Sunday, February 23, 2014

waterproofing a tent?




Jason M


I got a tent from walmart and have only used it a handful of times well this weekend dew came through the tent pretty bad we did have the rain guard on also. Would scotchguard work or is there anything else u recamend or should i just get a new tent ?
does Camp Dry work good , do i use the hole can at one time or do i need to put it on the tent everytime i go camping or what



Answer
Save the tent. Look for a product called Camp Dry. It's a spray for treating tents, clothing, shoes, etc. Make sure the tent is dry, then spray the outside of the tent and rainfly completely. Spray it outdoors though, the stuff really stinks, until it is dry.

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Drew32


I just bought a Quest eagles peak 4 (9x9) dome tent for 59.99 from Dick's sporting goods. They also had a coleman around that was a little bit bigger on sale for 79.99. Has anyone used either tents, and what is your opinion on which one is better? I really appreciate your help. It's my first tent purchase and I dont want to be surprised when I go to \use it. I dont want to ruin a nice weekend camping with a junky tent. Thanks.....Drew
This is for camping @ a campground in RI. Just for the weekend nothing heavy duty. Just for me and my girlfriend to get away from it all!



Answer
First of all a 9x9 is a huge tent for two people that like each other.Go to one of the smaller and better made Eureka tents and rather than have the disposable item you have now you can have tent that will give some service for a while
http://www.eurekatent.com/filterTool.aspx?cID=6
Then there's the guys over at campmor who everybody that does this long enough will eventually do business with
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=40000000226&storeId=226&categoryId=45760&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=250
Then there's the nice folks over at EMS who I have been doing business witth for the past 35 years or so and have never had a bad thing to say about them Theres one in Cranston RI
Regardless of what you will ultimatley buy , you will need to pitch at least 10 -15 times in your backyard in order to familairize yourself with how it all works
Take the time to have somebody hose it down while you're inside of it and see where and if it leaks and and then either return the tent or solve the problem if it does leak
Good luck




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