Originally Posted by
electrik
Not to step in it, but I have heard those big agnes water-proof silicone coatings aren't great in total storm-force downpours... After using some crap tents in the rain i would be angry to have to wake up at 2am in the soaking wet!
Anybody know why these people are reporting that? Does the silicone coating wear off quickly?
I can only speak from personal experience and I have been caught in two giant downpours in my BA tent. One had literally an inch deep stream flowing around the tent and another had wind gusts up to 40 mph. In both instances I was dry as a bone.