Geoff and Rik
It must be down to the colour: I got one of those orange ones (even though I'd ordered green). I did get mine for a very good price from the UK, so I wonder if I just bought one from a dodgy batch. Who knows.
I've always used a nest with my Hex 3 and would sit watching the drips fall from the the outer to the inner from the seam lines. As far as the tent collapse in the wind, that was more due to my lack of preparation more than anything else. I should have secured the centre pole and made sure all the pegs were secure, which i clearly didn't.
Anyway I've sealed the seams good and proper this time, lets hope it helps. See, the thing is, for the weight it's such an roomy tent. and so I'm loathe to go back to a relatively cramped North Face--even though the North Face always feels totally weather proof.
It must be down to the colour: I got one of those orange ones (even though I'd ordered green). I did get mine for a very good price from the UK, so I wonder if I just bought one from a dodgy batch. Who knows.
I've always used a nest with my Hex 3 and would sit watching the drips fall from the the outer to the inner from the seam lines. As far as the tent collapse in the wind, that was more due to my lack of preparation more than anything else. I should have secured the centre pole and made sure all the pegs were secure, which i clearly didn't.
Anyway I've sealed the seams good and proper this time, lets hope it helps. See, the thing is, for the weight it's such an roomy tent. and so I'm loathe to go back to a relatively cramped North Face--even though the North Face always feels totally weather proof.