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30/10/2014 at 3:09am
Location: Guildford
Outfit: Urban Escape Atago 5 man tent
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Hi, I am interested in any advice regarding purchasing a groundsheet and an inner tent carpet for the living area. I have an Urban Escape Atago 5 man tent which hs a living area of about 200cm x 365cm (as far as I know). I have seen a groundsheet and carpet set made specifically for this tent online but it no longer seems to be available from Halfords. Whether this is a seasonal thing or totally discontinued I don't know, so I am looking for any alternatives that anyone can recommend. Preferrably something that is not going to take up too much space in the car and is not too expensive to buy. Is a groundsheet essential? As the tent already has a sewn in groundsheet, what would be the advantages of a separate groundsheet? Thanks for any advice that is forthcoming, if anyone knows where I could obtain the aforementioned Halfords twin pack please let me know. Regards, Dave.
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30/10/2014 at 6:09am
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Depending on the thickness and quality of the sewn in groundsheet (aka SIG), a separate groundsheet (aka Footprint) can offer more protection (from a little to a lot, again depending on thickness/quality!) against stones/sharps etc. A ruined footprint is easy to replace. Not so easy with a ruined SIG!
Even disregarding the above, it is so much easier to take home your flat rectangular footprint to clean and dry it on the lawn/over a washing line, than it is to try and get the underside of the SIG clean & dry before you can bag it up and put it in the car... as it's attached to a bigger, bulkier tent, of course!
Simple rule... make sure the footprint is slightly smaller than the base of the tent. If it sticks out into view, rain/dew can land on it (either directly, or drip off the tent walls) which in turn can, depending on ground levels, trickle under the tent, but on top of the footprint, thus leaving a puddle under foot, between the two waterproof layers (nowhere to escape!). Using a breathable groundsheet as a footprint would allow any such puddle to drain away... but wouldn't stop wet/mud rising through it, so it defeats the object, imo.
Any sheet of polythene, cheap B&Q builders tarp, or of course, the purpose made footprint will all do more good than harm, so well worth having, imo.
As for carpets...
A/ They are great for adding warmth and comfort, and
B/ Can be a pain to find the sizes, if you can't get the tent-specific one. They tend to name the tent, but note the physical sizes!!
I'd suggest find the size of the floor, and then find the nearest available carpet at a suitable price. Too big? Just fold the edges under! Too small? Remember the lino border around your mum & dads lounge, before fitted carpet was all the rage? (Or was that just us? 
And don't limit yourself to carpeting just the living area... the bedroom section will also be much warmer and cosier with one too... although they don't make bedroom carpets, so the above "nearest size will do" has to come into play!
This list may help cut out a little of the research needed.
Good luck!
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