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Post by Nate on May 20, 2014 7:47:42 GMT -5
What is the best way to stop rain from getting into your tent? Last year on the mountain I came way too underprepared when I was certain I was over prepared...our tent was pretty much flooded and we ended up sleeping on wet blankets for the first two nights
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Post by Soulmate on May 20, 2014 8:43:38 GMT -5
yuck sleeping in wet. I had a very old tent lastyear but the nylon held up nicely. Silicon spray your tent good. Also, use a tarp on the bottom, before staking down your tent, and if its torrential downpour, its best to throw a tarp overtop of your tent.
We didn't have any rain inside my tent.
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Post by dancingirl on May 20, 2014 10:59:56 GMT -5
Ideally you want a tent with bathtub seams and a vestibule. Bathtub seams mean that the tent seam is not on the ground but up a couple inches and then you want to seal with the silicon spray (waterproof seam sealer). The vestibule is like a rain fly BUT it covers your tent all the way down to the ground in front and back.
The biggest mistake I see people make at festivals that is likely to cause a puddle in your tent or underneath your tent is putting the tarp/ground cloth down but leaving edges sticking out. If you use a tarp underneath your tent it is VERY important to tuck in all the edges or even cut the tarp to be the same size as the floor of your tent.
I was at All Good one year where it rained pretty much the entire time. I was one of few people that managed to stay dry...and with the tent vestibule I was able to use my campstove (with it sticking out the open vestibule) while I sat out of the rain inside my tent.
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Post by jeff on May 20, 2014 11:18:19 GMT -5
I use sil-net and mineral spirits for a silinylon tents. If you have a typical camping tent, use the other form of sealant and mix with mineral spirits to dilute it. Small paintbrush and about 1/2 hour of work alone the seams, let it dry. You will be good. For the ground, I fold a heavy duty tarp and use it as a ground cloth, esp in places like Hunter Mountain where the grass will be thick and moisture will cause some puddling. Agree with the notice above about tucking your tarp under the tent.
Also, we are rigging up a tarp to our car and placing it over our tent for extra protection and to keep as much light out of our tent. There are generators that fuel the lights in the campground and they are sort of bright. We also have a wind curtain that wraps around half of our ex-up and a bug screen for the rest. Tarps are the answer.
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Post by misterbrow on May 20, 2014 19:59:14 GMT -5
We have avoided it by renting an RV.  |
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Post by Soulmate on May 20, 2014 20:18:01 GMT -5
Now jead, Anto, Saint and I know where to go when it's downpouring!!!
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Post by misterbrow on May 21, 2014 4:49:08 GMT -5
Now jead, Anto, Saint and I know where to go when it's downpouring!!! OK, but you bunk with me. The other three can draw straws to pair off with the other three dudes, Saint has a weird dual personality thing going on and I don't want wet llama hair on my pillow from Jead. |
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Post by hunterdrummer on May 21, 2014 6:45:16 GMT -5
Get a cot and get off the ground...
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Post by Jead on May 21, 2014 8:00:19 GMT -5
Cots are good. Under and over tarps are good. Seam sealing is good. Llama hair is warm even when wet (and I only shed when I'm overly stimulated).
Location of your tent is important too. Stay out of any obvious low spots or areas that show evidence of run off.
The absolute best way to keep rain out is all of these things. NO RAIN works pretty well too.
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Post by Nate on May 21, 2014 8:24:19 GMT -5
The 30 day forecast on accuweather for the Jam weekend isn't showing much rain, let's hope it stays that way
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Post by Jead on May 21, 2014 8:31:44 GMT -5
30 days might as well be 30 minutes at Hunter. Keep the forecast as a very general guide but don't rely on it for 100% accuracy. The weather changes can be quite sudden. The 5 day forecast on June 4 will be reasonably accurate.
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Post by hunterdrummer on May 21, 2014 10:12:37 GMT -5
Expect rain at some point.
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Post by Veronica on May 23, 2014 12:26:26 GMT -5
Can you put the tarp under the tent and use the excess to wrap it over on top of the tent? Or do you need two different tarps? I've never camped at mountain jam so I'm extra paranoid about getting wet. I've been to this festival before I remember the threat of snow one night to all campers, I was happy I wasn't camping Lol! We have a good sturdy tent, its not mine so I can't spray it at least I don't want to without permission. It has the fly away thing to go over the top, and we are bringing an ez up canopy to go on top of our tent for extra protection. What do you guys think?
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Post by Soulmate on May 23, 2014 16:30:02 GMT -5
Veronica, that's more than enough to stop rain. Lastyear when it poured for 36 hours, we threw a tarp over the tent and we were very dry..
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Post by TheLucasBeard on May 25, 2014 9:44:38 GMT -5
Put a tarp that wraps under and over the tent so it looks like Fred Flintstone's car with a Brontosaurus rib steak on it.  .... Yabba Dabba Doooooooooooo........ Buy a tent sealer for your tent it's like a little bottle of glue type liquid you use on the seams and leak areas, Walmart or Target has them.  Buy or borrow a small gas heater like a Mr. Heater Little Buddy and PORTABLE BUDDY HEATER what ever just make sure it has a CO2 shut off built on it but don't trust that! After it rains put the heater in the tent for a few minutes so it doesn't burn anything and the tent is dry during the rain and after the rain if you turn a heater like that on for a few minutes until the tent is dry and warm it saves gas and its safe from C02 poisoning (death). BE AWARE THAT A SMALL GAS HEATER PUTS OFF C02 SO IT CAN KILL YOU IF YOU LEAVE IT ON WHILE YOUR IN THE TENT OR ANYONE SLEEPING WITH IT ON IN THE TENT OR IF THE FUMES ENTER THE TENT,SO ONLY USE IT WHEN YOUR DRYING OR HEATING THE TENT IT ASLO SAVES GAS THAT WAY. MY POLICY IS EVERYONE MUST BE OUTSIDE. IT ALSO GETS TOO HOT TOO QUICK AND YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO PASS OUT AND DIE OR BURN UP AFTER YOU PASSED OUT FROM C02 POISONING. Purchase one with a C02 auto turn off and a small one like the Mr. Heater Little Buddy works real good for heat and drying when it gets too wet and cold.
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