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We have a VW LT 25 camper with a Reimo Touraction awning that has an inner tent that sleeps two.  We need the awning for sleeping our teenagers, but every time we are away we have had problems with the awning not being waterproof enough.  After a long downpour (maybe when it's been raining for about 20 hours or more - and yes that ALWAYS happen wherever or whenever we go!) water starts seeping in, dripping and seeping and making everything very wet, making it impossible to sleep in the awning.  Our awning is about 4 years old and after last year we re-waterproofed it completely, but still had the rained out problem again last week. 

This is also our first awning so I don't know whether all awnings have this problem  Can anyone advise whether we have just been unlucky or if this is the norm?  If we have just been very unlucky, then please cany anyone recommend a really good waterproof awning that would stand 24 hours of rain (or more!).

Thank you!

Thanks for your help and ideas.  Weird thing is that the inner tent doesn't really get condensation even when there is someone sleeping in it.  In fact, last week, we had to stop anyone sleeping in the awning at all during the night, due to water seeping in during the day and making it impossible to put up the inner tent. 

The van came with a canvas awning that is quite small and wouldn't sleep anyone - do you know of any canvas awnings that have sleeping compartments?  I have seen the Khayam Family sleepover recommended on these forums (they are nylon though).

The van came with a canvas awning that is quite small and wouldn't sleep anyone - do you know of any canvas awnings that have sleeping compartments?  I have seen the Khayam Family sleepover recommended on these forums (they are nylon though

I have a khylam awning which I purchased just this year and on a recent trip it started leaking, the weather was quite severe and  luckily I dont have anyone sleeping in the awning but I had to move some stuff back into the van ..so a khylam may not be the answer...

While your re-proofing your awning,pay special attention to the seams and use a proper seam sealer,before you re-treat the whole thing..

I re-treated a tent of ours several times,using Fabsil(I think that's what it's called?) and a hand garden sprayer, without much success,until someone pointed out that the seams needed doing with their own specific sealer..It's been fine ever since..

Also I'm not a fan of full ground sheets in awnings..They just tend to help puddles to form..As MartyM said,best to use several mats..