Why you should always dry tents before storing them
150th runs many camps. If the weather on the last day of camp is wet, it means tents have to be packed up whilst damp. You may have seen tents hanging in the hall or stretched out in the churchyard. This is to dry them. These pictures show the damage that happens if we don't get them dry.
150th runs many camps. If the weather on the last day of camp is wet, it means tents have to be packed up whilst damp. You may have seen tents hanging in the hall or stretched out in the churchyard. This is to dry them. These pictures show the damage that happens if we don't get them dry.
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Once a tent has mould, takes so much time and money to treat that it is cheaper to simply buy new canvass. A tent like this one would cost us around £1000 to replace. Even if the tent was pitched without the canvass ripping, the mould spores are not healthy to breathe in, so it still could not be used.
With thanks to 123rd Manchester Scout Group for allowing display of these images.
With thanks to 123rd Manchester Scout Group for allowing display of these images.
