Day Shelters and Overwrap = Severe condensation?

[SpecimenSean]

Ive bought the overwrap for my Chub S Plus shelter as a short stay alternative to the bivvy so that i can get it in a quiver. I put it up, yea great but this evening got home from work and checked up and it was literally dripping inside with condensation in the door area. Has anyone ever used a system like this and had similar problems?

[lyn]

You will get condensation on any single skin tent/ overwrap unless it has some special liner in it.

 

lyn

[SpecimenSean]

that would explain why it was only in the door area then and not in the actual shelter part.

 

any tips for combating condensation?

 

OR

 

does anyone know if a JRC STI X-Lite bivvy will fit in a jrc quiver?

Edited September 1, 2011 by SpecimenSean

[Anderoo]

that would explain why it was only in the door area then and not in the actual shelter part.

 

any tips for combating condensation?

 

OR

 

does anyone know if a JRC STI X-Lite bivvy will fit in a jrc quiver?

 

Hi Sean

 

I get the same thing with my Trakker A-Lite. The shelter itself is open at the front, it's only the overwrap that has a door/front. So that part does get condensation on the inside. It is annoying but I don't think there's anything you can do. Any part that has a double skin will stay condensation-free.

[Dick Dastardly]

does anyone know if a JRC STI X-Lite bivvy will fit in a jrc quiver?

 

 

Sean you are not seriously letting your choice of shelter be dictated by the size of your quiver?

 

I havnt got the X-Lite version but do have an STi Brolly. I have many different quivers and it fits in them all.

Edited September 1, 2011 by BUDGIE

[Barry C]

Ive found when I do'nt bother to use the grounsheet condensation is worse. Moisture out of the ground I suppose.

[Phone]

Sean,

 

You don't need me on this thread. I once steamed up the windows in the back of a small lorry. Been 60 year or more, believe her name was Lois.

 

On topic, a friend, camping friend, uses a small battery operated fan that last 12 hrs on one battery. Helps some he says. It's not much bigger than a nice plum.

 

Phone

[SpecimenSean]

Sean you are not seriously letting your choice of shelter be dictated by the size of your quiver?

 

ha yea only because im trying to lighten the load for short sessions. Rods and bivvy combined = winner to me!

[watatoad]

Only suggestion I can make is take an umbrella instead of a day shelter or simple take nothing but waterproofs and tough it out, you will get used to it eventually honest.

[SpecimenSean]

im talkin about over nighters Ron, dont think i could hack sleeping on a soaked bed chair in just my waterproofs!