2015年4月16日 · Consider using a double wall tent or inner tent for your Duomid with a solid top on the inner tent. This having a bathtub floor would be great too. If you camp on anything but absorbent forest duff, your polycro floor will at times experience flooding from water running over it.

2023年12月4日 · Hanging a tarp over your tent isn’t so much to keep the rain off it. The rain guard covers that aspect. It’s to give you a dry area to take off your soggy shoes and clothing and hang them on a drying line to avoid bringing that moisture into your tent.

2024年4月3日 · When tarp camping in the rain, your primary challenge is preventing splash-back – raindrops hitting the ground and soaking you and your gear. Luckily, there are effective methods to stay dry: 1. Pitch Your Tarp Low: Lower it: Lower your tarp to the ground to minimize open space and reduce exposure.

2021年1月28日 · Another important step is to use a tarp or rain fly over the top of your tent. This will protect the top of the tent from rain that comes down rather than just coming up like the ground fly. This also works for areas that had rain where you could be faced with water dripping off the trees for hours or even days after the rain has stopped.

2024年1月19日 · If your tent does not have a rainfly or if you are hammock camping, you can use a tarp or purchase a rainfly such as the Grand Trunk Abrigo Rain Fly and Shelter. A tent footprint is another feature that will help prevent water from getting inside your tent. While many tents do not include a footprint, they often have a compatible footprint that ...

Some tents come with specialized rainflies for keeping your tent clean and dry. However, you can make a DIY version by suspending a tarp above your tent. The trick is to stretch it tightly overhead, not drape it over the canvas itself.

2022年5月10日 · By draping a tarp over your tent, you keep your tent dry and condensation to a minimum. Those tarps offer another layer of protection against heavy rain. Ensure you set the tarp’s roof downhill, so any excess water trickles downhill rather than uphill into your tent.

2022年4月22日 · Use a tarp to create a sheltered area, while you set up a tent in the rain. Your sheltered area will serve two purposes: it gives you a place to stay dry while you’re hanging out and you also have cover while pitching your tent in the rain.

2024年12月26日 · Sealed seams and a water column of at least 2,000 mm reliably keep the rain out. Double-walled tents protect you from the nasty condensation that forms inside your tent tarpaulin in damp weather. A fully sealed tent floor keeps …

Bring a tarp to suspend above the tent or at leave cover the tent if it looks like rain. There are 2 ways to do this: 1. Suspend a tarp which is LARGER than the tent above the tent. Tie it to trees or poles (you need at least 2). I tie a stick to the rope and toss it over a high branch.