How does this keep water vapor from the ground from entering your tent?
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This material is actually building wrap. It's a semi-permeable material designed to let warm moist air pass through from inside a home to the outside. As ground cloth for a tent it will protect the tent floor and keep the interior floor drier.
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Moisture, much like lightning will follow a path of least resistance and will soak into the ground.
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My experience is the water collects against the ground. And, your tent floor should be sealed and doing the real work of keeping water out. The ground cloth, more than anything, protects the tent floor from rocks and abrasions
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It just hangs on the front. Keeps the air flow circulating but it isn't a seal.. The moisture has to escape from somewhere :)
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Out of tent, to get rid of hot air, or you can pull in cool air from floor level.
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If your tent is brand spankin' new- I'd set it up in the yard,- make sure the tenting is tight- and hose it off. When it dries hit it with a silicone based water proofing spray. Pay special attention to the seams. Use a tarp under your tent- wrap/roll the edges of the tarp toward the ground to make it just fit under. Use the proper type of tent peg for your soil type and tie/stake the sides of the rain fly so to guide the water away from the tent windows.
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I'm not sure yet cuz when we used it it wasn't raining however when I go camping I bring a tarp and extra rope I put the top over th tent at a angle and rope it off where ever I can and it stops the rain from even getting my tent wet
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Pretty much.. Used it to protect our tent during a major downpour, we were nice and dry on the inside. Not sure what you are using this for?
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I used the Coleman tent sealer on this one right after I got it. The first time I pitched it was in the back yard and I sealed it then and left it up overnight to be sure the sealer dried before I packed it up. I will spray the seams with Kiwi Camp Dry once a year now. So far there has been no water in this tent. On the last camping trip we got 3 consecutive days with at least 2 hours of steady rain including some hard driving downpours and this tent did not leak a single drop on us.
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condensation in a tent is due to lack of air circulation. Warm breath moisture rises to tent fabric and cooled there and it rains or drops. Open a window. Waterproofing is maintenance that will go on for ever.
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Inside each little cover there is a plastic ridge that fits tightly against the interior of the compartment. This ridge seems to answer for a seal to keep out moisture. (as I live in a "high desert" area, humidity is not an issue so I'm giving you my best guess).
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I think its for water drainage or just extra ventilation. I have been in the tent at night on the deck and havent had any issues with bugs.
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After a lot of research, I never expected this to be 100% rain-proof. It is a shade canopy. I bought this for it's shade and lighting. By design you have an open vent at the top of the roof. Also, the upper frame touches the seems at almost every point. I know in my tents if I have something touching the walls during a heavy rainstorm, water will eventually begin to "wick" through the fabric. I would suspect this effect works the same with this canopy. Sealing the seams should help some but probably won't prevent water dripping inside during heavy downpours.
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Yes, it does a great job of keeping bugs out and is also great with ventilation. Wonderful tent for the price. The first time we used it we were in a an absolute torrential downpour for two days. Nothing got wet.
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Yes exactly you just fill up the bags with sand and it prevents wind from getting under the tent and blowing it away. I highly recommend this product.
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I tried putting it in the tent & the zipper broke & I had to exchange the tent. The pad doesnt fit inside & doesnt seem to be designed to fit inside the tent. I read other reviews that said heavy rain will flow water down the tent & undernieth. The Pad cover seems moderetly water-resistant but to avoid getting the foam wet Im putting a rain tarp over the whole set-up when I go camping. I think the inadequate coverage of the Quick Tent`s rainfly over the cot/pad is what makes it so cheap. I dont mind since I plan on sleeping in it w/out the rainfly under a raintarp this Summer. Hope this helps
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I bought this to use at Burning Man in the desert. The thing is this tent isn't very insulated. I actually built a swamp cooler to cool it and the air just escaped as soon as it was pumped inside. I put reflective sheets on the sides facing the sun and above where I put my bed to keep it cool. Its better than your average tent because air runs right through it, but worse if you are trying to keep cool air in. Good Luck!
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Just recently bought and set up but not experienced exposure to rain. Spray all the seams with a can of silicon spray. That's what I do with all my tents
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If you are using the Coleman Sundome tent, you wont have to worry about the floor because its s plastic type floor almost like a tarp. Trust me on thst cause I was in a "monsoon" my first trip out and with high winds and my tent stayed bone dry. Still, put a tarp under it. As far as the seams, there is a rainfly which protects but if you are really concerned, get a larger tarp and use that like I did for an extra rainfly. Supposedly, though, this tent wont need it but all my friends were getting tarps for their tents and told me to do the same so I did. If you still wish to seal the seams, i would contact the Coleman company directly and ask. Putting snything on it might interfere with what is already in the material.