I left my BlackBerry in the campground's main building to charge for two hours, from 6 to 8PM. During that time, Mother Nature finally realized she hadn't truly rained on me in a while, so after teasing us all day with light and random shower activity, she suddenly opened the floodgates and let loose with a real summer rain.
This changes my immediate plans, of course, because unlike the typical weekend traveler, I can't say to myself, "I can pack the tent wet; I'll just air it out when I get home." My tent, billed as a "three-season" shelter (i.e., all but winter), goes where I go, and home isn't a place I'll be seeing for at least another year. Packing the tent wet means risking mold and mildew.
So I can't afford simply to pack and go; the tent will need time to dry up and air out, and since tomorrow's forecast is partly cloudy, I'm hoping that'll be sufficient for my purposes.
Upshot: I'm staying an extra day.
PS: Internet capability restored, but wouldn't you know it: I still can't access Blogger (the browser times out), so I'm once again resorting to moblogging via email.
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I suspect that you'll be able to pack the tent wet... because you're popping it open the next night. It'll air out enough at that point.
ReplyDeleteI just don't think you'd want to pack it wet multiple nights in a row, or pack it wet and then crash at a motel or someone's place for a few nights. Then it'll likely mildew.
Although, come to think of it, it's going to probably smell funky by the end of the journey anyway- but better to put that time off for a while if you're able!
mildew the dew?
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