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19/8/2017 at 12:47am
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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 18/8/2017
Take a look at this first before deciding whether to spend money on waterproofing.
...and here
In my opinion it is highly unlikely that a tent will leak directly through the material if the material isn't showing any signs of damage/wear. In some cases the tape on seams may fail after a few years of use and water will then run down the seams and pool on the groundsheet. From there it could run in any direction. Seam sealant will resolve this problem if you can ascertain where the seam is actually leaking from.
Your tent is likely to take around 3 x 600ml cans of Fabsil spray at between £7.00 - £11.00 a can depending on where you buy it. Seam sealant isn't particularly cheap either.
Fabsil is not a waterproofer. The waterproofing of a tent is the material itself. Fabsil is a silicon treatment which causes rain to bead and run off the flysheet. This aids waterproofing but won't cure leaks.
If the material is leaking it's time for a new tent.
Post last edited on 18/08/2017 22:33:53
Well, I may have learned something...
Could it really be the case that the combination of rain, near constant high humidity (between 70% and 90% most of the time, I was checking the weather constantly!) and cool nights could cause that much indoor 'rain'? As I said, it was my first really wet week in a smaller modern tent, so it may be I just have to learn how to handle that. I am pretty sure some seams need re-sealing (one by the sleeping compartment is definitely dodgy), but I couldn't see any damage or wear to the roof fabric (checked before going, and spent plenty of time staring at it during the week!).
My friends (family of 4 plus dog) who borrowed my old Ontario 8 didn't have any real problems with internal drips (although we did have to bail it out initially after being forced to put it up in truly horrible weather - no letup all day!), but they spent a lot more time in and out of that tent than I did mine, I was only really in the Carolina at night as I was working at the event, so it was shut up most of the time - all vents deployed, of course. Plus, the Ontario is a tunnel tent, so a lot more domed than the Carolina, so drips are more likely to have run down the walls I guess. The rain wasn't beading and running off the Carolina like it does the Ontario, which is why I thought it needed reproofing, but maybe that's a difference in the tents themselves?
Meh, I feel like such a noob! Again... ;)  All advice still welcome :)
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