under bed

also is your awning canvas or plastic if plastic leave doors or windows open slightly you wont get the problem if you dont use a breathable ground sheet

sorry just noticed you say camp beds not airbeds so ignor the bit about airbeds lol soooorrrryyyyy

Thanks everyone, think we will try a plastic sheet under the groundsheet and see if it makes any  difference

Ron

Either awake or asleep we perspire a lot of ,moisture out through our breath and skin which covers the entire body.

When in a warm room this moisture passes into the atmosphere as vapour and floats off. On winter evenings it might form drops of water on the inside of windows (condensation).

When sleeping in a cold atmosphere like a tent the water vapour passes through the sleeping bag filling and condensation forms on the cold outer layer hence the damp. If you provide further insulation on which to lay the sleeping bags such as a suiteble base matt you will reduce the condensation.