What to do about dew?

[Flynnster]

Hey guys, I am planning on getting a hammock this summer for some light camping and hanging around. One thing that I was wondering about today is how to keep the due off of you in the morning. Does a tarp keep this from happening?

All the best!

[Flynnster]

Also, I tried to search but "dew" is too short of a word to search.

[lmoseley7]

I'm by no means an expert but from the limited experience I've had hanging in the southeast the tarp helps and a ground pad doesn't hurt either.

[UncleMJM]

Tarp usually does the trick for me.

[smalls]

If you're really concerned about dew, perhaps you're in the deep south where you can practically drown in the stuff, the trick really is to keep your space small. The warmer you can keep the air immediately surrounding you, the less condensation you'll get. Also, in one of Shug's videos he shows a little ridge line mounted condensation shield that would likely help quite a bit, just to control the amount of moisture you're pumping into the air with your breath, which can be substantial.

-Smalls

[Steve D]

From very limited experience hanging and a lot of experience ground camping...your tarp should do the trick...

[Bomber]

In my experience it helps to camp at higher levels and away from water(cold and moisture filled air seems to
gather at low points and near water) YMMV

[Flynnster]

Thanks guys,and I won't be in the deep south, most likely Michigan and Canada, which is often just as bad. 90% humidity all summer gets old.

So setting up a regular hammock tarp should put the dew on the tarp not me.

[Knotty]

In most cases the dew lands on top of the tarp and you're nice and dry below but there are conditions where the dew will form on both sides. Even then, you'll usually be dry if you can avoid bumping or rubbing up against the underside of the tarp.