Thanks to those that answered my question instead of judging.
Thanks to those that answered my question instead of judging.
The tarp held up to a light drizzle just like it has before. After a few hours of real rain though it started to leak pretty good. Luckily I was packing up and my stuff only got a little wet. The hike out was fun in the rain and the flooded out beaver dam area.Originally Posted by TallPaul
Good to hear you didn't have to spend a cold wet night in the woods. Where were you hiking? Talking of a beaver dam has me thinking of Jordan river pathway.
My head is an animal
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones in that I haven't touched my SF with any kind of sealer and have never had a leak. Even in storms with 50mph winds and driving rain I've remained leak free.
Of course now that I've opened my big mouth, I'm sure I'll get wet on my next trip here in a couple of weeks.
If your lucky enough to be outdoors, your lucky enough!
I just got back from hiking around Tahquamenon Falls area. We had awesome weather for the most part, but it rained on the last night and the way out. Out along the Tall pines/ Wilderness loop the beaver have taken out a decent section of the trail and built up a rather impressive dam.
Sounds like you need to seam seal those pull-outs and re-examine your pole mod. From what I've read, the pull-outs do need to be seam sealed. The ridgeline doesn't, assuming that you don't have anything pressing against the ridgeline, which it appears you did, with the pole mod.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
I don't use the tie-outs on my SF, and have been in a couple torrential 6+ hour downpours and was fine so far. Still going to seal the inside of the tie-outs now when next spring roles around just in case.
I read the instructions but tried the SF out in my backyard in light-moderate rain and didn't get any leakage. Then, I set it up in a heavy, persistent rain and yep, it was leaking. Sealed it with Sil-Net from REI.
“I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dropped it carelessly, Ah! I didn't know, I held opportunity.” -Hazel Lee
sry all but im with bigfoot2 on this 1, I would say that if a manufacturer of a product says it needs to be done then do it or don't buy their product... I own an edge and superfly and neither have ever leaked a drop on me, had my edge in a nasty storm about 2 weeks ago, down poured for over an hour and was dry as a bone! If it clearly states on his website to seal something then you chose not to its his fault????????????Good lord! Just seal it with some Sil-Net and be done with it. Tarps, even ones that claim not to need sealing, NEED SEALING. Anyone who's been in the woods for more than an occasional car camping weekend trip will tell you that. Nothing wrong with the tarp, looks like inexperienced user error, to me. Complaining about this is like someone taking back their new hiking boots to REI because they kept falling off....even though they did not lace them up. It's not their fault for not knowing that. Blame it on the boot maker.
BF
If you are in porch mode, you'd notice any drips more. Especially if you are cooking under the tie-outs
In A frame mode, any leaks from the tie outs drip down the side of the tarp. Hard to get wet from that.
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