Do You Wipe?

[hammockBlazn]

Im shocked to see anyone actually uses a shamwow. Those things are awful IMO. I purchased a box to be very unsatisfied. I have since used the Absorber from autozone. Works much better. Carry on.

[Cali]

When I get out of the hammock in the morning, I give the tarp a good shake to get the water off. By the time I finish my breakfast and packing everything else up, the tarp is mostly dry. I then pack it on the outside of my pack to finish drying. Gets hung up at home to make sure it is very dry before putting it in the storage container.

[blaktee]

I always wipe. But if I don't have a towel handy I use my hand

now thats funny.....DANG FUNNY

[warbonnetguy]

I just give it a good shake and then put it away.
I always hang it in the workshop for a day or so when I get back home.

this is what i do too, you can shake much of it off

[HamMike]

I usually just pull up my stakes, stand at one end, grab a side in each hand and shake it all off. When I get back home I hang it up outside to dry.

[turnerminator]

No one else dries it with their down underquilt? ....

[TheHangMan]

Like most everyone else, shake as much water off of it in the morning prior to packing it up then set up again that night if still camping. At home I hang it until totally dry before packing for long term storage.

[WV]

I use two pieces of absorbent cloth so I can wipe both sides at one time while it hangs vertical from the ridgeline. I was surprised at how much surface water weighs, even after shaking the tarp. What's the point of a 6 oz. tarp if you pack it up with 4 oz. of water on it?

[Seeker]

Ha ha, no sicko...your tarp!

After a rain or frost, I find myself trying to wipe down my tarp before putting it in my pack to get some of the water off. I can only wait so long for weather to dry it. I use a sil BMJ tarp. Silnylon in general has that sort of oily effect which doesn't allow water to just come right off when you hit it like a cheap blue plastic tarp. Nor does it wipe dry very well, instead more of a smear. From what I hear, this may be another benefit of cuben - can anyone confirm?

Anyway, what does everyone do before packing if letting nature dry it isn't in your agenda?

i've got an OES McCat Standard. i just shake the snot out of it, then kinda roll it up into the little bag it came in, and that's it. when i pull over for lunch, i may take it out to dry in the sun, but not always.

[grich9860]

yep with a camp towel