Hi all,
I've been spending time at my parents lake house in central KY, where we've had an a lot of rain over the past couple days. Given the weather, and the time to pay attention, I decided to set up both a 15 year old Moss Little Dipper and a one month old Tarptent Rainshadow 2, to observe how they can handle the water.
After several hours of sustained rain, my Moss tend started leaking in a couple spots. Given the age of the tent, and never having sealed its seams (old Moss tents didn't require it, due to their thread), this was not a complete surprise to me.
Surprisingly, though, the Rainshadow 2 has a specific spot on the ridge of the fly, about a foot up from the rear hooped pole. It appears as though there is a slight "fold" in the fabric, right next to one of the two ridge seams. The water puddles here, and makes its way into the tent.
I will add extra seam sealant here, but does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove this spot? Do other Rainshadow owners have this issue in their tent?
Thanks much,
Matt
P.S. it's amazing to think both these tents are three person tents, but one is FIVE TIMES HEAVIER than the other (sigh.)
