I am not taking any chances with rain leaking. What does Coleman recommend for seam sealer, and waterproofing for the sides, rain fly and floor? I want to take care of this before my first camping trip.
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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.
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I think it would be good to use on any camper or mobile home roof to help stop a leak, especially at a seam, but it would also be a good idea to seal around the edges of the EternaBond with a bead of DiCor sealant. That's what I did on my aluminum camper roof and it worked like a charm.
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We camped for four days, two of which we experienced heavy constant downpours. With a tarp underneath, it held up well. The fly does not go down the sides at all, so you must be very very careful to not allow anything to touch the sides or it will leak. Also, the little stow pockets on the side will leak if you have anything in them during rain. It was only moderately windy and it held up well.
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It should keep you dry. But i would weatherproof the seams. It is a bulky item. I have to pack it in two pouches on my pack which takes up valuable space. Not a bad tent but not light if you intend to try to pack light. It is warm and has kept me dry. I do use a small ground sheet as well and like the moiature barrier that it provides
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thanks for the post. I do not know which type to buy. it is confusing that many reviews state that there are little or no leaks without a fly. I do like the instant design though. However, the pics of the hub at the top into which all the "rails" must fit makes the hub frail looking. we camp in rainy weather at times in SE U.S. and Colorado/Wyoming Rockies. my grandson just returned from camping in the Smoky mountains in a Coleman 3 person tent with a fly and said there was almost no leaking in rainy weather even though he had not added a seal to the seams.
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No! I seam sealed tent, and use a rain fly from a 7x7' tent. Rained most every day for 14 days in Hawaii.Rain still came in thru door zipper. and floor seams. Not a lot of leakage, but still leaked. Wiped up with paper towel. Tent is not a quality rain resistant design. For the price improvise or buy Coleman 7x5' tent. Heavier, much better build. Ozark Trail 6x5' is lighter,better build with no rear window, weaker fragile poles.
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Hello, Thank you for your interest. Yes the mesh screening as as shown in the pictures. Sorry we do not have anything that is waterproof and we cannot recommend a sealant. You can try 3M Scotch Guard, but we cannot claim that it will make the material waterproof. We also do not advise that you use these tents in the rain or during heavy winds - this may cause damage to the frame. These tents are not designed to be permanent structures. Thank you, Formosa Covers
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I haven't had the tent out in the rain, but all the Coleman's I have had have effective rain flys. The front porch is covered by the rain fly, but if you were in a bad rainstorm or if there was a lot of wind, the front canopy would probably end up wet.
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From personal experience, I can't comment one way or another because it hasn't rained while we've used the tent. From my reading of other reviews before I decided on the Coleman, it seemed as though the tent holds it's own unless your in a pretty solid rain storm without the rainfly.As a side bit of info on the 6 man tent- it's really more suited for 4. 6 would fit, but you'd be tucked in pretty tight and you'd have no space for your gear.
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Yea Vlad, that happens with almost all tents that don't have a "all covering" rain fly. Something to consider, just use a regular ol' light weight tarp for situations that you might incur rain. Works perfect. I thought that adding spray on water proofing would work to resolve that issue, but has limited efficacy.
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The floor is bathtub style which means the sean is a couple of inches up from the ground. I haven't used it in the rain yet so I don't know if it leaks. You should use some type of ground barrier to preaerve the tent floor
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I have a 20 x 11 tent that stays up for about 6 months out of the year and I used the heavy duty and not one leak. So I would have to recommend the heavy duty. Good luck.
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Anytime! Hope that was helpful. Also, I used thompsons water sealer on it to help protect it more from the elements. Contacted manufacturer n they said that was fine.
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I had this tent for two years with some rain and never had it leak. Recently I did a festival where we got rain all day and all night. By the end of the night rain had accumulated on top of the tent and not only wept inside the material, but also broke one of the poles under the weight of the rain. I would recommend getting the fly.
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Out of the bag, this tent is fairly decent with rain. We've owned the previous incarnation of this tent (16x10) since jan. 09, camp 3 to 4 times a year, and have had very little(if any) issue with leaks. I WILL say that the first time out, we sealed the interior seams of the rainfly and tent body. Later, we learned to periodically reseal the interior tent/rainfly seams and apply a spray silicone to the exposed portions of the tent body as well as the rainfly. Once you set up camp, assuming its not raining, these steps are pretty easy to knock out. It's a great tent, but even great tents require some maintenance. Enjoy!
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What do you need to waterproof? it worked really well on a tent. One year we had to take a few days off from our camping trip and stay in a hotel so our tent could dry out, and the next year we were able to camp throughout despite a fair bit of rain because we had waterproofed the tent with Nikwax and sealed the seams.
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You don't need to waterproof--this tent is already waterproofed. We have not had to use seam sealer since most of the time, we take the sides off to make the tent cooler. Scotch Gard makes a heavy duty water repellent for outdoor fabrics if you think you need it.