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    Acronym Esq
    BPL Member

    @acronym-esq

    Locale: TX

    I have a big dome tent that I had to pack up wet this past weekend. Normally not a big deal – pitching in the yard dries it out for storage. H-town is suffering rain all this week, and I'm not going to be able to just backyard pitch dry.

    Anyone think it's a dumb idea to toss my tent in the dryer on it's lowest setting? Anyone have any experience with this?

    acronym 10/13/2009 10:45 AM

    #1535871
    Jack Newton
    Member

    @figster

    Locale: Central Arkansas

    I'm in your situation as well.

    I use a towel and whatever broad surface I can drape my tent over. In my case, its a dining room table. You could use a bed or chairs or however. Perhaps you could turn a fan on it too.

    Tumbling that sucker at low or no heat seems like a bad idea.

    Jack

    #1535873
    David Olsen
    Spectator

    @oware

    Locale: Steptoe Butte

    It is real important to store it dry, as coatings will
    dissolve over time.

    I finish drying tarps and sleeping bags all the time, but
    do so only for a few minutes on low heat after they have
    been otherwise air dried.

    If your tent has metal parts that could damage the netting etc.
    I would forgo the dryer tho.

    #1535974
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    Hang it up inside for a day.

    The Dryer is a BAD idea!

    Fold up loosely.

    Cheers

    #1535989
    Brad Groves
    BPL Member

    @4quietwoods

    Locale: Michigan

    Why not just drape it over your shower rod or door? Give it a day or so to dry, then store it in a big laundry sack.

    #1536011
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    "Hang it up inside for a day."

    +1

    If you have an unfinished basement, dive 4 nails in joists
    spaced to conform to the tent's foot print. Then hang the tent by its corner loops from the nails for a day or two before storing. I turn my Rainbow inside out to dry and clean, then reverse it to dry the outside.

    #1536269
    Chad Miller
    Member

    @chadnsc

    Locale: Duluth, Minnesota

    Yup I too hang my tents and tarps up in the basement for a few days to dry them out.

    #1537658
    Jason Klass
    BPL Member

    @jasonklass

    Locale: Colorado

    I too have been tempted to put it in the dryer, but as others have already pointed out, it's a bad idea. Air-drying is best. What I do is hang it on my deck for a few hours, then turn it inside out and repeat. You want to make sure no moisture is lurking in the corners.

    #1537672
    JJ Mathes
    Member

    @jmathes

    Locale: Southeast US

    "I have a big dome tent"

    I used to have a big tent, when it got wet and the weather was too wet to set it up outside for drying I would hang it up in my garage and place a fan a few feet away to speed up the drying process. You will need to turn the tent over and inside out to be sure it's dry.

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