It only covers the bedrooms and main living area-not the porch.
I think it is only slightly smaller than the tent. It might just be my rubbish pitching, but I sometimes have to tuck one side back under the tent, to keep it hidden/out of the rain.
They are a bit smaller so it's harder for water to get trapped between the footprint and the ground sheet and they are that little bit tougher than a cheep 15/20 quid tarp.
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On our Croyde we had to put a fold all the way down one side as it wasn't small enough and poked out causing the above problem.
we sealed it with gorilla tape.
Quote: Originally posted by turnpike on 09/8/2017
Easy enough but it's a shame if they haven't got the size right on something which costs quite a lot for what it is.
Ah! But those on here are campers, and know what we want/need!
The designers sit at a drawing board, looking out of their double glazed windows at the rain dripping off their BMW's, and noticing the dry patch under the car!
Thus, vertical rain depicted on said drawing board gets nowhere near their sketch of a perfectly centred footprint.
In reality it (the rain) trickles down the fly sheet, around the bottom edge (which is usually rounded to varying degrees) and then drips off 2, 3, or even 4 inches inside the edge of the tent base... right on top of the Footprint!!
Oh, nearly forgot...
If you need to adjust your footprint, here's a drawing I did earlier... and no... I'm not a designer!!
That way, any eyelets (or similar) remain at the edge, and don't get lost in a fold!
Make sure it's proper Gorilla Tape... it's bloody good stuff! Mine's truly and reliably still in place after countless uses, in all weathers, over all 4 seasons, after 3 years and counting...
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