Originally Posted by
eschlwc
when i was in high school and it was cool to ski in jeans, we would spray them down the night before with scotchgard. worked great.
of course, not crashing helped...
and still does!
Yep, and on new ones, you'd fall and leave a blue streak.....
To the OP. Go to someplace like REI or on line to Campmor and get the spray, and get seam sealer, too. Works well. I'd recommend spray on the inside, seam sealer, and wax the high-impact areas (above the wheels, etc). You can make them pretty good at holding out water.
We used to buy the cheaper dome tents, then buy the seam sealer and brush-on waterproofer, treat the tent and rain tarp, hang the assembled tent on the clothesline.
I'm not sure if Rustoleum's Never-Wet would work. I don't see why not. Absolutely repels water.