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Reply #10 - Jun 28th, 2014 at 2:02pm
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Rain or not, if the fly is left off don't you all wake up soaked from the dew?
  
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Reply #11 - Jun 28th, 2014 at 3:34pm
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It's bad enough waking up in the middle of the night getting pelted and having to scramble just to drop the tied up portion of the fly. Having said that I probably wouldn't purchase a tent where I couldn't roll up one side and get ventilation.
  
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Reply #12 - Jun 28th, 2014 at 3:50pm
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If an unexpected rain moves in, I usually hear it out on the lake, and have a few minutes to drop the fly.
Another approach is to hang the fly a little higher using nearby trees and ropes.

As for dew, it's never been a big issue . Just sun the bag next day.
  
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Reply #13 - Jun 28th, 2014 at 4:05pm
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I almost always pitch a tarp over my tent, but not down close to it (above the tent roof 2-3 feet).  It keeps the tent in the shade and dry if there is a sudden rain storm.  If I think it will rain eventually or overnight I tie rope to various rocks/branches where it will need to be if I do have to snug the tarp down to stay dry.  Then if I have to get up in the dark it is a quick project to re-tie the tarp for a storm.
  
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Reply #14 - Jun 28th, 2014 at 9:04pm
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mastertangler wrote on Jun 28th, 2014 at 3:34pm:
It's bad enough waking up in the middle of the night getting pelted and having to scramble just to drop the tied up portion of the fly. Having said that I probably wouldn't purchase a tent where I couldn't roll up one side and get ventilation.



The pleasure of sleeping with just the mesh between you and the sky is worth the occasional inconvenience of the rain scramble. Dew is rarely an issue. Obviously if it's threatening rain the fly goes up.
  
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