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Hi Guys
We have an Autohome Airtop which we purchased in Dec 2011. The tent is amazing, but has been used for 350+ nights in all weather conditions from the top of mountains to the middle of deserts. We've recently noticed that in heavy rain water is starting to soak into the tent fabric and can be felt on the inside. After looking on the UK site and emailing them, they can only offer to change the fabric (at our expense). This option is pretty difficult as were currently half way around the world.
We're after some advice on what products we can use to re-waterproof the tent.
From what I can gather the fabric is Dralon which I believe is acrylic based, what products can I use on this? Will cotton based waterproofers like Nikwax Cotton Proof work on it?
Any help is greatly appreciated as we don't want to ruin the tent.
We have an Autohome Airtop which we purchased in Dec 2011. The tent is amazing, but has been used for 350+ nights in all weather conditions from the top of mountains to the middle of deserts. We've recently noticed that in heavy rain water is starting to soak into the tent fabric and can be felt on the inside. After looking on the UK site and emailing them, they can only offer to change the fabric (at our expense). This option is pretty difficult as were currently half way around the world.
We're after some advice on what products we can use to re-waterproof the tent.
From what I can gather the fabric is Dralon which I believe is acrylic based, what products can I use on this? Will cotton based waterproofers like Nikwax Cotton Proof work on it?
Any help is greatly appreciated as we don't want to ruin the tent.