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I know there is a large forum on S.I.G's but i have trawled through that and not found an exact answer to this question.

Probably going to buy a Vango Idaho 400 with S.I.G in living area, but having not had a S.I.G before i am a bit concerned about what we do about sitting in the living area without damaging the groundsheet. We have a couple of those fold-away chairs (the ones with the cup holder in the arm, you know the ones) which have sort of "stubby" feet and my concern is that sitting in them will puncture or damage the S.I.G. 

Am i just being a paranoid here? Would putting down one of those plastic-backed travel rugs absord some of the pressure? Should i put a another large groundsheet under the whole tent or just the living area? if the S.I.G does get a hole or tear in it is that the end of the tent or can it be repaired (duck tape?)

The S.I.G on the Idaho is very slightly putting me off getting one so any advice would be much appreciated.

Cheers, John

We just put a couple of rugs down. We've had anything upto 8/9 people sat on a variety chairs and never had a problem.

My sister has bought a couple of eco-mats to go in her Montana 12 they're not cheap but hard wearing,warm and easy to wash off,she hung them on the washing line and got the hose pipe on them. They were dry in minutes.