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Canvas type tents should be weathered before use so that the cotton can expand in the wet and then contract as it dries which will seal the sewing needle holes made during manufacture.

You can erect the tent in the garden and wait for rain or get the hose on it.

Or do what most people do and use it straightaway but be prepared to mop up a bit round the seams the first time it rains, after that it should be fine.