I've only met one of these once before, on Gillies Downs, a sheep station on the Eyre Peninsula.
That one is pretty big, as it needs to provide hot water for a full shearing crew morning and night. The first person awake in the morning lights it up, and its usually still warm from the day before.
This smaller one actually took quite a while to heat. There weren't many campers, and most of those who were there had big self contained RV's.
So it had not been lit for some time, there was a lot of stone cold masonry to heat and the weather was wet and cold. But, by ignoring the sign that said light a small fire, and cramming in a fair bit of the wood I brought with me, we got her hot before lunch. I suppose everyone enjoyed a hot shower that night.
We drove part way home yesterday, and camped overnight. Woke to a condensation issue this morning. Walls dripping.
Our trailer is vented with high and low vents in each side wall. I have butterflies so I can close them off for travel.
I've always wondered how effective the high/low convection thing was.
I've never had a condensation issue, but I've usually camped by myself with the vents or even a door open, and this is the first time it has rained continuously for the whole trip.
Well, now I know.
If you forget to open the high vents to get the circulation happening, like we did last night, you are going to be damp next day.
The rain stopped for the drive home, which is all paved roads, so I left all the vents open while travelling. By the time I'd driven 3 hours at 55-60 miles per hour, the cabin had dried right out.
