dhc4ever
16-12-2007, 05:51
The story continues.
Well I now had the fly sorted the only remaining job was to seal the tent floor.
The problem
Waking up wet with puddles over the floor of the tent + drips of water through the fly.
The answer
McNett Tent Sure Tent floor sealant. (TFS)
The link
http://www.mcnett.com/ look under tent.
Comes in a bottle (8oz) as a white runny liquid.
Basically go through the same pain in cleaning off the old seal tape and thoroughly clean the tent.
In my case the whole lot went into the front loader for a long needed wash (11yrs camping), after Id stripped off the old tape and glue.
When clean and dry apply the Seamgrip to any seams and allow 24hrs to dry.
Buy a couple of cheap FOAM type paint brushs to apply the TFS.
Keeping the fabric stretched tight pour a small puddle of TFS onto the area concerned and paint it about in one THIN coat, dont let it puddle.
I found this was quite easy to do with the foam brush, keep going until you have coated the entire floor/fly, brush out any puddles that settle while still wet. Allow 24 hrs to dry.
Keep the job as flat as possible and dont let the painted areas contact each other as they will stick together.
This stuff drys clear and a little shiny if its been kept thin.
I have applied this to both the tent fly and the floor.
Does it work?
Well I basically sat the tent in a puddle of water for an hour and it only had 1 small wet spot at the end of that time. Last time I was camping the entire bloody floor was soaked, the Titanic kept more water out.
This time no leaks through the fly after a 10 min blast with the hose (tank water)
So at this time Ill say yes, it works.
Photo 1 Painting and coverage with the foam brush
Photo 2 Close up of how it goes on
Photo 3 What was used
Im fairly happy with the results, I do however reserve the right to bag or praise this stuff after my next wet camping adventure, time will tell but the test in the backyard was very positive.
Well I now had the fly sorted the only remaining job was to seal the tent floor.
The problem
Waking up wet with puddles over the floor of the tent + drips of water through the fly.
The answer
McNett Tent Sure Tent floor sealant. (TFS)
The link
http://www.mcnett.com/ look under tent.
Comes in a bottle (8oz) as a white runny liquid.
Basically go through the same pain in cleaning off the old seal tape and thoroughly clean the tent.
In my case the whole lot went into the front loader for a long needed wash (11yrs camping), after Id stripped off the old tape and glue.
When clean and dry apply the Seamgrip to any seams and allow 24hrs to dry.
Buy a couple of cheap FOAM type paint brushs to apply the TFS.
Keeping the fabric stretched tight pour a small puddle of TFS onto the area concerned and paint it about in one THIN coat, dont let it puddle.
I found this was quite easy to do with the foam brush, keep going until you have coated the entire floor/fly, brush out any puddles that settle while still wet. Allow 24 hrs to dry.
Keep the job as flat as possible and dont let the painted areas contact each other as they will stick together.
This stuff drys clear and a little shiny if its been kept thin.
I have applied this to both the tent fly and the floor.
Does it work?
Well I basically sat the tent in a puddle of water for an hour and it only had 1 small wet spot at the end of that time. Last time I was camping the entire bloody floor was soaked, the Titanic kept more water out.
This time no leaks through the fly after a 10 min blast with the hose (tank water)
So at this time Ill say yes, it works.
Photo 1 Painting and coverage with the foam brush
Photo 2 Close up of how it goes on
Photo 3 What was used
Im fairly happy with the results, I do however reserve the right to bag or praise this stuff after my next wet camping adventure, time will tell but the test in the backyard was very positive.