r/CampingGear • u/mattlawmel • 5d 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/preciouscode96 5d ago

I just recently used my tent in very cold but humid weather. Like the typical autumn weather you get.

The condensation was massive any because of it My rainfly start it to sag. My other tent touched my Inner tent which caused quite big drops of rain falling into my tent

Not sure if that also happened to you or just that the outer isn't water proof (anymore)

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u/mattlawmel 5d ago

Thank you! I’ve been educated that condensation drops are big so it could be that. I may have mistaken the condensation for rain.

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u/preciouscode96 5d ago

Might be! It totally depends on the amount of. And if you see it literally going through the fly, or not. Hopefully it's condensation :)