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When we bought our new tent, there were no pegs with it, so when we complained they gave us a free footprint.

When we used it, it was about a foot bigger all the way round the tent, does anyone know why this is, because it doesn't make any sense to me?

Thanks.

Well I purchased a groundshhet for our Diablo 900 and that is also about 6 inches bigger than the tent all round. We end up folding it back under the tent groundshhet once it is all set out.

Nigel

Quote: "water will collect on it and channel right under the tent, and you`ll be walking on water for the rest of the holidays"

More great advice here. I already see my groundsheet is too big.

I had a daiblo 900 for a v small time with free footprint ground sheet.

I was too big by a few inches all round like Nigel says we folded it under but it des seem crazy that the manufactures cant get it right.

Quote: Originally posted by Andrew X on 30/3/2007

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Quote: "water will collect on it and channel right under the tent, and you`ll be walking on water for the rest of the holidays"

More great advice here. I already see my groundsheet is too big.<!-- Signature -->

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Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 30/3/2007

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I`ve never owned a SIG tent so never any need for a footprint groundsheet, thus I have a question about them. Is it possible they`re made in such a way so as the edges are meant to flip up between the inner and outer? Are there any splits at the corners that would facilitate this? Are there attachments at ground level between flysheet and inner that would prevent this? Enquiring mind would like to know.

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Quote: Originally posted by Andrew X on 30/3/2007

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Quote: "water will collect on it and channel right under the tent, and you`ll be walking on water for the rest of the holidays"

More great advice here. I already see my groundsheet is too big.

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With a frame tent, it is okay if the groundsheet is a bit big,since it will just sit on top of your mudflaps and then can be folded under to size.

It is just with SIG tents (sewn in groundsheet), which can have an optional footprint groundsheet (groundsheet to mirror the size and shape the tent occupies, ie its 'footprint'), placed under the SIG to help protect it from damage etc, which have problems with water channelling between the two groundsheet layers, if the footprint groundsheet extends further than the tent.

Does that make sense?

Quote: Originally posted by PigletandTigger on 30/3/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by Andrew X on 30/3/2007

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Quote: "water will collect on it and channel right under the tent, and you`ll be walking on water for the rest of the holidays"

More great advice here. I already see my groundsheet is too big.<!-- Signature -->

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Andrew yours is a different set up. Your groundsheet is meant to sit inside the fabric of your tent and curl up the walls by a few inches. It's correct that it is a bit bigger.

Footprints go under sewn in groundsheets of tents. Their only purpose is to avoid the SIG getting wet, dirty or damaged - they are groundsheets for groundsheets!!

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