will the tarp allow water to pass through
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Most water passes through, but it will get heavy and you can see the wait of trapped water causing it to sag at times. My shade is 30x16' so the amount of trapped water (cohesion and adhesion properties of water to this mesh) does add up. But the water never pools, as the gaps are too large for that.
676080
It is slatted with some openings that allow water to get through. Have not found this to be a problem as sand with a little bit of moisture can be more fun for our daughter to play with - more moldable. We do keep it closed when it is not in use, but don't try to put a tarp over it to prevent any rain getting in. On sunny days it dries out pretty quickly.
1702855
The rain does come through the screen, although how much depends on the strength and the direction of the rain. The tent has a pretty good ventilation though that can be controlled through the side windows inside the tent (quite well protected from rain). We used a tarp to either cover the stuff in the screened area or we hung it over the porch's walls. It worked pretty well. The water did not get through the floor at all, so once everything was covered it stayed dry.
193958
Not really. It repels water somewhat but if someone got a large amount of water on it eventually it would soak through
1405403
That's a good question - I don't use a tarp because the tent itself has a tarp like bottom that goes up a few inches around the edges (you can see the dark color in the photo). I took it camping last Labor Day weekend and it rained a lot and we did not have a problem with water getting in - and the rain fly beaded up just the way it should! I love this tent!
1719490
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
1799420
I have not had any issues with water getting in from the weather. I did build a nice frame to keep it from sitting directly in the ground.
2013876
No, it is for temperature control and allows water and light to pass through it. It is very light weight.
130087
Yes, But if you are asking if water can seep through it no. If you open the cover the top handle's not visible from the inside hth
1342673
Water occasionally seeps thru mine. I am on my second cover - it does a good enough job that I bought it again. The sun and snow tends to do a lot of damage after 2 years.
1910126
Only to a certain degree. It is not water proof so water still gets in. It has rubber stoppers overmthe differnt ports so water does not get in easily.
393019
There is plastic trim --that I took off. There will be a gap but I found that no water gets out.
725553
No. It will seep out the side. You need a diaper cover for each insert. And you'll likely need 2 inserts to keep the cover from getting super wet.
823694
I agree with Michael that the cover will keep water from seeping through but do all you can to see that it won't puddle up in the first place.In time any material will seep because of weathering of the protection in the material.
2185922
I dont think it would since it is slots of bamboo that would allow water ect to pass through!!!
497163
Yes it can though it may weather faster and idk how it would do in rain. If you do I would use a giant tarp to put over it when done
1882043
It will need something to hold it down. Just know you are buying a thin tarp that is basically useless