How to Waterproof a Hot Tent

If you don't want your tent to leak when camping on rainy days, the most basic thing is to choose a waterproof tent. The waterproof grade of FireHiking LEVA Plus Hot Tent is 3000 mm. It is a good choice for waterproof tents. It can also provide you with a comfortable environment in rainy days.

Of course, with the increase of the use time of the tent, the waterproof performance of the tent will be reduced to a certain extent. What we need to do is to improve the waterproof performance of the tent through certain measures. This paper provides three measures to increase the waterproof performance of tents:

Sealing Tent Seams: the use of Sealing Tent Seams can help prevent moisture penetration.

If you find a leaking seam, this is what you need:

A rag
Rubbing alcohol
Seam sealer

Here’s how to seal seams:

Set your tent up in a dry, sunny spot or brightly lit room so you can easily examine all of the seams. You will seal seams on the underside of the fly and the inner side of the tent body. It’s helpful to put the fly on inside out for easier access to the seams.
If you find seam tape that is coming loose on the underside of the fly, gently remove any peeling sections, but leave intact sections in place.
Prep the seams by gently cleaning them with a rag and rubbing alcohol.
Apply the new seam sealer to the seams.
If one seam is beginning to fail, the rest might not be far behind, so you may want to apply seam sealer to all the seams.
Allow the seam sealer to dry completely.

Refreshing the Urethane Coating on a Tent.

If you’ve noticed stuff flaking off of the inside of your rainfly or on the floor of your tent, then it’s time to apply a new urethane coating.

Here’s what you’ll need:

A sponge with an abrasive side
Rubbing alcohol
Tent sealant

Here’s how to apply the tent sealant:

Lay your rainfly and/or tent floor flat and gently scrub off the flaking coating with rubbing alcohol and your sponge.
Apply a thin coating of the new tent sealant to the whole fly or tent floor, following the directions on the bottle of sealant.
Let the new coating dry for at least 24 hours before packing your tent away.
Wash your hands to remove any residue from sealant and coated tent fabrics.

Refreshing the DWR on a Tent

If rain isn’t beading up on your fly anymore, you can refresh the durable water repellent (DWR) coating. Here’s what you’ll need:

A spray-on water-repellent product
A clean, damp cloth
Water

Here’s how to apply the waterproof spray:

Set up the tent and spray down the rainfly with clean water (if you just washed your tent, you don’t have to wait for it to dry before applying a new DWR coating.)
Apply the waterproof spray evenly over the exterior of the rainfly.
After a couple minutes, take your damp cloth and wipe off any excess coating.
Let the tent dry completely before packing it away.