Advocate I
This might be a stupid question, but for those of you who use rooftop tents in the winter and it snows, when you pack up camp do you dry the soft sides of the tent or do you open it up when you get home to dry it out?
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RTT and Snow
- Thread starter warriorlabs
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Trail Blazer III
We use a soft shell RTT and do lots of winter camping, in cold weather we end up with moisture on pretty much all surfaces inside and out. We have added a diesel heater to the mix, and when running that all night there is no condensation on the inside of the tent at all, When we get up in the morning, if it is not currently raining or snowing, I turn the heater up full blast for about 20 minutes and that will dry off all the canvas inside and out plus warm it all up so it folds much better. We fold the mattress in half and move it from one side of the tent to the other half way through the 20 minutes so any moisture on the underside or tend floor will dry. Then fold it all up and we are done. If its pouring rain or heavy snow, we will dry the inside and fold it up then open it up at home if its nice, or take it off and unfold in the garage if it is not nice. (We do have a quick release system to remove the tent in less than 5 minutes without tools so setting up in the garage is not a huge deal, as not enough room to get in garage with tent installed). so far never had an issue with damp tent, mildew or smell.
Pathfinder III
It's fine to leave the tent with some moisture for short periods of time but definitely let it dry when you get home!
Pathfinder III
Does drying just entail deploying the tent during the afternoon at home for a bit? I would imagine that some climates make air-drying difficult…
Pathfinder III
Yes, it depends on where you live. Deploy it and open the windows to let air circulate. Or maybe if you have space inside you could even user a dehumidifier.
