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Quote: Originally posted by PaulDG on 02/4/2009

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1500mm Hydrostatic head means your tent fabric can support a column of water 1.5 metres high.

Unless you're going to pitch under a waterfall, then I think you will be fine.  The first time I went with my camping buddy she had bought a tent from a french hypermarket, we had no idea of brand and never heard of hydrostatic head.  It got well and truly tested out in a bad thunderstorm one night!  it held up fine it was a smashing tent apartbfrom the colour it was a purple with a sicky greeny mustardy colour ( we never so another one like it on any of the campsites we went to) until it got pinched out of her garage.  It was through that tent we discovered the joys of the great outdoors with the children!!!!!!  At least you will decide if you like camping with out going out and spendid loads on you're tent and deciding you don't like it!!!!