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That moment my tent nearly flooded on a rainy night in the Smokies
I set up my tent on a slight slope for 6 years thinking it was fine, then a storm hit and water pooled right under my sleeping bag. Turned out I was pitching the rain fly too loose and not staking out the corners properly. Anyone else realize they've been doing a basic camping skill wrong for way too long?
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cameron_chen1mo ago
Oh man, I don't know if this is that big of a deal. @quinn_king16, plenty of people don't even stake out their rain fly at all and they're fine in light rain. I've had water drip on my face from a loose fly before and I just rolled over and went back to sleep. Unless you're in a full on downpour for hours, a little water under your tent is usually just dampness, not a life or death situation.
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