Waterproofing an old groundsheet?

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FLV
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Waterproofing an old groundsheet?

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Possible?

an old tent with a groundsheet that absorbs water overnight when pitched on wet ground, whats the bast way to re-proof the groundsheet?

Fabsil?

Anything else?
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Re: Waterproofing an old groundsheet?

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had limited joy with fabsil before but i put that down to the wearing of the fabric i was trying to proof - just too past it! Is a footprint out of the question?
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Re: Waterproofing an old groundsheet?

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Is the tent worth getting the groundsheet replaced?
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Re: Waterproofing an old groundsheet?

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adjustablewench wrote:had limited joy with fabsil before but i put that down to the wearing of the fabric i was trying to proof - just too past it! Is a footprint out of the question?
Its not actually that old, or well used I guess. Worth a try with fabsil for a tenner.
Joshvegas wrote:Is the tent worth getting the groundsheet replaced?

possibly yeah.

I'll try the fabsil first to see what happens though.
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