are the side crutains inside or outside and is the tent water tight so to speak
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The zippers are on the inside. I live in Washington and had no problems camping in the rain. The biggest annoyance of the tent is the awning, it was a good thought but annoying to put up and take down.
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The curtains are inside to zip up and so far so good hold up to weather.. so no leaks when it rains! and works great on the beach too even when it's windy and Looks great!! have fun! ;)
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All zippers for flaps are inside the tent with the exception of the front door. We have camped in rain and kept dry.
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The curtains are on the inside as for the canopy if it rains you will need to put this down as it is really your front door.
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If you think about it, it would make no sense to put the window curtains on the outside of the tent, so that every time you wanted to put them up down, or adjust them you would have to go outside the tent. They are in the tent so that you can adjust them, by zipper, to whatever height you would like them at. The front door, also doubling as the canopy is the exception, being on the outside of the tent.
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The canopy is waterproof, but the front canopy area can be wet since the front canopy area is not fully covered by the canopy. The inside of the tent is dry even with the front area maybe getting wet.
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The bottom of the tent is waterproof. The rain came in through the fabric, and then was held in with my nephew and great-nephew, to a depth of about one half inch.
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Mine has places for tie downs and came with cord and extra stakes. We haven't used them because the fly clips into the base of the tent (and it hasn't been real windy for us yet). There's a spot on the roof where rain collects and forms a puddle, but tie downs don't help that at all.... it holds the water like a tarp. Also, unless you plan to buy your own poles, this tent is pretty heavy. On the plus side, there is a lot of space (floor and height) inside and there is a nice "foyer" on each side so you can take your shoes off out of the rain. Also, the ventilation options are more than sufficient since you can adjust the outer doors with 2 zippers and even with it all zippered up, there is a gap at the bottom of the rain fly so that air can flow through without losing much heat.
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My experience is the water collects against the ground. And, your tent floor should be sealed and doing the real work of keeping water out. The ground cloth, more than anything, protects the tent floor from rocks and abrasions
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We got to test out it's waterproof ability this year, when it poured so hard that we made trenches to send the water away from the tent and site. Two torrential storms went through that brought a lot of rain and wind. The water had risen to 3 inches up the side of the tent, but did not get inside at all. One thing we do find is that there will be condensation which ends up underneath the inflatable pads under the sleeping bags. This comes from sweating overnight, not from rain getting inside. We just open it up during the day to let it air out. You're not going to want to do that in the rain so it'll be difficult to get rid of the condensation, which there will be more of if you go into the tent wet. You definitely want a layer under your sleeping bag especially if you are going to be in those conditions for that amount of time.
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The top comes down pretty secure. I haven't noticed any water inside. However a little water could come in around the top during a hard rain.
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Few tents are truly waterproof, but mine has done well in light to moderate rain. No leaks so far.
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The tent is pretty sturdy, but not for wet weather. It is easy to take up and set up.
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Yes the inside is dry. We have had a number of days with a lot of rain and there is no water inside
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We camped for four days, two of which we experienced heavy constant downpours. With a tarp underneath, it held up well. The fly does not go down the sides at all, so you must be very very careful to not allow anything to touch the sides or it will leak. Also, the little stow pockets on the side will leak if you have anything in them during rain. It was only moderately windy and it held up well.
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decent in moderate rain i got some water in the tent you need a tarp underneath even though the bottom liner is waterproof. the tent is very roomy. takes 4 to set up it can be done with 2. the rain fly holds up great as long as you bring a decent tarp you'll be fine.
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Hello, The floor size on inside is 7'6" x 8'6" the sides are rounded up from the ground because of tub floor to keep water out with no seams near ground. The walls go straight up almost for great head room. Great air flow with fine mesh screen and can close all vents or screens. This tent is very quick to set up and strong. The tent is seal very will so no water can get in with fly on. This is one of the best tents on the market I think for all weather use. It will sleep 4 adults nice but more than that to tight. If you tie down and stack right it will do good in heavy wind and rain, also you can open screens if it is raining to let air flow. I hope this will Help! Great tent ! Frederick Hello, The floor size on inside is 7'6" x 8'6" the sides are rounded up from the ground because of tub floor to keep water out with no seams near ground. The walls go straight up almost for great head room. Great air flow with fine mesh screen and can close all vents or screens. This tent is very quick to set up and strong. The tent is seal very will so no water can get in with fly on. This is one of the best tents on the market I think for all weather use. It will sleep 4 adults nice but more than that to tight. If you tie down and stack right it will do good in heavy wind and... » Read More Hello, The floor size on inside is 7'6" x 8'6" the sides are rounded up from the ground because of tub floor to keep water out with no seams near ground. The walls go straight up almost for great head room. Great air flow with fine mesh screen and can close all vents or screens. This tent is very quick to set up and strong. The tent is seal very will so no water can get in with fly on. This is one of the best tents on the market I think for all weather use. It will sleep 4 adults nice but more than that to tight. If you tie down and stack right it will do good in heavy wind and rain, also you can open screens if it is raining to let air flow. I hope this will Help! Great tent ! Frederick « Show Less
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It rained a lot when we went camping in it, we stayed dry. Even the seams! The only thing that I can say was it did get condensation on the inside. We were warmer inside the tent then it was outside but I was very very happy with this tent!
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There is no rain fly. The tent is waterproof. It rained on us a couple of times and no leaks. We had trouble with getting the air tubes to keep the tent fully erect though. I think that next tent will be more traditional.
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2 of the sides have windows. They do not open. We never left the tent up overnight so we did not have theft.
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No matter what tent u have to secure the sides. We used straps that hooked to cement blocks and only had 3 sides on. Believe it or not the front part helped with the wind and rain. I just have to make sure it dosent keep water. The thickness is pretty good. Not not thin like most of the ones I have looked at. It's not as thick as I thought it was going to be from the add. Yes I think this tent will last. I also like the fact u can put it at different hights and still have the sides on.