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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by miles to c/ultralight
 

Getting soaked is the absolute worst. How much condensation do you get and what do you do about it?

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[–] miles 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nothing more miserable than waking up soaking wet. Learning to sleep under trees, not out in the open, was key to me staying (mostly) dry. Skurka’s page on site selection really helped drill into my head how important it is.

[–] yowhat 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do you have a link to Skurkas page?

[–] miles 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Linus_Torvalds 2 points 1 year ago

This is amazing!

[–] CluckN 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Double wall tent for the win. Totally worth the few ounces to me to have that separation and keep the sleeping kit as dry as possible. I have been using the sierra designs high route 1p this season and it’s been stellar.

[–] miles 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

cool, whereabouts do you hike?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Colorado Rocky Mountains. Mostly Pike and Arapahoe national forest.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My new tent has tons of ventilation, so I got no condensation when I tested it. If you completely batten down the hatches and have no ventilation, you are guaranteed to get some condensation.

[–] miles 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that is true for sure. site selection plays a role as well. where are you located?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

California central coast.