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Personcj camper
07/2/2008 at 9:33pm
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hi can anyone tell me is this good or bad

Waterproof Rating: Hydrostatic Head 3,000 mm

what does this mean.



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Personpigwig
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It means that the tent material has a tube or cylinder placed on it and water poured into the tube until the material leaks, the amount of water in the tube at the time of leakage (measured in mm) gives the hydrostatic head and 3000mm is pretty good (I think)


PersonTEFKAS
07/2/2008 at 9:49pm
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The Hydrostatic Head is the length of a column of water that the tent material will withstand before leaking. It is a way of expressing pressure not weight! I have had visions of a tonne of water sitting on a tent but that's not what it means
It is just a way to compare relative waterproofness.   3000mm is pretty good and will certainly be OK for 3 season camping.


Personcj camper
07/2/2008 at 9:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by mr.paul on 07/2/2008
The Hydrostatic Head is the length of a column of water that the tent material will withstand before leaking. It is a way of expressing pressure not weight! I have had visions of a tonne of water sitting on a tent but that's not what it means
It is just a way to compare relative waterproofness.   3000mm is pretty good and will certainly be OK for 3 season camping.
so when would you say not to use this tent then will it be ok fro easter use

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07/2/2008 at 9:58pm
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the term is about the weight of water not camping we've used in the past whats now known as two season tents for years and in torrential rain ,snow and wind and it was fine.
you will be fine at easter but it may still be nippy at night!
modern tents are made very well (well the material is) so it will be the seams that leak before the material itself ,their made very well but unfortunately they all seem to be limited in life span especially the sun wrecks them and they fall apart.
you wont find as many old nylon tents as there are canvas ones
probably as with everything else it all rolls of the end of some chinese conveyor and only the way the material is stitched together makes any difference ,theres just as many bad expensive ones as there are good cheap tents .

Post last edited on 07/02/2008 22:05:37


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PersonTEFKAS
07/2/2008 at 10:05pm
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FWIW, MOD considers 800mm to be waterproof.


Personcliffbrown
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Hi just about to by a popup and the rating is 450L/hr/m2 can any one translate!!!!!

Cliff



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