How's Your Shelter in the Rain?

  • Wharf Rat
    Mahtomedi
    Posts: 265
    December 22, 2014 at 5:33 pm #1487081

    I was on the lake today in the rain using my Eskimo Fat Fish 949i to protect me from the rain, and after an hour or so of comfort I started getting dripped on. Looked up to see that the seams were leaking.
    Hadn’t really considered that these were not designed for rain protection. I would assume that the ones made for hunting are.
    Unrelated to this I have been considering a change to my shelter (probably moving to a flip over) so I’m thinking I should at least consider something that is rain proof.
    Anyone have experience with a shelter that works well in all kinds of weather situations?
    Thanks

    JoeMX1825
    MN
    Posts: 15460
    December 22, 2014 at 5:54 pm #1487088

    Same thing happend in my Otter ProXT900

    dbright
    Cambridge
    Posts: 1794
    December 22, 2014 at 5:55 pm #1487090

    You can treat the seams with a tent seam sealer. I know my frabil said to do it every few years. I don’t remember the brand they recommended.

    castle-rock-clown
    Posts: 2596
    December 22, 2014 at 5:57 pm #1487092

    Before you throw out the baby with the bathwater, go to a camping store and buy a product called seam seal. With tent clean and dry apply sealer to all seams and see if that works.

    Wharf Rat
    Mahtomedi
    Posts: 265
    December 22, 2014 at 6:05 pm #1487095

    OK, sounds like sealing the seams is the ticket.
    I’ll have to wait until it dries out to do that. Might be spring before that happens. )
    And chances are once I do seal the seams it will never rain again while I’m using it. ;)
    Thanks arybody.

    castle-rock-clown
    Posts: 2596
    December 22, 2014 at 6:24 pm #1487098

    To make it bombproof I would seal the seams first so as to get the best adhesion, then spray exterior with above product. You’ll never want to leave the lake.

    bronzbak
    Long way from home
    Posts: 316
    December 22, 2014 at 6:30 pm #1487100

    Clown is dead on with the seam sealer! I also spray the outside of my shacks with tectron silicone waterproofing. Never have a drop of rain come in and I’ve sat trough many complete down pours!

    hamms
    Mn
    Posts: 493
    December 22, 2014 at 9:06 pm #1487126

    This is a great idea to keep up with.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11702
    December 23, 2014 at 9:30 am #1487256

    You should try Flex Seal. If it can make a screen-bottomed boat float, it should keep you dry! rotflol

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    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    December 23, 2014 at 9:37 am #1487263
    Ralph Wiggum wrote:

    You should try Flex Seal. If it can make a screen-bottomed boat float, it should keep you dry! rotflol

    I love how they shoot the boat with a cannon, for the “wow” factor! jester

    Anonymous
    Inactive
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    December 23, 2014 at 11:43 am #1487379

    I don’t ice fish in the rain…. just seems wrong devil

    JD Winston
    Inactive
    Chanhassen, MN
    Posts: 899
    December 23, 2014 at 11:44 am #1487380
    Anonymous wrote:

    I don’t ice fish in the rain…. just seems wrong devil

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