Vacation advice for a Vanda Basket

[Blooferlady86]

Hello all!

I'm going to be out of town for about 8 days soon and while most of my orchids will be fine (but a bit thirsty) if I give them a good watering the day I leave, I have a Vanda in a basket that lives in the backyard and needs daily watering, twice daily on really hot days. I can bring him in and put him under the lights to protect from the heat, but he still just loses a lot of water out of the basket.

Does anyone have any good tips for Vandas in baskets that need to go for a while without watering? I was thinking of maybe lightly packing the basket in some moss in a bigger pot and giving that a good soak before I head out.

Advice appreciated!