Ok I've had a recurring issue for the last few months. Almost without fail I have woken up to my sleeping bag being wet in the mornings.
I have used a few tents and a tarp and it has happenned in each of them. It has happened in two sleeping bags but more so in my winter bag. Has anyone experienced this?
I will post up some of the conditions it has occurred in below:
So the two tents i have used are an Exped Cetus UL II and a Macpac Minaret (both with vents opened). I have also now used it with a 3x3m Tarp in both a 3 side closed pitch and a standard a frame (using a polycro groundsheet).
I started noticing it in my Macpac Epic 600 first. It was happening in the Exped in fine weather. It seemed to be less prominent when i used the bag as a quilt. It did this on 4 or 5 trips from pouring rain to blue bird days. Its never been enough to get me cold and it seems limited to the outer fabric and the top maybe cm of down as it drys very quickly even in fairly humid conditions. It is however a pain as it means gear has to be aired out midday while hunting.
I then tested in in my older Macpac and the same thing happened. This was only tested 2 nights in fairly hot days and cold nights (20 plus in the days and freezing tarns in the morning).
I have also slept in the same tents in my little Aegismax Sleeping bag which is stupid light rated at like 10 degrees i think. It didn't get as wet but the the second night it did and it got wet enough that my feet where killing me. Trying the Aegismax mostly in Tarps but also in the Exped. It definitely was better and maybe 50% of the time i woke up dry. The only issue is when it got wet i got cold and it doesnt dry near as fast as the hydrophobic down in my macpac.
Not sure it im just way to hot a sleeper or what but its getting a touch frustrating.
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