My experience is from the late 80’s when they did not have taped tent seams. I have a new tent with taped seams. Do the taped seams have to be seam sealed?
Sunshine Man
Taped Seams - Appalachian Trail
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#2
Yes, better than not, but what brand is it you’re looking at. Most high end ones come with a tube of Seam Grip. The floor of the tents, better ones are one piece and need no sealing. Mostly to seal the threads from stitching it together.
Bushwhack
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#3
No. I have a factory sealed Walrus tent I’ve used for 4 years. Never did a thing to it. Never been wet in it.
Lone Wolf
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#4
I have one, also. The Swift fits two who know each other. It seams, ha, the Clip Flashlight needs a rollers/paintbrushes worth of sealing. Set yours up in the yards are let it rain or hose it down to see if it leaks or not before a trip when you buy a new one.
BW
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#5
Yeah, my old tent was a clip flashlight and I found out the hard way it needed to be sealed and resealed and sealed again.
My new tent is a Sierra designs CD Light and the seams are taped. It was my thinking that the tape sealed the holes created by the stitching.
Sunshine Man
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#6
We use the Clip Flashlight on our hike and had no problems.
Did not seal the seams and had no leaks. It is a great tent.
Comer & Jean
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#7
Well, I have the Sierra Clip and I sealed it well with the prescribed stuff per thier site. It still leaks not as bad but still way to much for me to be comfortable out in the elements. Maybe the people who have had good luck with this tent have a newer/older model?
Other then this the tent is fine.
bono
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#8
Have you been pitching your tent in the puddles again? Where does it leak? [USP’d cramps]
BW