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Understand how your tent keeps waterproof
Gordigear tents use waterproof and water repellent fabrics of the highest quality. However,
with the addition of seams, zips and other desirable features a tent will not be as
waterproof as a car, house or other solid structures. The following are common examples
of how water can enter a tent and were you as the user needs to be aware of.
Seam maintenance:
All Gordigear tents are manufactured by expert machinists and all seams are treated
and/or heat tape sealed.
As a general advise of maintenance, we recommend to reseal the more vulnerable seams
with seam sealer regularly. High tension, wear or tear and cold weather put seams under
stress, sealing them as a measure of precaution will prepare you for the unexpected, avoid
unnecessary inconvenience and keeps you on top of your adventure.
Use high quality canvas seam sealer and massage it with a little brush into the seam from
both sides. Make sure you use a sufficient amount of sealer to allow the seams to soak.
The seam sealer will solidify into a rubber membrane and seals it off.
Rain flaps:
All Gordigear tents use rain-flaps to provide a second layer of protection to especially
vulnerable points like zips and floor seams.
Please make sure all rain flaps are used correctly and cover zips and seams. Make sure
all flaps are supporting rain water to flow off the tent. Wrong directed flaps act like a gutter
and have the opposite effect.
Zips:
All care is taken in the design to cover zips with rain flaps. At times wind driven rain could
force water through the zips. To minimise this, make sure all doors are closed correctly and
that the flaps cover the zips. Clean and maintain zips with silicon-spray regularly.
Structural integrity and water pooling:
A perfectly pitching tent on a flat ground is structurally strong and waterproof. During
prolonged wind and rain it may be necessary to tighten guy lines and reset tent pegs to
prevent the material from sagging or flapping and attend to drainage around the perimeter
of the tent. Sagging and incorrect pitching weakens the tent structure and could allow
water to pool on the roof placing unnecessary forces on the tent causing leaking and
breakages.
Condensation:
When warm moist air meets cooler air, condensation occurs. The warm moist air
condenses on the inside surface of the tent. Condensation can be reduced if the tent is
well ventilated.
IMPORTANT:
We recommend you set up the tent at least once before going onto your first trip, so
youcan verify that all parts are included and you become familiar with the tent.
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