Timeline for Waterproofing my tent
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| Jan 23, 2022 at 22:07 | history | edited | Martin F |
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| Jan 23, 2022 at 22:04 | answer | added | Martin F | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 14, 2022 at 4:56 | comment | added | ahron | Perhaps it had a coating that got washed off when you put it in the washing machine. The silicone and wax treatment is a known procedure and it should work. | |
| Jan 13, 2022 at 20:02 | comment | added | Vorac | One or two ply tent? One ply are never water resistant in my experience. Also the "Did the tent ever work correctly?" is of utmost importance for the question. | |
| Jan 10, 2022 at 21:53 | comment | added | Alex J. | I hiked in the dry weather almost every time, summer was really good. I used it about 30 times. After 15 uses I washed it in the washing machine(gentle wash), so perhaps that destoyed the protection I dunno. I havent had any problems until then, but I dont remember any rain, perhaps a little before 15 uses. I know I shouldnt wash it in the washing machine, but I only started this year more seriously so I am learning from that mistake. Then I will spray it with silicone for the first coat and then appy some nikwax as well, will see how that fares. | |
| Jan 10, 2022 at 18:13 | comment | added | Italian Philosopher | Did the tent ever work correctly? It's one thing to try to find a treatment to restore some faded water resistance. It's another to do it on something that never repelled water in the first place. And if it's a new tent, you might consider returning it to the store instead. | |
| Jan 10, 2022 at 14:32 | comment | added | Alex J. | It was too much water inside. Like 1 cm(half an inch almost in some parts. I had to use survival foil so the sleeping bag didnt get too wet. The whole fabric was really wet evenly on the inside. Another time when there was no rain but frost I pitched it in more open spot(not under the trees) and under 0 C(freezing). The sleeping bag was a little wet from the outside. Ventilation was probably all right for single wall tent at least I try to set up the tent in a way that ventilation is decent. | |
| Jan 10, 2022 at 11:18 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | Are you sure it is water that came in from the outside and not condensation running down? | |
| Jan 9, 2022 at 19:26 | history | asked | Alex J. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |