Finally solved my tent rainfly problem after 3 soggy trips

I kept waking up with water pooling inside my tent, and it drove me crazy. Turns out I was staking the rainfly too close to the tent body, so condensation had nowhere to escape. It took me 3 separate camping trips over 6 months to figure out the fix - I had to leave a 4 inch gap on each side. Now I also angle the stakes at 45 degrees and it's been bone dry through two heavy rain nights in Shenandoah. Has anyone else dealt with rainfly setup issues or found a better technique?

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wadeg9212d ago

Oh man, the 45 degree stake angle thing is huge, most folks don't realize how much it changes the tension on the fly. I'd add that using a taut line hitch on the guylines lets you adjust things mid trip if the weather shifts or the ground gets soft. That little extra flexibility saved me on a trip in the Whites where it went from dead calm to sideways rain in like an hour.

the_kevin12d ago

Yeah the taut line hitch is legit, learned that one the hard way myself.