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19/4/2014 at 7:25pm
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I am not sure that polycotton benefits from a soaking in the same way that canvas does as it has a waterproof membrane rather than just relying on the fibres to tighten up but somebody with a better knowledge of polycotton may disagree.
With regards to water leaking through stitch holes on the seams or zips, that is no problem. Buy a tube of seam sealer from a camping shop and following the instructions apply it to the inside of the seams/stitch holes. That is what seam sealant is for. However, it is like a clear glue and dries into a 'rubbery' seal so don't get any on the zip runner or hasp and don't pack the tent away until it has dried or it will stick to parts you don't want it stuck to.
Incidentally...don't the zips have a flap on the outside that covers them to prevent water leaking through?
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19/4/2014 at 7:53pm
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He probably just caught the tent inside the flaps that cover the seam ,all seam sealers should have instructions,chuck water on your tent without pushing the zip flaps the wrong way
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20/4/2014 at 10:23am
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A good temporary fix is to run a bar of soap down the seam.
Recommended by Lord Baden-Powell himself!
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20/4/2014 at 10:29am
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Yellowstone falls is not an old tent, they only came out last year or the year before and its polycotton so has loads of years left in it
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20/4/2014 at 5:29pm
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I've just sone my TT with fabsil,took 2 of those big tins 3l i think,got them from Go Outdoors and picked up some paint pads and an extension pole,didn't take long at all.
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20/4/2014 at 6:02pm
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You shouldn't need to proof the tent at all. Repost on camping under canvas for the tent folk to advise before you spend all your money
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20/4/2014 at 8:05pm
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Quote: Originally posted by happycampers98 on 20/4/2014
You shouldn't need to proof the tent at all. Repost on camping under canvas for the tent folk to advise before you spend all your money
Very true...there is not usually any need to waterproof the outside of a tent, especially one that is only a couple of years old at most. I decided to waterproof mine because it was an ex display model and had been out in all weathers for the whole of last summer and rainwater had stopped beading on the outside...it wasn't leaking though. If rainwater (or in your case, hose water) beads on the outside and runs off easily then it is fine.
If you still insist on doing it, mine took 3 x 600ml spray cans at £7.99 a can. Yours, being mostly windows I think, would probably take about the same or maybe 4 cans. It is not as easy as you might think though...the roof takes some getting at and I had to partially drop the flysheet to get at it. If you don't need to do it I wouldn't bother.
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