Camping Le Puy with atleast three of my kiddos

[lotti on the Camino]

I finished up SJPP to Santiago in October, straight through and loved every second of it.
Next year am starting to plan my return with three sons (will be 15,13,11) and we will start in Le Puy. A mother and son Camino to Santiago. Other children might join me...but these three are a definite.
We will be purchasing two light weight tents (I did not camp at all on recent Camino). We have narrowed down our search to the Jack Rabbit for three people and bringing two of them. That would have us each carrying a 2lbs burden for the tent though we need to look at mats as well.

My question is what do people do when the tent is wet?
I have camped often but all of my camping involved driving to a campsite and setting up, I have never backpacked with a tent.

I am not worried about this BUT do worry about the wet tent and preventing mildew etc...

Any information on camping in general there and advice that I might need would be welcomed,
Thank you in advance,
N

 

[Green Tortuga]

My question is what do people do when the tent is wet?

Lay it out in the day during your lunch break when the sun comes out. =) If it keeps raining all day long.... you pretty much just have to live with it. *shrug* But then all of your other gear tends to get wet too--backpack, clothes, etc.

Mold isn't going to be a problem if your tent isn't wet for more than a couple of days at a time. Just set it out to dry whenever the first opportunity presents itself.

-- Ryan

 

[Fint71]

I camped every night from Le Puy to Santiago to Finisterre to Muxia. Loved every second of it. You will have to consider the fact that there are not always going to be a campsite when you need one, especially with kids as they will want to stop walking sooner than you might. I had to do many nights wild camping, mainly in forests because every inch of farm land in France in use and you cant just set up camp on crops. Also, some small cooking stove is a must if you find yourself wild camping and this means carrying food etc. I had a very light one man solo tent, just room for me and my pack and if it got wet during the night then it was my 'must do thing' the next day to get it dry.
Its a tough road camping every night of the camino but for me anyway it was well worth it. I could get up when I wanted, start walking when I wanted, finish walking when I wanted. Loved it !