[vlog #24] Bike Vlog on the Road | Ostrava to Olomouc | Czech Republic
Hooray Readers! Bringing yet another fun and crazy video to the community - Mr.P on Video!
Suuup, guys! Bringing one more of the bicycle Vlogs on our crazy European adventure during the winter. Things are going smooth as butter; sometimes life sends some challenges, other times it's just pure joy and contemplation.
On this video we leave the industrialized city of Ostrava in Czech Republic and continue following the EuroVelo 9 heading to Olomouc.
We start on a nice downhill and continue on rural roads with changing in landscapes, unfortunately I couldn't add more or else the video would be too long. In the end we set camp somewhere along the road on a nice forest with a river right in front. Stick 'till the end if you like camping, because I'll tell you some valuable information regarding tent setup. Enjoy!
Tent Condensation: A brief summary
The condensation inside a tent is normal and acceptable on humid and cold places when you are camping outside. Sometimes you buy the fanciest waterproof tent and still wake up with the sleeping bag or the mattress with signs of water, in some severe cases you can even feel water drops in some places - the so called "rain from inside, to the inside". It doesn't mean your tent is broken, it may just be that you are setting it wrongly.
What causes condensation? Our body is at around 37°C, thus our breath is warm and contains vapor. From physics you know that hot air goes up until it mixes with the environment to find equilibrium.
If you are inside a locked tent, with waterproof fabric and no vents, it'll act like a blocker for this hot air flow. As soon as the hot air from your body touches the cold fabric of the tent it immediately condensates becoming water. If this water touches the mosquito net inside the room on your tent, it'll most likely fall, just as rain does. It's no magic, your tent is not broken, you may just be missing on the tent setup.
How to avoid condensation inside the tent? Avoiding condensation completely can be tricky and perhaps impossible, you'll need to learn how to control and direct this air flow to better sleep during the night.
- Control: Controlling condensation means providing ways for this air to get out of your tent into the surroundings. You'll need to open the vents of your tent and if you are careful enough, place the tent in a way that wind can enter and passs through it. Remember! The tent is not what keeps you warm, so vents are there to be used.
- Direct: Part of giving a direction for this condensation is in the control part, better get rid of the air before it becomes water. However, it'll become water in most of the cases. To direct this drops of water into the ground you need to make sure that your tent is well pitched. Make sure you are stretching the outter part so it doesn't touch the mosquito net; use all the support lines if needed; don't hit the outter part with your hand. By doing all that you'll provide means so the water drops run down the fabric to the ground, those fabrics are disigned to let that happen!
All this information is in the end of the video, if you'd like to have a more visual explanation.
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Disclaimer: The author of this post is a convict broke backpacker, who has travelled more than 10.000 km hitchhiking. Following him may cause severe problems of wanderlust and inquietud. You've been warned.
I'm Arthur. I blog about Adventure Stories, Brazil, Travel, Camping & Life Experiences.
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Awesome video buddy, you came up with some true camping hacks there :) Btw you don´t need to worry about the rivers in Central Europe - they never get swollen - as long as there is not a super heavy rain lasting many hours.
Where are you right now?
Heyho, yeah, sometimes people think the tent is broken hahaha when in fact their breathing is making it wet.
I'm now in Slovenia (Maribor) tomorrow I'll start cycling along the Drava river in direction to lake Bled and then I'll tour over the Julian Alps - It'll get intense!!!!
Awesome! Is the weather better? Should be a bit warmer over there than in the Czech Republic. The Lake Bled is a legend man! Cannot wait to hang around with you in my homeland when you will be on your way back in summer :)
Oh yeah! I seriously needed more time in Czech Republic, but with 3 months visa I had to go through in a rush =/ I even forgot to buy myself a sword
The weather here is strange, cannot rely on the forecast
No worries mate, we will make up for that once you are back. Late spring, summer and early autumn usually come with very nice weather in Central Europe.
Oh man! It feels like forever since we've seen each other! Thank you for the update!
Isn't it crazy that one month has passed already, wtf
Time flies when you have fun, right?
It's absurd, and on our mind it's like 2-3 days ago! Soon it's Christmas, I have no idea where I'll be.
I hope it's somewhere cozy!
It's so around the corner hahahaha, I need to buy wine.
i like bike to good for your health
It's one good exercise, specially cardio! Plus we get all the positive energy from nature.
exactly
my challenge is on video
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Love how clean the surroundings are! Europe is a nice and clean place! Mha!
Hahahaa, that's because you didn't see the abandonned factories I passed by, I seriously need to go back there to explore them.