Got this from alt.camping. Reminds me of something a ranger boy might do. later, Noel"Spirit Rider"Bell > Thank you for all of your responces. Hope to hear back from you. > > Yes I did use a tarp over the tent but not under. Condensation was not a > problem. No I didn't use seam sealer. Will seam sealer correct a leaky > floor (that seems to be the problem)? > > > I have spent the last three weekends looking for a tent. I have bought a > > total of 6 (YES, 6!) tents and returned all of them. The main problem > water > > leakage. I even did research into the design and construction of a tent > and > > still had problems. For example, the most recent tent I purchased was a > > Ridgeway by Kelty that had a full-length, 1000mm coated, polyester fly > with > > silicon treated thread as well as a polyethylene bathtub-style floor AND > IT > > LEAKED, EVEN WITH A TARP OVER IT!. > > I then decided to look for a tent on the net through the various on-line > > catalogues. I looked at Kelty's and everything else but I still can't > find > > a good tent- most of these tents have a nylon taffeta floor and a coated > > nylon fly. I NEED a waterproof tent,ie, a polyester fly and a > polyethylene > > bathtub floor. I live in Newfoundland and we get ALOT of rain. A nylon > > floor or fly just won't due. > > > > Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > > > P.S. I'm looking for a 3-4 man or bigger tent. > > > _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks!" RTKB&G4JC! Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rangernet.org
