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Originally Posted by MilesofSmiles
So Mark, what do you do to keep the pools of water out from under your tent? I think everyone here needs to know your secrete, since trenching is the only way to achieve the goal that I know of.
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I start out by using tents with fully waterproof floors. Simple, really. Can be expensive, but I'm in favor of using expensive tents if they work well and last for a long time. Mine do. Water under the tent doesn't mean I get wet.
I also pitch on high spots so that water drains away. Easy with a small tent, harder with large tents.
I try to pitch on well-drained soil, e.g., pure sand or gravel. Seldom available, but nice when you can get it.
I don't use a footprint (groundsheet), since I've never yet had a tent floor wear out. Footprints tend to collect water unless very carefully placed, and I'd much rather let any water drain away than collect a major lake on a waterproof groundsheet right under my tent. Occasional punctures are easily enough repaired with the kit I carry anyway for my thermarests.
None of the above represents any sort of secret knowledge or requires a high degree of skill. However, YMMV.
Mark
(tenting for 5.5 decades)
Last edited by markharf; 13 Oct 2013 at 02:52.
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