Stormy Camping Moisture

[Lamboy]

This weekend I had my first storm and rain camp experience with my hammock. I was out with my Warbonnet Blackbird with Superfly which kept me dry, comfortable, and warm. When I awoke I noticed that everything was moist and damp which I was not surprised considering how much rain and wind there was the night before. However when I reached out and touched my tarp it was quite wet. I have never seen this much moisture on the inside before. Is this normal and I am over reacting or do I need to coat my tarp with some sort of water repellent??

[youbet]

For me its been normal, even damp foggy nights i will get the same thing on the inside of my superfly. I stay dry thats all that matters to me.

[SilvrSurfr]

Normal. I camp in a lot of inclement weather and love the sleep one experiences with the pitter-patter or rain on the tarp. High precipitation, humidity and dew point cause condensation.

[kayak karl]

in georgia with my superfly it was 35 degrees. never rained, but the inside looked like it was ready to cloud burst. was soaked with doors open its not as bad.

[jwright]

Lamboy,
It seems pretty normal around here.
My walls get quite damp by morning. It is worse when you 'batten down the hatches' with a low pitch.
Don't worry, you'll wipe off a lot of it on your way out from under the tarp in the morning .
I make sure to hang my tarp up inside for a good number of days afterward to allow it to dry out completely.

[Lamboy]

Lamboy,
It seems pretty normal around here.
My walls get quite damp by morning. It is worse when you 'batten down the hatches' with a low pitch.
Don't worry, you'll wipe off a lot of it on your way out from under the tarp in the morning .
I make sure to hang my tarp up inside for a good number of days afterward to allow it to dry out completely.

Well I definitely had the hatches battened down and it was a pretty low hang. I left it hanging outside all yesterday to dry out before I took it down today so I think it should be ok. I am just glad I am not the only one to experience this.