Tips for camping after a heavy rain?
November28
I am going camping tomorrow and it’s been raining all day. We are expecting up to an inch of rain today. Does anyone have any tips for keeping dry and comfortable tomorrow on the wet ground with wet wood????
Put a tarp under your tent, this will keep the ground moisture away form you. As far as the wood goes, if you buy enough wood (dry) to get it started, the wet wood will burn. If you can prop the wet wood against the side of the fire ring until the dry wood is blazing. This should help and speed along the process.
eww………no, why not try camping in a 5 star hotel
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We camp all the time, sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate so you have to make the most of it. You bring your own fun! You gotta keep the wood dry or your will never light it. Make sure to put plastic down under the tent so no water gets in. Also if you have a cot or blow up mattress you are even further up and off the wet ground. Get lots of bug spray tis the season and they are heavy after a rain. Bring warm clothes and keep them in plastic so they don’t get wet. Nothing worse than not being able to stay dry and warm.
But maybe you will be alright if the ground has been dry the rain will soak up pretty quick. Oh and the good thing is the ground will be soft and it will be easier to pound the tent stakes in…LOL!!!
Good luck & have fun!
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I put a small tarp or a piece of plastic under the tent. Make sure it isn’t bigger than the tent.
I always bring some of those fire-starter logs like these:
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I buy a case every year and bring one for each fire you will have. These will light-up the wettest wood you can find.
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Roll out a tarp on the ground and set your tent up right on top of it. Roll all exposed edges of the tarp under the tent so any more rain won’t be channeled under your tent.
There is a shammy towel you can get at Wal Mart (Automotive section. Used for washing cars.) that absorbs more than 90% of the water it touches. It’s pretty cheap and a great way to keep dry. You can lay it out, put your wet socks on it, roll it all up into a wet sock burrito, then wring it out. The shammy will absorb most of the water VERY quickly.
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Put a tarp under your tent, this will keep the ground moisture away form you. As far as the wood goes, if you buy enough wood (dry) to get it started, the wet wood will burn. If you can prop the wet wood against the side of the fire ring until the dry wood is blazing. This should help and speed along the process.
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Set up fast! If you can, try to set up in between downpours. Always go for the high ground. Make sure you use a heavy duty, quality plastic grownd cover (I use tarps). Make sure you ground cloth is completely tucked under the tent so you dont flood the tent. Most newer tents dont need to be staked down until you are tightening the rain fly, try to set up the thents as much as you can under a shelter or pavilion. If you can, bring propane stoves and lanters so you don’t need to rely on a fire. Bug spray and ponchos are a must. Avoid trees, especially if wind and lightenting are expected. If it looks too bad, sleep in your truck or just stay home.
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Look for a place to put the tent down where the water will run away from the area that the tent is on. So in other words do not put your tent in a hole.
Put a tarp or plastic sheathing or tyvek down underneath the tent. The material that you put down should not extend beyond the bottom of the tent or it can pull the water underneath the tent (if you step on water in between the layers it will pull the water through the bottom of the tent).
A little bit of ditching around the outside of the drip line will pull the water a little further from you. Note– do not make a ditch that you’ll trip on in the middle of the night.
If your tent is waterproofed and seam sealed ahead of time it makes a great deal of difference. If you have water coming through the tent use a tarp over the top as an extra fly. Watch out that water does not collect and collapse the tarp and your tent.
Take an extra tarp to wrap you wood in.
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Make sure to have a large tarp setup for a dining fly. It will give you a place to hang out, cook, play games, etc. Otherwise, you spend all day in your tent trying to stay dry..And thats just not fun.
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