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Topic: Leaky Tent Fixed Itself
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01/8/2016 at 6:52pm
Location: None Entered Outfit: Outwell hornet xl
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Read somewhere that after you blow your tent up first time it might stretch a bit, did spray mine around the beams on the first trip out (it didn't rain but thought better be same than sorry) have since had it out in the rain and had no problems.
So yes just need a bit off weathering and you should be fine
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01/8/2016 at 8:55pm
Location: Hertfordshire Outfit: Anything I like !!!
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They sometimes do need settling in but to be fair it's near impossible to make any tent 100% waterproof. I very quick spot spray of proofing in an area like suggested above will cure 99.9% of issues.
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02/8/2016 at 7:33am
Location: uk Outfit: Karsten - sun storm - doesnt matter!
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the Edoras tent and the Taiga tents are very likely to leak on this seam!
the roof beam is not taped ( sealed ) on the porch side of the roof beam because this is deemed to be an external area of the tent.
it is only sealed ( taped ) on the tent living area side of that roof beam.
on the taiga models the flysheet doesnt even come all the way down to the ground further re-inforcing the " outside " area of this part of the tent - its not much more than a tarp really - this is according to the information from my dealer via vango.
so edoras and taiga models CAN leak in the porch area because no sealing tape is used in the roof seam. some folks tents dont leak - it can depend on intensity of rain, the wind direction - how its blowing the rain etc etc.
i had calm conditions and a very heavy downpour and had 2 steady conitnous dripping of water above the outside side of the tent door (which leads into the living space).
personally it doesnt bother me because i very much treat the porch as the outside porch. keep all the wet and muddy stuff in there instead of bringing it into the tent.
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02/8/2016 at 7:53am
Location: uk Outfit: Karsten - sun storm - doesnt matter!
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the taiga doesnt have options for front extension - so its understandeable as you say.
but that is a bit odd that the edoras being extendable has this half taped seam then!.
i guess fingers crossed but it might be an idea to get some seam sealer.
i took some detailed pics of the roof seam and this was discussed elsewhere on a different group at length - and what came to light was the angle of the stitched seam on the porch side of the roof beam where it acted like a V shape channel to capture rain and almost feed it down to the inside of the tent!
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02/8/2016 at 8:05am
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I seem to remember on the old canavas tents the seams would seal during rain by swelling up and that would be it sorted for good..
They used to say that was the tent "wetted" if I remember correctly but not so in the new polyester tents?
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02/8/2016 at 2:35pm
Location: uk Outfit: Karsten - sun storm - doesnt matter!
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cotton is a natural fibre - swells and contracts depending on the moisture in it.
polyester is a plastic man made material - a plastic which doesnt change size - but depending on the thread used to stitch it together - this may contain cotton and so as you use it and it gets wet and swells therefore filling any air holes and becoming water tight
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03/8/2016 at 2:39pm
Location: Somerset Outfit: Vango Solace TC 500XL
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Our Edoras 500XL has been fine despite almost 48 hours of rain the last 2 days here in Cornwall Mind you we have the roof liner which might make all the difference. Love our Edoras. Probably best tent we've owned. Just wish Vango would put 2 way zip on bedroom pods.
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