Bigtallfatbloke
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Ok I know there is no perfect answer, except heading for a laundrette or a YH with a drying room...but are there any tips out there on how to dry off wet gear in a tent when it's pissing down outside?
Cunobelin said:Dance on towel!
pw2389 said:And how exactly does one dance on a towel inside a tent?
Bigtallfatbloke said:Ok I know there is no perfect answer, except heading for a laundrette or a YH with a drying room...but are there any tips out there on how to dry off wet gear in a tent when it's pissing down outside?
Andy in Sig said:This method works. Take the most important damp things into your sleeping bag with you (obviously wring them out as much as you can first) and your body heat will dry them off overnight. Army sleeping bags have a couple of mesh pouches at chest level just for this purpose.
vernon said:You can only make the clothes less wet. You'll never dry them. The high absorbency camping towels will remove excess moisture from wet clothing if they are wrapped around the clothing and wrung out.
I cope with rain by wearing shorts and a few thin technical fabric layers on top with a windproof shell. Even though they will not be dry the following day after a day's riding in the wet, you'll not suffer from cold by wearing them the following day.
A decent waterproof shell and riding at an unsweaty (TM) pace is another option for staying dry.