After reading this thread this morning i have just been to the local go outdoors to pick up some bits and bobs and thought i would take a look at the Nevada M obviously it was the display model i was looking at which had probably been outsde for quite sometime but that was holding water in the bedroom compartment, this may have been from condensation over time but the front of the tent seemed dry with no problems. Outwells do have a lot of very happy customers but it might be worth asking any other nevada owners if they have experienced this same problem then you can return yours with the idea of picking something else if needs be.
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You said earlier that it wasn't the seam itself that was leaking but where the hanging points were attached. This lets water in not through direct leaking but by 'wicking'. The hanging point effectively 'sucks' the water through the seam from the outside.
It is not uncommon and we purchased a very expensive tent a few years back where the initial set up instructions included the advice to add a drop of seam sealant to the hanging points, right up where it comes through the seam. We only had one point in that tent where it was affected, and the application of sealant (included with the tent btw) sorted it no problem.
Just don't forget to follow the seam sealant directions properly and make sure it is completely dry before folding it up or else you will find bits stuck to gether that were never meant to be stuck together!
Thanks will speak to ''THE RETURNS MAN'' at Go Outdoors tomorrow think i will be returning as quite a few forum members have this tent and noboddy mentions anything about any leaking parts.
We used our Nevada M for the first time last weekend and had light rain and drizzle on and off all night. I made a point of checking the tent out thoroughly the following morning and everything was bone dry. As others have said, no manufacturing process can turn out 100% perfect products 100% of the time. I think you have just been unlucky to come across one of the 99% perfect ones.
As you have discovered, it's a very nice tent so don't be put off getting the same one as a replacement.
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Get some seam sealer on as B crystie says! or have you already made up your mind? Ours leaked a few drips after our first trip in a days worth of heavy rain. Im not even concerned as are you not meant to weather a tent first? Anyway if you do put some sealer on and then decide to take it back are they really going to check or even notice!
RE:Jilly yep been through the seam sealer bit,Outwell are requesting the tent to be returned,as the problem has already been reported i am unwilling to use seam sealer as i will be taking the tent back to Go Outdoors on Thursday so wont alow enough time to dry properly.Thanks anyway
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Good luck with your 'new' Nevada,Hopefully it will be ok.You are right it is a lovely tent,very spacious and if you get the front extension even more so.
We thought about getting one a couple of weeks ago when it was posssible to get one around £130 at Millets.but tbh we can get our SV6 erected in around 20 mins so we wouldn't have gained much.Its setting all the kit up that takes the time.
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Yeh agree ther Sue it does take an age to get all set up , last trip discovered that the Kampa wardrobe & cupboard dont have to be completly dismanteled to pack away , this will save around 20mins next time, have also sorted through the 50litre storage boxes we take with us and reduced the load from 2 boxes and one 25litre box to one 50litre and ond 25litre there's only two of us and one dog but we have accumilated 8 of everything plates mugs etc...
Think this goes to prove a bargain aint a bargain if you dont need it.
We also seem to carry enough lights to light a site not just our tent.
Quote: Originally posted by itsrainagain on 27/7/2010
This quote was taken from http://www.oaseoutdoors.dk/uk/profile.html We have employees stationed in the Far East that make sure our actual product meets our exacting specifications and requirements – i.e. before packing, every tent is checked for any defects and flaws. The tents are set up individually, and all strategic areas are checked – for example zips, integrated groundsheets and other key features. Quality control is continuously carried out in our factories, and we keep in touch with the production lines every day. In Denmark, we have built our own system for rain testing, which will quickly prove precisely how watertight a tent is. We constantly carry out random testing of new and old tents, which, in 20 minutes, are exposed to the equivalent of six months rainfall - one of the toughest tests in the market today.
If my tent had been tested with the equivalent of 6 months rainfall it would have come with a free boat.lol
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Quote: Originally posted by itsrainagain on 28/7/2010
Yeh agree ther Sue it does take an age to get all set up , last trip discovered that the Kampa wardrobe & cupboard dont have to be completly dismanteled to pack away , this will save around 20mins next time, have also sorted through the 50litre storage boxes we take with us and reduced the load from 2 boxes and one 25litre box to one 50litre and ond 25litre there's only two of us and one dog but we have accumilated 8 of everything plates mugs etc...
Think this goes to prove a bargain aint a bargain if you dont need it.
We also seem to carry enough lights to light a site not just our tent.
I agree its all the extras that take the time... although there are a few more pegs to knock in with the large tent...
After years, I feel that we're finally getting there with streamlining the loading and unloading of the tent. The only things we construct now are the stove with its legs and the table. Gone are the individual covers for things, chairs go in as they are and all bedding is in one large dry bag (squished!), airbeds are in another dry bag. Crockery, cutlery and cookwear are in two ready access containers that don't need un-packing, all other small items are in a wheeled crate that goes from loft hatch to car to tent as it is and things are only taken out when needed. Clothes are in holdalls and not unpacked. The food is in two cool boxes and stays there. The only difference between the small and large tent is the carpet for the big one, the number of holdalls, the amount of toys and the use of the small Outwell baffins table/stool combo rather than the big table. Still takes time to load it all in the car/car+trailer though, even though the packing scheme is well practiced!
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