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We have a very large 6-man tent (approx 6m x 6m) and it's started to leak pretty badly (yes it's rained a bit in the last few days, but I wasn't expecting quite the accumulation of water that it's just let in). It's way too big for me to reach the top of it when erected so I don't even see how I could get the coverage that I need, and for the size of it, I'd imagine the cost of the proofer will be pretty steep (5ltr of Nikwax Solarproof is about £75).
Is it worth even trying, or do I wait to the end of the season and watch out for a cheap deal for a new tent on Ebay? Or splash out and get an airbeam with blackout sleeping pods?
Stepladder and a pressure sprayer with a longer lance. Or lay it out on the ground and tackle in sections.
Some good deals on tents now and plenty secondhand as the one-time campers get rid.
Stealth ad. I have a 4 man Coleman air beam tent up for sale. Fast pitch Air valdes 4.
Same as this https://www.outdoorgear.co.uk/Coleman-FastPitch-Air-Valdes-4-Tent-sku51110902.asp
Was asking £225 on classifieds recently but i'm open to offers. Based in Leeds, it would be prohibitively expensive to courier.
Pm me if any interest and I'll get you some photos and a description.
DIY Silicone option? Prob look rubbish but will be waterproof!
Never used it but 5litres of fabsil is 34£ on amazon
Never used it but 5litres of fabsil is 34£ on amazon
Yeah, since writing the OP, I've had a proper look and seen that thank you.
Fabsil is good and I'd be surprised if you needed to use anywhere near a full 5L of it unless you're proofing a MASH tent
Fabsil is good and I’d be surprised if you needed to use anywhere near a full 5L of it unless you’re proofing a MASH tent
Yeah, reading the reviews and people are saying they've reproofed two big tents and had left over so I was thinking about just getting a 2.5l tin. Still need to figure how I'll do it though - the tent is massive and the centre dome is not easy to get to.
Do the middle roof lying on the ground, then erect and spray pods/sides?
I recently got a cheap garden sprayer where there was just a rigid pvc tube between trigger and nozzle, and I think I've seen similar size rigid plastic tube in b&q in their metal/plastic strip, bars and angles racks. Bit of pvc tape to make up slight size difference maybe. Gives you a 2m spray lance.
Do the middle roof lying on the ground, then erect and spray pods/sides?
Of course this makes perfect sense 🤣
Just over half a 5 litre can of fabsil with a gloss roller & tray done in 2 halves on the ground. Its an 8 man tent. Since survived a sudden deluge in the limoges with none of the previous drips.
“Is it worth even trying, or do I wait to the end of the season and watch out for a cheap deal for a new tent on Ebay? Or splash out and get an airbeam with blackout sleeping pods?”
If you’re interested I have a six man air beam tent with blackout sleeping pods that I need to sell!
Don't erect it but lie it flat, folded in half and do a half then turn over once dried and do other half - like @40mpg.