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Bought a $250 tent that barely made it through one rainy weekend
I grabbed this big brand three season tent last summer thinking it was a steal. First night out near Lake Tahoe, a steady drizzle started and within an hour water was seeping through the floor. Woke up with my sleeping bag soaked and had to cut the trip short after just two days. Ended up returning it for store credit and lost $50 on the restocking fee. Anyone else get burned by a tent that looked waterproof but wasn't?
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bethcarr1d ago
oh man that's brutal but honestly not surprising anymore. I had a similar thing happen with a North Face tent I thought was gonna be my go-to for years, first real rain and the fly was basically useless. waterproof labels mean nothing these days, you basically have to seam seal everything yourself straight out of the box or you're gonna wake up in a puddle.
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That exact SAME thing happened to me last spring with a Kelty tent I snagged for two hundred bucks. I was camping in Yosemite and a light rain turned into a nightmare by 2 AM with water dripping right through the seams. My sleeping bag got completely soaked and I ended up sleeping in my car for the rest of the night. I was SO mad because the box said "waterproof" in big letters but it was basically a wet sponge. The worst part was the return process too, they only gave me store credit after a massive fight. I feel your pain on this one, those big brands really know how to trick us with fancy marketing.
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