compared to standard camping tents, how water resistant is this material to the material used for camping tents and its rain/wind fly cover?
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The material is very porous and will allow the rain to run through the canopy
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it is rather heavy and does not, to me, seem appropriate for tent camping. Plus you would definitely need to cover it completely and keep it totally dry otherwise tent camping would probably ruin it.
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Tammy, My Shelter Logic Car cover is still in the box so I'm not sure bu I am guessing that it is at least water resistant and hopefully somewhat waterproof.I'm going to use it for desert camping. Wish I could be of more help. Cheers, Tom
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No, it isn't. The material is water resistant. It also has it's own attached cover, stored in the bottom, that is also said to be water resistant. Maybe with the 2 working together it might make it waterproof but since they both say "resistant" I wouldn't take the chance. I am not sure why they wouldn't make at least the cover waterproof but since on the tag it says resistant then that is what I treat it as. I went out and bought a spray can of KIWI Select Super Protector with NANO particles and sprayed the entire outer fabric of the pack a couple times and I haven't had any problems since doing so. I am the type of person that would rather avoid a potential problem by taking a simple precautionary step that will assure that problem won't happen. In this case, I spent the ten bucks on a spray that reinforced the waterproofness of the pack rather than being on a week long hike and having all my gear be soaked within the 1st couple days because the material is water "resistant"! I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!
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I used this tent on a backpacking trip in West VA in August last year. Some rain, some humidity, some moderate heat. Worked perfectly for that. However, depending on where in mid CA (especially given current hot and waterless conditions), I like the notion of "mesh-ier" :^)
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I had a very similar experience with the 1st person. Dew and light rain was no problem, but heavy rain or just long periods of rain and it started to soak through the material of the tent. A simple tarp over top of the tent would work just fine.
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Yes, you would definitely be able to stay dry during a light rain. Any tent rain fly is going to get saturated when there is a significant amount of rain but Coleman is a great product and unless you get lots of rain, you'll be safe.
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I have now used this tent for two years, mostly beach but some woods. Without the fly it is not waterproof and did have interior condensation issues. With the fly the sides still leaked in heavy rain. After I sealed the tent it is now mostly waterproof but it still leaks arouse side seams, particularly where the interior pockets are sewn. it is heavy, but I can put it up and take it down by myself in 5 minutes. It does not do well in heavy wind. mine hasn't capsized in wind because I use about 10 beach stakes, but my friend's has. It's a good tent with some small issues.
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Hello John, I believe that the rain fly is an excellent addition. While the tent top is not mesh and it is water-proof, you need all of the windows closed to keep the rain from coming in. However, with the rain fly, you can still have the top of the windows open and not have any rain come in. I prefer this as it allows you to maintain some air flow. I have used mine in some very heavy down pours and did not have any rain come in. I believe that this is an excellent tent with the rain fly.
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Base is tarp material. We've camped with this exact since 2011, and been stuck in a couple of terrible storms - very sturdy, totally waterproof. BUT, we do put a large tarp down first, just to protect the bottom of the tent from sharp rocks or damage.
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Hi Joe,This tent is amazing. The rainfly works just fine. I would highly recommend it. Thanks and happy camping!
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The rain fly is mainly for using so you can open the doors and windows without it raining inside. I haven't had it in the rain but all tents are waterproof. We like to open our windows so that is why we spent the extra money
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If u take the 20 min at most 30 to set it up well then i have had no problems with highwind or bad rain. If u do have water running under the tent it will pull the heat out of your body without a good pad or blanket under you. And i havent set it up with the cover off in high wind. It may move a tiny bit but nothing to worry about.
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It did rain (heavy thunderstorms) the day of our grad party, and there were some small places of leakage. We did not use the sides. I also bought another pop up tent, like a 10 by 12 or something, and it had heavier canvas-like top, whereas this could be described at more tent material. Nylon I guess. I would think that if you sprayed it with a tent sealer, it might do a better job. I'm not sure if I would buy again, but it was easy to set up, and it did the job and can be reused.
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Mostly. It's not the highest end of tents I found, but would greatly recommend it for the price. I found I was not rained on after camping in light rain, but did find that the surface of the tent fabric was very moist on the interior. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions.
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Few tents are truly waterproof, but mine has done well in light to moderate rain. No leaks so far.
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No matter what tent u have to secure the sides. We used straps that hooked to cement blocks and only had 3 sides on. Believe it or not the front part helped with the wind and rain. I just have to make sure it dosent keep water. The thickness is pretty good. Not not thin like most of the ones I have looked at. It's not as thick as I thought it was going to be from the add. Yes I think this tent will last. I also like the fact u can put it at different hights and still have the sides on.