Re: [Paddlewise] Yaks on Pickups???

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 20:56:02 -0800
"Shawn W. Baker" wrote:
 
> I have basically the same setup with my Nissan king cab pickup with an
> aluminum canopy [snip]
>  I like camping in the back at/on the way to/after the put
> in/take-out, but I have a big problem with moisture buildup.  Tents
> breathe so much better than aluminum.  Even with both side windows open
> and the back window open (if it's not windy) I still get pretty wet.

> How do you deal with humidity, in the even-more-humid Pac. NW?

Not very well.  My canopy is FG, so it does not sweat as much as a metal one,
but the condensation is a problem.  The only thing I hve going for me is that I
have a bed liner **on the bed only** (not on the sides), so most of the runoff
goes under the liner, and eventually drips out the tailgate or evaporates.

> Also, what about mid-summer camping when it's hotter than blazes but the
> 'skeeters are also out?

Hot?  What's that?  Oregon and Washington and BC -- coastal parts anyway -- are
never that hot!  

Seriously, my cap has screens over the windows -- these are an aftermarket item
available at most RV outfitters.  They just pop into a channel on the inside of
the slider.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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