ZJ5/9D47
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2018
Tent camping last August at the Fort was so cold that I needed to sleep in a winter hat!
My secret to staying cool while my neighbors were running A/C units in their tents? I left the rain fly off when it wasn't raining and took advantage of the breeze and chilly night air (it feels a lot colder when one's body has been sleeping and hasn't moved for hours).
As you can see in the photos below, I kept my rainfly staked out but had it rolled up so that it only took about 90 seconds to completely seal up as is seen in the second photo. I had rain alerts set on my phone and only had to get up one night to spread the rainfly.
I walked by so many tents at night that were completely sealed up despite there being no threat of rain. I can't imagine trying to sleep in those saunas.
Another perk of sleeping with the fly rolled up is watching the sunrise and early-rising critters scurrying about. If I wasn't headed to EMH I would usually just eat in my tent away from the mosquitos.
Last year was my first year camping at the Fort and I loved it so much I'm coming back again this August. Thanks to everyone who has posted such wonderful and helpful info here on this forum!
My secret to staying cool while my neighbors were running A/C units in their tents? I left the rain fly off when it wasn't raining and took advantage of the breeze and chilly night air (it feels a lot colder when one's body has been sleeping and hasn't moved for hours).
As you can see in the photos below, I kept my rainfly staked out but had it rolled up so that it only took about 90 seconds to completely seal up as is seen in the second photo. I had rain alerts set on my phone and only had to get up one night to spread the rainfly.
I walked by so many tents at night that were completely sealed up despite there being no threat of rain. I can't imagine trying to sleep in those saunas.
Another perk of sleeping with the fly rolled up is watching the sunrise and early-rising critters scurrying about. If I wasn't headed to EMH I would usually just eat in my tent away from the mosquitos.
Last year was my first year camping at the Fort and I loved it so much I'm coming back again this August. Thanks to everyone who has posted such wonderful and helpful info here on this forum!