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We have a Royal Biaritz 6 - Fantastic tent - only problem was - Sat night It rained not stop and there was a river running underneath the tent - it was like walking on a water bed - Lad woke up wet as he had come of air bed and was lying directy on ground sheet - water was coming up where table and chairs stood - basically anything that was on floor had water underneath it.  

Should this happen with a sewn in ground sheet?

What can be done to stop it happening in the future - luckily nothing got damaged - but we came home a night early because of the amount of water underfoot.

Thanks

Lou

It`s a common misconception that groundsheets are 100% waterproof....if you`re in puddles and put pressure on a groundsheet, over time the water will start to seep through. Groundsheets are made in different qualities though and the time it takes to do this varies. Royal is a middle range brand, so perhaps their groundsheets are not quite as good as some.

The amount of water you describe does sound excessive though, so it might be worth complaining to the shop where you bought it from and seeing what they say.

As to what you can do about it? Main one is to be very careful where you pitch next time and try to avoid dips in the ground. (Not easy!) A footprint groundsheet underneath the tent will give more protection as well, especially if you use thick builders plastic rather than just more groundsheet material. Make sure it`s cut slightly smaller than the tent groundsheet though otherwise it will act as a water scoop and channel water under your groundsheet, which is exactly what you don`t want.

We have a Sunncamp Haven 600 with a sig, last week we had one heavy night of rain and where there is stitching for the clips water came in, i found puddles in 2 places in the morning, I was wondering the same thing is this common?

I,ve bought some waterproofing spray , will this stop the leak? 

We made ours from heavy duty plastic, it was a bit fiddly to do for the Hartford. Since then Outwell have brought out purpose made footprints but on looking at them we think we will stick with our homemade one. They appear to be made of the same stuff as the SIG which is not that robust.