Condensation or Leaking in a tent?

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This is a video explaining what condensation in a tent looks like, all tents must under go a weather process before the tent is waterproof.
This video has been filmed by us here at Attwoolls.

[@shaunmoran1228]

Your awesome at these detailed tent reviews I've watched loads of your videos now on family tents, keep up the great work 😁

[@TheWtfnonamez]

Just went camping where we pitched about 60 feet from a lake, about 10 feet higher than the water level, in the bottom of a valley. We had torrential rain for the whole trip. I had so much water beading on the inside of the tent that I assumed that the waterproofing had failed because of the relentless rain. On the second day we went out hiking and when I came back the inside of the tent was dry .... for about 30 minutes and then the beading started again. Since coming back Ive done a bit of research and realised that we literally set up in ideal circumstances for condensation, and there was nothing wrong with the ten at all. Single skin tents mean that the cool air lowers the temperature of the fabric, and when you are inside breathing it condenses. Fact of life. Personally I dealt with the issue by using a scarf to mop it up. Job done. Great explanation btw. I appreciate the video and your excellent commentary.

[@miltontavares1]

great video about a very important issue. Thanks and congratulations

[@pasanmalinda9459]

Thank you so much for the video.

[@JakeCoventry]

Nice one Mikey

[@Wayne_jetski]

Great video sir 🫡

[@LCHLLO2008]

good vid thanks for posting :)

[@Stevieg2k]

We live in the eastern United States where it's hot and humid. We just got the Kampa Studland Classic Air and planning to use an AC unit. Will it also be best to us a dehumidifier or will that make things worse? Not sure how this will play out with Poly-Cotton. I'm assuming I would just be venting the top of the tent. Any advice would be awesome!

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

I wouldn’t recommend having a AC unit inside a tent as this would dramatically increase the moisture inside the tent regardless of what the tent is made from.

[@lucindajohnson6182]

Love the tent! Where can I get one?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Lucinda Johnson Here! 😇 www.attwoolls.co.uk/vango-rivendale-800xl-airbeam-tent-package-3438

[@DavidPerez-bp3gc]

If it is a cold night, 40*F or lower,,, and you have a small portable heater, on propane, ( which is designed for tents).. will there be condensation from the warm tent/cold exterior,,,??? Thank you

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

You may get a little bit but because the air can freely circulate it’s not overly common. It’s more on the side of the tent where the heat is trapped.

[@DavidPerez-bp3gc]

@@AttwoollsCoUk thank you!!!!

[@dimitrz2000]

Appriciate you doing this video but this seemed more sales oriented video . Not sure what the context of the video was ( maybe a company product demo) since the video was a random suggestion by youtube , however I thought it would have made more sense if you showed how condensation would look like within a tent and how a leak would look like , that too using a standard 2-4 person tent that people are more likely to have and use. Also pouring water on tent floor shows nothing because during a rain storm or heavy rain secnario the leaks inside the tent would typically come via untaped seams and exposed vents, that's where a camper needs to know if it's a leak or just condensation. I disgree that 90% of tents are water proof , in reality more than 60% of tents are actually Not water proof and will leak because majority of the tents out in the market are the cheap tents or inferior quality tents that's sold in big department stores . And majority of people buy those without realising the limitations of such tents.

[@mattychapatti7342]

So can you expect to find that much water on the floor every morning in a 6/8 man tent?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Not as such no, if all of the ventilation point on the tent are open then it wouldn't be as bad as in the video. A lot of moisture will hang in the air and also on the roof/windows of the tent, plus it depends how many people are sleeping inside the tent and how much of a dip/rise in temperature there was over night.

[@breeze1472]

Ia there anything i can use to help remove condensation as well as having ALL vents open?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

A fan would help to a certain point as it would keep the air flowing and not be stagnant but unfortunately there isn’t really any magic bullet with condensation. I know some campers have tried moisture traps but I can’t say I’ve had any feedback on how well they have performed as they are more meant for better sealed environments like a home or a caravan.

[@Kevinschart]

did you dump that water or is it from condensation?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

The water was used to re-create what considered would look like in a tent.

[@nicholastrower9679]

Would a d humidifier Work Inside your tent ???

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

It would help but I don’t think it would make that much of a difference (certainly that you would actually notice) but I can’t say we’ve honestly tried it.

[@shauntodd4850]

Any advice for if the water is leaking through the sawn in ground sheet

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Water coming through the groundsheet is very rare, again it will most likely be a seam or a hole which is causing this, you should be able to use seam sealer to rectify this issue.

[@shauntodd4850]

@@AttwoollsCoUk yeah I've just been using seam sealer the past 2 days as keep finding spots it's leaking through ... It was an ex display tent from go-outdoors . Woundering if I used fabsil on the outside of the groundsheet would this work . Also not sure if it's because we're on a long grass pitch so the groundsheet is fully flat .

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

@@shauntodd4850 the only way water tends to get through a groundsheet is if there are holes or water under the tent which would lead to water ingress through pressure.

[@shauntodd4850]

@@AttwoollsCoUk ok that makes sense . The ground sheet that's sawn into the tent it's like the grey stuff with tiny squares some of these seem to have cracked which is why the water is coming through .

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

@@shauntodd4850 if that is the case there really isn’t anyway to resolve this without patching over the squares.

[@paulwestcott353]

What tent was this?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Unfortunately this tent is now discontinued but it was called the Vango Rivendale 800XL.

[@dunholm1]

Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation.

[@staxter6]

Focus, focus, focus....;-)