Originally Posted by
Drew Wiley
I'd just reassert that the Bib Agnes IS and ultralight, and that does imply a very thin floor - and floors are a significant weak point for leaks in rainstorms. I'd normally
velcro something heavier to the bottom to reinforce this, but I deliberately use my own BA tent as an ultralight, over the groundcloth, and am very careful about
nothing sharp where I pitch it. When things get rough, I take the Bibler. And let me add that Tyvek might seem light and waterproof, but contact with dissolved
tannins (very common in the woods) will break the surface tension of the water and let it through. But the BA tents are very popular here, have a known track
record, and no, they are proabably not rugged enough for the kind of use Stephen gives them without some supplementary reinforcement.
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