Have used a Kelty Noah's Tarp 12 for less than a year, sometimes in the rain. Kept me dry as recently as last September. But, last weekend it failed completely. Leaked slowly almost uniformly over the entire surface of the tarp! I've owned a dozen or so tents and tarps, and never seen a failure like this. FWIW, it is a coated polyester, not a coated nylon, and it has been carefully handled and stored: never stored for a long period wet, never exposed to solvents or excessive heat or sunlight. I'm mystified. It's going back to Kelty tomorrow, but I'm curious: Anybody else had this experience with a Noah's tarp? Thanks. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Have used a Kelty Noah's Tarp 12 for less than a year, sometimes in the rain. > Kept me dry as recently as last September. > > But, last weekend it failed completely. Leaked slowly almost uniformly over > the entire surface of the tarp! I've owned a dozen or so tents and tarps, and > never seen a failure like this. > Last year I bought a Kelty Noah 12 myself, and was thrilled with the low cost (compared to Moss Parawings). I used it on our annual Thanksgiving canoeing trip to Missouri, and experienced the same thing - water droplets dripping from the bottom of the tarp uniformly over the entire surface - the first time I used it! Got to thinking that Kelty would not (I hope) sell defective tarps, and instead rationalized it as being a unique combination of temperature and humidity conditions that had moisture condensing on the bottom surface of the tarp. Have not used the tarp since then, and probably should set it up in the back yard during the next rainstorm to test this hypothesis. Regards, Erik Sprenne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Erik Sprenne wrote: > // should set it up in the back yard during the next rainstorm to test this > hypothesis. // Set it up and squrt the hose at it. -- Wayne Smith (ò¿ó) http://www.waynesmith.net/ Humour: http://www.yahoogroups.com/subscribe/Bandido_Jokesters October 7, 1999 - 315 lb. - BMI: 44 - Dr Rumbaut - Monterrey, Mexico Reached goal of 185# July 2000 - Have been +/- 4# ever since. --------------------------------------------------- Tag Line for Today: A cynic smells the flowers and looks for the coffin. --------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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