Condensation tarping. I would have gotten soaked

[theinfamousj]

A bit off topic, but I wanted to give a shout out to this being the first screen shot I can recall seeing where the battery isn't low.

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[Tipi Walter]

I try to never pitch my tarp (or tent) in a grassy area because that's almost a guarantee I'll be packing up a wet shelter covered in dew the next morning. Try to get under trees, not on grass, and preferably not in a low spot.

What happens in a 7 day rainstorm when you have to pack up a wet shelter for a week?

[10-K]

What happens in a 7 day rainstorm when you have to pack up a wet shelter for a week?

You deal with it.

[Dogwood]

What happens in a 7 day rainstorm when you have to pack up a wet shelter for a week?

I stop backpacking and pull out the Thermarest Surf Board.

[Huli]

What happens in a 7 day rainstorm when you have to pack up a wet shelter for a week?

Keep the shelter outside your pack, not in a stuff sack.

[Gambit McCrae]

I try to never pitch my tarp (or tent) in a grassy area because that's almost a guarantee I'll be packing up a wet shelter covered in dew the next morning. Try to get under trees, not on grass, and preferably not in a low spot.

Thanks!

What happens in a 7 day rainstorm when you have to pack up a wet shelter for a week?

I'm not apposed to staying in a shelter when days are long, or conditions are not fun

[Gambit McCrae]

I will be tarping for first time on the AT in Grayson this weekend, I know there is a good chance that we will be tenting in grassy areas open to the sky for my photography buddies. Does the windy conditions of grayson outweigh the moisture rising from the grown so that it shouldn't be a concern tarping on grass in that kind of environment?

[bigcranky]

No. We get tons of condensation up in the Mt Rogers area. Everything depends on the dew point and humidity. I've had a ton of condensation in everything from a double wall tent to a tarptent, a flat tarp, and all over my bag when sleeping under the stars. I've also had a bone dry tent many nights in that area, using the same campsites. It's all about the weather.

I don't find condensation all that big a deal. I carry a small pack towel to wipe down my tent inside and out. I stop at lunch and lay out my tent and maybe my bag to dry. I cover my pack with the rain cover at night so it's not wet in the morning. It's really just part of hiking.

I hiked with a guy who was fanatic about dry feet. Solid leather boots, Goretex liners, all kinds of leather waterproofers and goops. Goretex gaiters on beautiful warm sunny days, because the grass or the underbrush is wet from the dew, or yesterday's rain. It seems like a lot of effort and some discomfort to avoid something that isn't a big deal. Me, I just wear my mesh trail runners and wool socks, and my feet get wet. And then they dry out. That's pretty much how I feel about condensation.