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Just back from a weekends camping in the rain.  Bought my evo last autumn and have used it twice for 2 weekends in the dry, no problem.  However, with heavy rain I found water was pooling on the roof just in front of the sleeping area.  I had to get up in the night to check it and resorted to pushing the roof up with the top of a chair to clear the water.  Why?  I was on a flat pitch, nicely guyed out with the SIG flat to the floor, can't see it's a pitching problem?

Then water started to leach in from two areas exactly the same position both sides of the tent where there is a loop sewed in the seam.  I lay awake most of the night listening to the disconcerting noise of water dropping onto the SIG. 

The tent is still under warranty, does it need to be returned or do I douse the tent with sealant?  I had three separate puddles this morning to deal with, a bit disappointed in the tent really, but the rain was heavy, am I expecting too much of a 3000HH? 

 Please help!

Hi, Ive had my evo 600 DL up for a week in wind and rain with no major problems,prehaps you have a bad seal where the loops are? might be worth trying a drop of seam sealer?

The only trouble i really had was getting the tent pitched? broke 2 poles so far!! any tips would be good, thanks

Hi, thanks for your reply.  With pitching,loosely peg the back of the tent in place, the knack is to thread all the poles through the sleeves with the ends still hanging out.    Then get someone to go inside the tent and lift up where the poles cross over, this will then bend the poles in shape while you go around and slip the poles on the pins.  Remember to loosen off the adjustment strap by each pin to make it easier to slip the pole on to the pins. Then tighten the straps.

My 11 year old son and myself(mum) can put the tent up unaided using this techinque.  Hope this helps.

Hi DiverDave, I don't have any metal pole with my tent, I wonder if I should have one! Where does this pole attach?  I have only the 4 main poles and one spare section should one bit break.

I have just emailed Highbridge caravans where I bought this tent last year.  They phoned the next day and advised fabsil on the seams and also to the area where the water pools. 

The trouble area for me is just outside the bedroom door in between the two poles that go across the tent.  The roof is quite flat there but I am really worried about the pooling problem.  The more water that rests on the roof, the more weight is on the fabric causing it to stretch, the more pooling it will suffer from next time it rains. 

I don't want to have to keep getting up every hour throughout a rainy night to prod the tent roof.  I was also advised to get the tent back up with haste, properly guyed out to stretch the tent back out into the proper shape and leave it to bake in the sun.

Umm, hasn't stopped raining since last rainy weekend, has it! 

Hi No Faff,

Thanks for your advice on putting up the tent, was going to give it a try this wekend but weather and work say no!!

I have the new 2008 600DL I dont have the mentioned metal pole either? but saying that mine has not leaked! touch wood!

Hope you get your problem sorted,

thanks Ken