I have seen a couple of YouTube videos where people have said they seam seal the panel pulls.
My question is, is this something I'm going to need to do when I get my SF or are they just talking about leaks that develop later on?
I have seen a couple of YouTube videos where people have said they seam seal the panel pulls.
My question is, is this something I'm going to need to do when I get my SF or are they just talking about leaks that develop later on?
the panel pulls will leak in heavy rain unless sealed. some folks do some don't since they aren't overhead
I proved that theory to be wrong this weekend
Superfly did very well in a very heavy Georgia summer time downpour
see my trip report
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it's super easy to do just get yourself some silnet sealer or something similar, i did both the outside and inside on mine, just to be sure, the sealer will be sticky after it dries alot of people sprinkle some baby powder on the sealer after it's dry so it won't stick together when you store it the first few times
the basic report on here is the pull out will leak but not alot and most of the drips are far enough away and low enough in comparison to your hammock that they really don't cause much of a problem, but it you have it strung up really high or in porch mode then i think you would definitely want to seal them
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Spent the night at BSA Camp Jack Wright (Tannehill) last night with my son's scout troop. A thunderstorm materialized and didn't move for about 3 hours, a real "gully washer". I had my WBBB setup under my Superfly and had a pesky drip from the pull outs. Because of the heat, I had my tarp a little high and one of the drips caught the edge of the hammock. It caused a damp spot but otherwise I stayed dry.
Looks like I have a little seam sealing in my future. Question, is it necessary to seal both sides of the pull outs or can I get by with sealing just one side? If I seal just one side, which side should I seal?
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I just did mine on the weekend. Just the inside for now!
I only did mine on the inside ... Taking care to work the flowable silicon into the seams then squeezed a round patch of 1.0 sil onto and into the spot. I only did that because I was rushing the seal job for a trip two days later. It kept me from having that sticky surface to deal with. The first day and night out was a gully washing down pour. No leaks on the tarp whatsoever! No misting either! Great tarp!
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