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Quote: Originally posted by sadexpunk on 31/5/2008

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i was under the impression you didnt peg them. just put it down and then put the tent on top?

i may be wrong tho :-/

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hi ken

we have the aspen 500 with a footprint what we do is peg it first then put the tent with ground sheet on top of that .with the apsen the footprint is some what bigger than the tent so we then unpeg and roll it under to correct size other wise as just happened to use we did not do that and had heavy rain so the water got between the footprint and the ground sheet.

hope this will be of help yours fran and steve happy camping

Evening Ken,

We have a Khyam Ontario 8 foot print groundsheet, its the same size as the foot print of the tent, the good thing about having one is that the sown in groundsheet stays nice and dry and clean, then I can clean the foot print one later on.

Cheers

Keith

we always peg are one down or it will just blow away before you can get the tent out of the car.

it’s make pitching the tent so much easier that without it. with are last tent 9 out of 10 time I would end up having to move the tent as it did not fit where we had put it but with the footprint you know exactly how big it is and can move it round till you are happy much easier than moving a hole tent.

worth every penny

Quote: Originally posted by ahhh..fresh..air! on 31/5/2008

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We have the footprint for the 900 and it is bigger than the tent. You peg out the groundsheet (using brass eyelets) and then get your tent up and walk it round until you get the best fit (assuming little wind - ha!) and then you inevitably punch loads of holes in the groundsheet for your ring & pin pegs etc. And you do get loads of water between the two layers - ours is currently waterbed-like.

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Your groundsheet needs to be smaller than the tent all around , if using it under the tent. The punching of holes is probably also causing water to leak up fom the ground to come in between the two layers. Or any groundsheet sticking out is allowing water to run in. There's not much point having it under the tent if its going to collect water, surely the whole point is to keep the sig clean and dry, so not having to clean it (except maybe a little wipe with a towel around the edges) when packing up?

I have never had a problem with water getting between the sig and footprint, even in the torrential rain last weekend.

Quote: Originally posted by Tatgibbon on 01/6/2008

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ours pegs out first,

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