Condensation and the Clark NA

[nogods]

It just dawned on me why there is so much condensation in a Clark NA with the weathershield zipped up - there is no chimney to move the moisture out. Most decent backpacking tents have a "window" dear the bottom of one wall. My kids thought it was a window for the dog. Its real purpose is to create a chimney effect moving moisture through the breathable top of the tent. When you zip up the Clark, there is no chimney.

[hangnout]

Try not using the weathershield, use the net, then use the Clark tarp in the storm mode with the fly straight down (see pics on Clark website). The fly will do basically the same thing as the weathershield but with the chimney effect and the moisture passes through the netting very much like a 2 wall tent. The Clark UL I had worked great like this.

[TDunc]

Trick that works well for me is to hang a washcloth up in the tent/hammock. It seems to absorbe the moisture and none forms on the structure.

[nogods]

Trick that works well for me is to hang a washcloth up in the tent/hammock. It seems to absorbe the moisture and none forms on the structure.

If that works, then a washcloth size piece of that super absorant towel stuff you see for sale at state and county fairs should really sop up the moisture:

http://www.seenontvgoods.com/zorbeez.html

[Ogri the trog]

Trick that works well for me is to hang a washcloth up in the tent/hammock. It seems to absorbe the moisture and none forms on the structure.

That sounds like quite a revelation 4D's,
Whereabouts in a hammock would you hang it and does it need to be damp first?

ATB

Ogri the trog

[TDunc]

That sounds like quite a revelation 4D's,
Whereabouts in a hammock would you hang it and does it need to be damp first?

ATB

Ogri the trog

I have a ridgeline in my hammock. Usually drape it over the ridgeline. In a tent, I used to hang them from anything I could in the apex.

[Ogri the trog]

I have a ridgeline in my hammock. Usually drape it over the ridgeline. In a tent, I used to hang them from anything I could in the apex.

Thanks for the quick reply, I'll give the same thing a go soon.

ATB

Ogri the trog

[nogods]

in the Clark you have have loops at each end of the weathershield. Just tie a line between them and use a tautline hitch so you can adjust its tension.

You can hang lots of stuff from this fake ridgeline. For example, take a ziplock bag and make a loop with duct tape extending an inch from the side near the top of the bag. Punch a hole in the loop of duct tape. Then buy a $1 fake caribeaners from walmart or target and attach the bag to the fake ridgeline. You can slide the bag up and down the fake ridgeline and keep whatever you want in it - a wallet, head lamp, mp3 player, illegal substances, whatever.