Figured out I was pitching my tent with the rainfly too tight for 8 years

I was on a trip in the Smokies last month and a guy walked past my site while I was struggling with condensation inside. He just said, 'loosen up your fly, there's no airflow.' I thought it had to be drum tight to keep water out, but he was right. I let out about 3 inches of slack on each side and woke up dry for the first time in forever. Anyone else have a basic setup habit they only caught by accident?

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lee62723h ago

Yeah but did you check your stake angles too? That changed everything for me.

robert_rodriguez6623h ago

Learned the hard way that tighter isn't better, huh? Guilty of that for way too long myself.