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Subject Topic: Leaky tent - worth treating? Post Reply Post New Topic
24/8/2010 at 10:50am
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I bought an Easy Camp Licata 400 the other week, and this weekend it got it's first use, over in Port Talbot, Wales (Afan Forest).

To say it got tested is an understatement!! We got stuck in traffic so arrived at around 11pm, the rain was torrential!!

And it stayed that way from the friday evening, until the sunday.

I was happy that the tent held out pretty well considering, although it did have a couple of small leaks.

Looked like it was leaking from the velcro patches for the windows covers (the inner seam tape doesn't go under these), and possibly elsewhere, as when I packed up there was some water underneath the inner. Maybe condensation though as we were using the burner in the porch over the weekend.

So, I'd rather try to nip these small leakage points in the bud early on, but not sure what would be best method?

Would I be better applying some sort of seam sealer to the areas that look like they're leaking, or just treat the whole outer with something like Nikwax?

Any advice appreciated :)


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24/8/2010 at 11:11am
 Location: Wakefield West Yorkshire
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Seam Sealer applied to the leaky seams as per manufactures instructions (a small paint brush helps).

All tent "treatments" are mainly aimed at canvas tents, not polyester, and would never seal any leaks on a dodgy seam anyway.

If you can pitch it in the garden on a fine day use a hosepipe to try to identify leaks. 



24/8/2010 at 11:12am
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go seam sealer first try it and see no point treating the hole tent if you don't have to also you should not have to treat a modern tent anyway well not untill it is near the end of it's life.


24/8/2010 at 11:57am
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Sewing machine needles make holes so attaching velcro to a flysheet is always a potential leeking point.

As the tent seemed to perform excellently in bad conditions, I would get myself a bottle of sealer and a tiny brush .

Put the tent up and using the point of the brush, get into those pesky little holes near the velcro that let water in but do not take the tent down for at least 24 hours or it will stick to itself !

Being stuck inside plus using a burner would more than likely explain the water under the inners.

Angie



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