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OutdoorPhoto.com · 07-30-2005, 07:17 AM

Tent camping in the summer here in Texas can be brutal! I clearly remember a camping trip with Shannon at Brazos Bend State Park where the total lack of wind combined with sizzling temperatures at night in the 90's and a high humidity resulted in an "oven-like" experience.

At least when you're cold, you can keep adding layers. When you're burning up and ALL the layers are gone (and I mean all!)...and you're STILL dying of heat...you've run out of options.

It didn't help that in the distance we could hear the air-conditioners of the RV campers cycling on and off. :rolleyes:

Big lesson learned from that trip is that if you're going to brave that heat, bring a small, battery-powered fan of some sort. ANY kind if air movement would have helped a great deal I think...

07-30-2005, 07:17 AM	#11
OutdoorPhoto.com Site Photographer Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 62	Re: So tell me....is it too hot to camp? Tent camping in the summer here in Texas can be brutal! I clearly remember a camping trip with Shannon at Brazos Bend State Park where the total lack of wind combined with sizzling temperatures at night in the 90's and a high humidity resulted in an "oven-like" experience. At least when you're cold, you can keep adding layers. When you're burning up and ALL the layers are gone (and I mean all!)...and you're STILL dying of heat...you've run out of options. It didn't help that in the distance we could hear the air-conditioners of the RV campers cycling on and off. :rolleyes: Big lesson learned from that trip is that if you're going to brave that heat, bring a small, battery-powered fan of some sort. ANY kind if air movement would have helped a great deal I think...