>>1188795I live in a temperate rainforest. In the summer it can be 105F and around 80-90% humidity during the day. At night it can be 90-100F and 100% humidity. It is basically the worst of the worst when trying to get to sleep. You can't just sleep without at least some insect netting or the spiders will carry you off. The tiniest tear or zipper section open in the tent means 5 new spiders per hour getting in. Ants are a problem too, but only if they are the stinging kind and there's 2 kinds of stinging ants in this area. Hammocks only help marginally. As a result, air flow is reduced and you essentially sweat until you pass out. That's the worst part. During the day everything is hazy from all the isoprene and other compounds released from the plant life. The best camping is in the fall. Spring is basically 3 feet of mud from rains.
If camping in South America is any better than that, sign me the fuck up.
