{"id":3173,"date":"2019-08-22T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glampingorcamping.com\/home\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2019-08-21T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T21:01:31","slug":"why-is-my-tent-wet-inside-and-how-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glampingorcamping.com\/home\/why-is-my-tent-wet-inside-and-how-to-fix-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is My Tent Wet Inside? ( And how to fix it! )"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Don\u2019t let a leaky tent dampen your spirits. There are various reasons why you may find water inside your tent including the age of the tent, tears in the paneling, and even condensation. The good news is that there are a few fixes for leaky tents so you won\u2019t wake up in a soggy sleeping bag.<\/p>\n

Here is a summary of the main reasons why your tent may be leaking or have water and how to fix it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Age of your tent – Unless you want to do repairs often, you may want to invest in something newer.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Tears, rips <\/strong>and holes – These leak problems can usually be fixed with patch repair kits for tents.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Unsealed Seems – This kind of leak is simply to fix with a seem repair kit.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Water seaping through the fabric – This means you probably didn’t have a weather-proofed tent. You will need to dry it out and weatherproof it.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Water is coming in under your tent- You probably didn’t use a footprint with your tent. Using a footprint will help prevent this leak.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here are a couple of great article we wrote to help you out once you finish this one-<\/p>\n

    How Do You Waterproof a Tent? Find out here<\/a><\/p>\n

    Why Do You Need a Footprint for Your Tent? Find out<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Clickable Table Of Contents<\/p>\n