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He guys, just getting my gear ready for the first trip of the year, I wanted some feed back on a good water resistant product to use on my bivi tent. My tent is a 4 season Pecke 1, its a bout 12 years old and I love it. Works great with no leaks yet, just wondering about helping it shed the water better,
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Might be time to reseal the seams. If its nylon i think you can spray it down with silicone water repellant.
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i use thompsons water seal on my wall tent works killer
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Quote from: summit creek on May 04, 2012, 06:11:08 PM
i use thompsons water seal on my wall tent works killer
Is there much smell to this? I bought a wall tent sealer to do my tent trailer canvas and it smelled for weeks
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If its nylon how about nikwax products made for rejuvinating ski and rain gear.
Look it up.
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We have always prepped the tent with a few light coats of silicone tent/boot spray. Hit the tent a few weeks before your trip, let it dry in the yard, hang it in the garage overnight and let it de-stinkify until your trip. Fold it up too soon and quite smelly when you set your tent at camp...
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Thanks for the tips guys!!!!
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Back in the olden days it was Scotchguard Waterproofing. Now off the shelves.
A good Seam sealant and NikWax or SnoSeal spray on. I do multiple coats out in the sun and let it dry all day.
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Look up Mcnett Outdoor they are out of Bellingham lots of tent reconditioning products and how to do instructions.
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Tarptent recomended a good seamsealer that I have been using, which was GE Silicone II diluted with mineral spirits and applied with a foam brush. Disclaimer, I can not verify all tent fabrics will accept this but I haven't had any issues with any of the nylon type tents I have treated.
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My dad uses thompsons on his wall tents. It works but be prepared for the smell. It's absolutely terrible even if he lets it air out for 3-4 days or longer. I think he likes it because it's cheap compared to other products. Definately something I wouldn't use because of the smell. Maybe if you're hunting squirels or grouse or mushroom hunting, but big game don't need any more advantage IMO.
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man i thought this thread was gonna be about an air conditioner for your tent.
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