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Subject Topic: Hi Gear Voyager 6 collects water Post Reply Post New Topic
Personjoffff
11/6/2012 at 2:39am
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I noticed during my last trip with the Voyager 6 that rain was pooling in two places on the roof, mainly where the main dome meets the front door (see pic).



I've tried to smooth out this dip with the guy ropes but can't seem to make much difference. Does anyone else with a Voyager 6 suffer from this? This is the first time it's rained whilst camping with the Voyager 6 so I'd not spotted this before.

I've tried to see if other Voyager 6's suffer from it, but the best photo I've found doesn't really show the affected area in much detail:



Any help is appreciated!


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Personeversm
12/6/2012 at 11:59am
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Are you sure that you've pitched the front pole (grey) crossing over the Dome poles? Can't see from your pic, and can't quite see where the rain would sit as it should run off due to the curvature?


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Hi eversm,

Yep, the front pole (and ropes) are pitched as per

(not my tent, just an example)

It's hard to show it in pics, but where the dome curves down and meets the horizontal from the door, it sags and pools when it rains. It also collects at the rear of the dome in the opposite spot so maybe we need to do some re-pitching once all the poles are in to get everything taut. (The guy ropes are all normally pegged out and tight, I've just not bothered in the pic above)

There's no leaks (yet) but obviously I'd rather the rain ran off as intended!

I've had a reply from GO suggesting that there's not enough tension on the grey poles so I'll pay a bit more attention to those.

Thanks for your suggestion!



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