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Quote: Originally posted by tankosl on 24/6/2012

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We put up our Karma 4m zig last weekend and suffered from high winds and heavy rain.
I was disappointed to find water dripping in through the stitching by the zig and pooling on the floor. I was worried that we'd wake up in a paddling pool in the morning so frantically went all around the tent with seam sealer trying to stop the drips......
This seemed to slow it down but didn't stop it completely, so we slept with kitchen roll strategically placed to catch the rain.
Luckily it stopped during the night so we weren't flooded out in the morning
The only problem now is.......will it leak again, or will it now settle down???
We're off again next weekend so we might find out then!!!!

Oh, by the way, can anybody tell me......our bell has elasticated loops near the bottom of the fabric, above the zig pegging tabs.....do you hook these onto the same pegs as the zig (which seems a bit tight) or do you leave them un-pegged???

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Peg the elasticated loops seperately - this pulls the canvas over and covers the top of the zip, so no leakage

Quote: Originally posted by Chell Bell on 04/6/2012

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We have put our new 4m Soulpad with sewn in ground sheet (SIG) up in the garden this weekend. It didnt stop raining overnight and all through the day yesterday (Queen's Jubilee Sunday) and it has really leaked. There is water pooling at each point where the groundsheet is pegged. We didn't actually sleep in it and nothing has been touching the sides. I am very disappointed as we have read that they are excellent in bad weather. Should we have waterproofed it first e.g. Using Fabsil? Any suggestions?

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