hi has anyone got any tips on keeping clothes dry , been camping 3 times only this year july , sept, oct, and our clothes been damp , someone told me to keep them in car , do any of you have same problem
Can't help with the damp problem as I have never had this happen. We usually keep them in a holdall in the tent (pods by day and living area at night).
Can't help with the damp problem as I have never had this happen. We usually keep them in a holdall in the tent (pods by day and living area at night).
i wish i could post photos will have to ask oh to show me if i told you we had the most wonderful wkend the weather was ok walked to grinton with 3 grandkids went to lovely pub, warden let us have fire pit as we was only ones camping , we ate so well used it as barbecue toasted marshmellows washed it all down with wine , to have a whole camping field to our selfs was just great. my son who we went with who is in the army was quite impressed with me and his dad , as he lives 15min away he went and pitched his tent in the morning , so when we arrived late afternoon after going to work ist i might say he was all set up . so he just watched us , not that we need help , lol lol , there is loads i want to say but afraid i might bore the pants of you dadsbeaniemad
We just bought one of those moisture absorber doofers from Aldi £4.99 with two refills. You know those crystal things you get inside bags Etc.only much bigger
Might be worth a try.
We thought we would put it in the van over the winter. Maybe you could put it in the wardrobe/bag with the clothes. It will certainly remove the damp
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Glad you had such a wonderful time ScaryMary - just spending time with the family not doing anything in particular but having a great time doing it. You'll know by now we are all nosey on here and would love to see pictures and hear about your hols. Don't forget to do a site and tent review.
Cathy - we got a couple of things like that for our van years back for over wintering - no damp problems in it at all. We also put the dehumidifier in from time to time. Think I saw some in Halfords the other day.
These from Lakeland look good if you have EHU and a spare 60 quid....
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Ooh that looks really good. I suppose it'll give off a little heat so it'll keep the tent warmer too. The only trouble is I keep seeing all these really good ideas for camping that by the time next year comes we'll be looking for a HGV to transport it all in lol!
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We keep our clothes in holdalls and in the sleeping pods. Keep the holdalls zipped up.
One of the essentials of camping is always to keep wet seperate from dry, and that goes for bedding as well as clothes. You do this by having seperate zones ie car, porch, living area, sleeping area. NOTHING wet or even vaguely damp ever goes into the sleeping pods and that includes towels and wet trousers. Change out of wet things in the living area, or in the showers. Shoes and jackets stay in the porch. Things that need drying out ie towels and jackets go in the car unless it's warm and dry and then I'd possibly let them into the porch. Remember every wet thing that you bring into the tent will increase the condensation and that will make the air damp, then everything will get damp just from sucking moisture out of the air and that includes bedding. So it also helps to air out bedding every day, plus under the airbeds/mats, and left a good breeze through the tent for at least an hour a day.
In my experience though there's very little you can do about towels feeling damp except on the dryest of days, ick. You just have to live with it.
Oh, and that gadget above? All that's going to do is dry off the water from your clothes into the air inside the tent, and before you know it you'll have condensation running from the roof in streams. Keep wet stuff out the tent.
i am very tempted to get one and its nearly payday i usually take my three tier airer for towels but they dont always dry they are just out of the way.
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When I was camping in Glastonbury I put each days clothing (underwear and all) into a separate plastic bag and knotted them shut. This was after receiving advice from a friend who has been camping quite a lot and I have to say it worked a treat for me, while many mof my poor friends had to try and dry jumpers and other clothing on top of their tents...
Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 26/10/2008
.......One of the essentials of camping is always to keep wet seperate from dry, and that goes for bedding as well as clothes. You do this by having seperate zones ie car, porch, living area, sleeping area. NOTHING wet or even vaguely damp ever goes into the sleeping pods and that includes towels and wet trousers. Change out of wet things in the living area, or in the showers. Shoes and jackets stay in the porch. Things that need drying out ie towels and jackets go in the car unless it's warm and dry and then I'd possibly let them into the porch. Remember every wet thing that you bring into the tent will increase the condensation and that will make the air damp, then everything will get damp just from sucking moisture out of the air and that includes bedding. ......
Oh, and that gadget above? All that's going to do is dry off the water from your clothes into the air inside the tent, and before you know it you'll have condensation running from the roof in streams.
Keep wet stuff out the tent.
Good post, val.
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Topic: keeping clothes dry
i usually take my three tier airer for towels but they dont always dry they are just out of the way.
