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PersonCazone
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Good evening everyone
We have just purchased a eurohike genus 400 to use as a weekend tent and I am trying to source a footprint to fit it. Everywhere seems to be out of stock for the footprint to go with this tent, has anyone got any idea of another type of footprint that would fit this tent?
Thanks for reading my post
Carole


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Personseanfdh
24/9/2023 at 9:07am
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Buy a builders tarp larger than you need and cut it down to size.

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Thanks for your reply seanfdh that may be the only option
Carole


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24/9/2023 at 11:42am
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Builders tarp is the way to go, same material as genuine footprint, but MUCH cheaper and easily available! Any colour will do, it's out of sight when in use.

As to size, in final form (as in cut, or folded to size), it needs to be around 100mm (4") smaller on all sides than the tent ground plan. This it to stop rain running down tent wall and onto TOP of footprint, which would partially defeat the purpose of footprint to keep SIG dry for easy packing up of tent. It should NOT protrude out from under tent at ANY point.

Often worth putting eyelets at corners to peg footprint down (use mushroom headed pegs to protect SIG), it makes positioning tent correctly a bit easier. DIY eyelets available from most camping outlets, ebay etc.


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Thankyou very much for your detailed reply Monty15 this is definitely what I intend to do


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24/9/2023 at 9:48pm
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Cutting down a tarp would be my advice too, making sure it is smaller than the tent all the way round to minimise water ingress between the tent and the tarp.

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Thanks DK


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I wanted a footprint for a tent that had been discontinued. I looked at the dimensions of similar sized tents in the review section on here and then searched Ebay for something suitable. I found one from the same manufacturer as mine but any would have done. Did the same when looking for a carpet too.

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Thanks I will try that
Regards Carole



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