In another thought, did you use the rain deflector/umbrella things on the ridge tents pole spikes? And if you did, are they still a tight fit? (I'm wondering whether the rain ran down the slope of the ridge until it hit a drip point
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yes I did use the wee umbrellas & they are not quite as tight as when new.. (two different types one plastic the other rubber)
with the big tent (plastic umbrellas) it was more localized towards the rear of the tent & it was the inner that was wetting from the top down, so the along the pole & dripping down is possible with 2 or 3 drip points....
but with with the wee tent the inside of the fly was absolutely drenched from one end to the other top to bottom but the inner was still relatively dry,
Possibly two different issues on either tent .... the fly sheets are last on after inner is up, so out side in would be easy to achieve...
& what to use?
I don't want to start faffing/making diy seam sealer, I would much prefer Just to buy ready mixed fit for purpose seam sealant... The fly is nylon construction & has a cotton like braiding running the full length of the seam the seams on the inside, so would probably take a good soaking of "whatever sealant". so Given the description of the fly sheet seams, what should I be looking for? & would I be looking at doing both inside & outside separately?