Expecting some serious wind and weather on the last night of our Smokey Mountain trip this weekend, I had the bright idea to throw my tarp OVER my ridgeline as opposed to it hanging from the prussic knots and biners. Tied everything down nice and tight, close but not too close to my hammock. I figured that would protect me from blowing rain.
Around midnight, some serious rain started and plop....a nice big drop fell on my head in the hammock! Light on and I see that all along the ridgeline is water. So spring out of the hammock, pull up the stakes on one side and flip the tarp back to UNDER the ridgeline. Stayed dry the rest of the night.
So, here where I am curious. Was it the pressure of the line on the tarp that let it seep through? Or was it water moving down the ridgeline that dripped on me? Should I have seam sealed my Warbonnet BMMJ? I assumed it was sealed. (And it probably is!)
Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated.
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