Camping in the summer can make the tent overheat and feel uncomfortable to stay inside. When the tent is hotter, it will need to be cooled. There are various reasons why a tent may heat when the temperatures are high. For example, there might not be shade nearby or there isn’t enough ventilation. Fortunately, cooling a tent is not a complicated process. Even without electricity, you can still find a way to do it. In this article, we shall look at how to cool a tent without electricity.
Remove The Rainfly
A well-ventilated tent won’t get overheated as air will escape in and out. A rainfly blocks proper air ventilation inside the tent. Tie the rainfly on a nearby tree or somewhere it can stay on and let it hang. You can also decide to remove the rainfly, but it’s a personal preference.
Unzip The Tent
The best way to create ventilation in the tent is by unzipping the tent and allowing fresh air to come in. Keep the doors of the tent open to making more room for cool air. When there is adequate airflow inside the tent, it won’t be hot. You will find it more comfortable relaxing inside. It is the easiest and the most common method used by many campers.
Have Solar-Powered Or Battery-Powered Fans
In campsites with no electricity, solar and batteries are your best options. Not all fans get powered by electricity. The fan blows in warm wind into your tent and makes it cool.
Place A Tent Underneath The Tent
When pitching the tent, place a blanket under the tent to trap heat. When the heat gets trapped in the blankets, less heat gets to the tent. Heat can get into the tent in many ways, through the ground or other openings.
Close The Tent Daytime
We mostly use the tents in the morning, in the evening and at night when going to bed. Most daytime, campers tend to indulge in other activities like hiking and exploring the woods. If you do not want the heat to enter the tent, have it closed during the day when you are not using it. When the tent is closed, hot air won’t get trapped inside.
Pitch The Tent On A Shaded Area
When you overexpose your body to sunshine, you get tanned. The same thing applies to your tent. Though it doesn’t tan your skin, the scorching heat under the tent can become unbearable.
After you have identified your campsite, locate an area where the tent won’t be facing the sun directly. The best places you can pitch a tent is somewhere under a tree or between trees that provide it the needed shade. Trees offer a very natural shade, and the woods are full of them; you can never run out of an excellent place to set up the tent.
You can keep moving the tent whenever you notice the shade shifting to a different location. Shades provided by trees are not constant and will keep moving throughout the day.
The tent needs to be more relaxed, especially in the hot afternoons. For a cooler place for your tent, have it set near water bodies like streams or lakes. The breeze coming from the water bodies makes it feel calm inside, even on a hot day.
The sun will always be there, especially during summer, it is best to find a place with the as little sun as possible.
Don’t Set The Tent Close To Other Campers
The human body produces heat on a hot day. When many campers are closer together, the heat increases and goes inside the tent. Spacing between you and other campers reduces congestion inside the tent. This way, you won’t experience a hot tent.
Set The Tent At The Right Time Of The Day
Mornings and evenings are the best time to set up a tent. The sun does not emit harsh rays compared to the afternoons. At noon is when the sun is scorching. When you set your tent at this time, it will end up overheating. You should plan and make sure you arrive at your campsite either in the morning or in the evening. Evenings are the best time to pitch your tent, and you won’t go to bed and complain of an overheated tent. That said, the best time is when the sun has set, and there is no more heat.
Space Blanket
Having a shade above your tent is essential in maintaining it cool. If there is no natural shade nearby, you will have to create one for yourself. This is where space blankets become useful. Cover the whole tent with these blankets from the outside. The space blanket will reflect heat from the outside environment. They are handy in places like the beach where the whole place is surrounded by beaches and no trees to provide natural shade. For efficient results, ensure the reflective blanket covers the entire tent. If in case you are using small blankets, combine them to get good coverage.
Make Use Of The Cooler
It only works if you carried a cooler along on your camping trip or plan to bring one with you. Fill the cooler with ice and place it inside the tent. Open the cooler and allow the ice to melt at its own pace. The melting ice creates a cool temperature when it combines with the heat inside the tent. Place the ice in buckets and place it inside the tent and allow it to cool the tent.
Staying cool in the hot summers can be challenging if you do not know how to keep your tent cool without electricity. You do not need to have access to electricity to feel comfortable in a tent. All these hacks in this article are great to help cool down a tent. The hot weather will not become unbearable anymore when you use these methods. You will find one or more ways working for you whenever you need to tent and then temperatures are hot.
