Thread: Condensation in OZtent (and other tents)

I've had this problem with mine in mildly cold conditions. The fly should help solve the problem and also keep it a bit cooler in the sun.

Hi
Haven't noticed this problem with ours, although the coldest we have camped in so far with it has been 6 deg. We always have the rear window open with the flap pegged out to prevent rain etc coming in the open window. This may help it breathe and prevent condensation build up.?
Otherwise I would highly recommend their tents; they are robust, waterproof and extremely easy to put up. My only complaint would be the pack-up size but even this isn't really an issue with a roof rack.
Cheers

Hello Mojo. All tents will form interior condensation in cold weather. The more bodies in the tent the more heat there will be and then the more condensation there will be. The trick to preventing this is to have some form of ventilation and allow the air to circulate. Leave a window [or two]open and you should be right.

Originally Posted by Grumbles

Hello Mojo. All tents will form interior condensation in cold weather. The more bodies in the tent the more heat there will be and then the more condensation there will be. The trick to preventing this is to have some form of ventilation and allow the air to circulate. Leave a window [or two]open and you should be right.

What he said.

Both our Black Wolf tent and Kimberley Kamper will condensate on the inside at night given the right conditions. It's worse when it freezes to the roof as happened the first night we used the Kimberley. Just made sure that from then on we had a little more ventilation and problem was solved.

yes we have been rained on before inside the tent....Oz tents have a fly that you buy separately and this will prevent condensation in the tent.........BTW we always have the back flap open and one at least door flap open....we have very cosy sleeping bags..........so it comes down to how cold it is outside not ventilation



Mrs ho har

Thanks for the info and opinions.

Have to think about this I reckon - having to use a fly when it's cold makes the arguement for buying an Oztent a little less pursuasive ... although most of our camping is done in warmer areas ... hmmmmmm, decisions decisons

Just a few general comments

Any tent will give a shower if below freezing as the frost seals the tent and doesn't allow the vapour to exit.

I have found that cheapo dome tents are very good in this regard as the inner is usually mesh. The condensation tends to form on the inside of the outer skin and drips onto the outside of the mesh. These generally run away rather than falling.
Generally the larger the interior volume the fewer drips.

My Campomatic camper trailer has a high roof and we have never had drips even in pouring rain.

So my advice is to buy an Oztent bigger than you think you need. They are so big and awkward anyway, that I do not think the extra diameter would be a problem.
Regards Philip A

I have had the condensation build up in mine once or twice. (It was cold and we had it compleatly sealed up.) When i woke up i just quickly ran a towel over it.... Problem solved.

Cheers,
Tim