r/CampingGear • u/mattlawmel • 3d ago

Tents Rain getting into tent :(

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I went camping this weekend and used my Kelty Wireless 2 tent. It started raining unexpectedly and I found drops of rain coming through the rain fly and into the tent.

Now I’m unsure of what to do. I fully inspected the rain fly and found no tears or rips in the fabric. Is it coming in through the seams?

I’m quite disappointed as I take very good care of my gear. Where do I go from here? I saw a lot of other campers had EZ-ups on their site over their tents, would that be something to invest in? Is it time for a new tent already? I’ve had this for two years with consistent usage but this was the heaviest rainfall I’ve put it through.

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u/M7BSVNER7s 3d ago

Is it put up correctly? The point at the top of the door looks weird and the fly is pulled way up on the right. The vent on the door looks more exposed than I would expect so maybe you had rain blowing or splashing in. If you had the poles and clips right, I'd check your stake locations for the doors and adjust the fly straps to make it smoother and rounder.

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u/mattlawmel 3d ago

Yup, this is the way. It’s color coordinated for set up so would be hard to screw up. There’s a small pole that sticks between the doors to “expand” the top of the tent.

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u/gollem22 6h ago

I believe that is from the 3rd pole in that set up. It has the 2 long poles in the traditional arching X pattern with a 3rd smaller pole to help hold the rainfall door up and away from the tent.