5 Tips and Tricks to Reduce Condensation in Your Tent

Waking up soggy, hot and upset is only a regular occurrence if you aren't aware of where to pitch your tent, what the best procedures are and how to use the wind as your friend - luckily Paul is here to tell you a series of tips and tricks to get a good nights sleep.

[Devastr]

Thank you, first time sleeping in my teton 1 person tent and i was blown away at the amount of condensation i wouldnt have believed the water bottle and thats why im here

[Docprepper]

Venting and air flow are the biggest things. Remove that rain fly completely if you can and you’re solid. Great video. Thanks man

[donnarobertson]

I Been going about it all wrong, trying to keep out the wind and thinking the waters coming up through the tent but it's just condensation which I kinda guessed was happening never realise about the liter of water a night thing though, great video will help me a lot.

[comicmania]

Condensation was a huge problem for me! I just bought a 2 man off-the-ground cot tent, about the size of a double bed, took it out to Peak District last weekend - minus 2 overnight (2 night camp - just me in it), tent is totally unsuitable for cold weather, no inner tent! I pitched the thing halfway up a hill, nowhere near any river or stream, tried middle of the night to fully open 2 HUGE vents, no rain or wind!!! But still ended up with a litre of water collecting on all tent walls, and ICE on my pillow! Coldest 2 nights I ever spent camping! Thought of using a tarp and slinging it over the top, making the main tent effectively an inner tent, but gave up and came home! Ground was quite boggy from previous heavy rains, will take tent out again in summer, it's still a nice tent and concept, love camping at the best of times.

[justmyopiniontoday]

Good topic this. Very sensible to ask people for their experience so we can pool practical tips. Thx.

[billyjoedenny]

great tips sir, condensation is a battle in the winter.. also thats a great tent  ..bill

[justinsandoval]

Another great tip- use a sponge to wipe off and drain condensation.

[neemancallender]

using the tent footprint isolates the rising damp from the ground and therefore less moisture in the tent
If you are cooking, keep a lid on your pot to stop steam going in the tent

[isreal]

Thank you, helped alot, also I would add moisture wicking materials to the inside on the tent.

[kevinpacker]

I use a candle lantern hanging in the middle of the tent. Let it burn all night. I don't like or need the light but solely to stop the condensation. Works incredibly well.

[johnwells]

I bought a dehumidifier for mine, also a full size blow up mattress does the trick to make it like a portable bed room in nature

[harleyhawk]

not having a floor is a major problem. open ground with a cover like the tent just like a hot house. vapor rising from the ground and grasses. then just add body heat and breathing to increase

[EarlyMist]

Awesome tips. One of my own is I find a Polycro Groundsheet spread out over wet ground under the tent helps keep that wet substrata under the sheet. When you pick up the Polycro it will be wet underneath, but it saved all that ground moisture from invading your tent fly. That could be a litre along with your breath producing a litre.

The Polycro is ultralight and doesnt absorb any moisture...so you just shake it dry the next morning...or night depending on how you hike. If you can create a ground level barrier between your tent and the ground INCLUDING vestibule areas to the edges of the footprint of the tent then condensation can be greatly reduced in troublesome areas. 👌👍

[georgeohwell]

Greetings from Northern Ireland....subscribed

[ilikethischannel]

Thanks for this, I am thinking about bringing a small rechargeable fan, and placing it with the airflow facing out, near a low down vent in the tent, I don't know if this is helpful to anyone or if it will work, but in theory it should because on very still days with no wind you should be able to have some control of the humidity by doing this, I have also been thinking that I can use the fan to dry of clothes that have become wet, or have been washed.

[Bikepacking]

gOOD TIPSyou have that tent instock is it the newer model as i heard some problems with older model ie leaks thanks

[gagebenson]

I’m getting a jackery and I just got a fan that also has a heater built into it, but I’m looking for summer time fixes obviously not gonna run a heater while it’s already 70

[percyfrank]

Thanks for the video..what tent is featured here please?

[MultiOutdoorman]

A BIG one from my experiences is ... using a footprint/groundsheet to cover any exposed ground ...

[ONEFAITHofJESUS]

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 5 Stars thank you!

I had no idea one could cook anywhere near a tent ⛺️!