gonehiking
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Post by gonehiking on Sept 21, 2015 23:18:26 GMT -8
Hello people!
I was wondering if there are any of you who are hiking with Fjällräven tents?
I have bought a Singi lightweight 2 and it seems to leak. It should have the water pillar up to 4000ml, but I do not think it holds that much to be honest.
Have any of you met the same issue? Might mine have just a manufacturing error? I haven't heard a single bad word about these tents earlier so...
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toejam
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Post by toejam on Sept 22, 2015 4:33:33 GMT -8
I have no idea what the water pillar is, but I'd contact Fjallraven and describe the problem to them. They pride themselves on selling quality gear and you paid plenty, so I bet they'll try to make you happy.
On the other hand, lots of quality tents need some seam sealer on the seams to be completely water-proof.
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gonehiking
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Post by gonehiking on Sept 22, 2015 5:17:31 GMT -8
Thanks toejam!
Indeed, the next step is to contact the manufacturer.
I was just wondering whether this is a common issue with these tents.
I have done all the seams with silicone and everything, so leaking seams should not be the problem.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 22, 2015 8:26:35 GMT -8
How does the tent leak if it does. I assume you're not actually performing a water pressure resistance test. Under what conditions are you suspecting a leak? What's the evidence?
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Post by franco on Sept 22, 2015 13:55:05 GMT -8
![]() Could it be that what you see is condensation sticking to the underside of the fly and or dripping on the inner ?  |
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gonehiking
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Post by gonehiking on Sept 22, 2015 22:09:52 GMT -8
The leak happened just in normal hiking conditions, a bit heavier rainfall during the night.
I do not think it can be just condensation, some of it will be yes, but the tent happened to be half under an additional tarp. The part under the tarp was a lot dryer than the part that was not covered by it.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 23, 2015 8:27:15 GMT -8
Yeah that's condensation: the part under the tarp is warmer than the part exposed to the sky and more air: so the underside being cooler condenses more of your water vapor that you breath out with every exhale.
In a rainstorm the relative humidity is 100% so it takes close to nothing to have your breath add enough moisture to the shelter air that it's got to condense SOON: and the cooler surface of the overhead fabric is the perfect condenser. Likely you need more ventilation not more seam sealing.
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gonehiking
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Post by gonehiking on Sept 23, 2015 9:34:58 GMT -8
Thanks for the info ! I think we'll need to focus on the ventilation next time a bit more!
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