Drying a tent for storage

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

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.

Hang it up inside for a day.

The Dryer is a BAD idea!

Fold up loosely.

Cheers

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.

"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.

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

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.

"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.