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Over the past 35 years we have hadseveral different sized tents and use builders damp-proofing plastic and then fold the excess underto fit. Just make sure all the plastic is folder under the tent.

Quote: Originally posted by applesandpears on 04/8/2011

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Just make sure all the plastic is folder under the tent.

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Water gets in on the top of it. This includes fottprints that are larger the the base of the tent.

If the footprint is the same size or larger than the tent then water will pool between the two. The footprint groundsheet needs to be 2" smaller than the tent all the way round.

I use a cheap tarp from B&Q under the Licata 400 and use a proper Kyham one under the Ontario 8 (but that is only becasue it was thrown in as a freebie when we bought the tent!)
Both do the job!!