Tesco's tent - leaky!!!

Gosia

Hi

I bought a tent from Tesco in May. I only got to use it this Bank Holiday weekend when we went camping in Cornwall. To cut the story short, when it p**sed it down on Saturday night - the tent just got leaky. We woke up on Sunday morning to find our pillows and covers etc were wet. Basically anything that touched the inside canopy. :mad: :mad:

Due to the leaky tent we ended up leaving from our camping trip a day early - couldn't risk another night of getting soaked through.

Where do I stand on returning the tent to Tesco??? :rolleyes:

I wouldn't want to risk the same ever again - basically Tesco's tents are useless cause I've never experienced this before and I've been camping lots of times.

adouglasmhor

That's what happens if you touch the walls in a tent.

jane130

If the things touching the inside of your tent were making the inner cover touch the outer one ( sorry not sure of the technical terms) the that would cause it to leak. it happened to us a few years ago becuase our double bed was too big for the bedroom and we all woke up with wet feet, there is nothing wrong with our tent when used properly

But if your not happy with it try and take it back you never know the person behind the till may have no idea about camping and a leaky tent is no good to anyone

Gosia

Well camping was a far cheaper option than staying in a hotel. Also didn't anticipate that the tent would actually leak.

Thank you though, Dave Brooker for your very helpful pointers. Why, a hotel stay - can't say that ever crossed my mind!

Becles

I agree you shouldn't have things touching the walls in a tent.

I used to go camping as a child and I can still recall my Dad telling us strictly not to touch the walls when it was raining

sparklegrrrl

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

That's condensation.

Next time use a hotel.

It's not necessarily condensation. Tents can be leaky. And if it is leaky Tesco should at least provide some kind of compensation - I wouldn't expect more than a £20 gift card.

Do you know how many layers your tent has? If it has one layer, then yep it could be condensation. If it has two layers then it's unlikely to be condensation. Next time get a two-layer tent!

Can you see if water is leaking a particular part?

Gosia

Thanks everyone for your comments and tips.

In truth it wasn't that our belongings were touching the walls but that the wind was blowing the tent so much that the outer wall was touching the innner wall thereby causing water to leak in. At one point it was also dripping from the roof of the tent and also coming through the zip bits and the front - that's why I thought that it must have been a manufacturing defect. Also at times it was almost impossible to zip the tent up without actually forcing the zip hard, and the threads had started to come away from the stiching!

What worries me the most now is I thought that I had kept the receipt and now I can't seem to find it anywhere.:cool:

Brooker_Dave

sparklegrrrl wrote: »

It's not necessarily condensation. Tents can be leaky. And if it is leaky Tesco should at least provide some kind of compensation - I wouldn't expect more than a £20 gift card.

Demand compensation for condensation!!

Brooker_Dave

Gosia wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your comments and tips.

In truth it wasn't that our belongings were touching the walls but that the wind was blowing the tent so much that the outer wall was touching the innner wall thereby causing water to leak in. At one point it was also dripping from the roof of the tent and also coming through the zip bits and the front - that's why I thought that it must have been a manufacturing defect. Also at times it was almost impossible to zip the tent up without actually forcing the zip hard, and the threads had started to come away from the stiching!

What worries me the most now is I thought that I had kept the receipt and now I can't seem to find it anywhere.:cool:

Possibly a good thing as it will save you getting laughed at by the people at tescos...

oldagetraveller

How did you pay? There's probably proof on a credit card or bank statement.
It's only three months old, used once and has proved to be not fit for purpose, take it back. Even if it is condensation or contact with the material I doubt the water would pour down inside the tent to the degree you claim plus the stitchings starting to fail in way of the zip, which must also be poor quality if it needs to be forced.
It appears you are an experienced camper so would know all about condensation/contact and the difference between that and leaks?

Brooker_Dave

Gosia wrote: »

Well camping was a far cheaper option than staying in a hotel. Also didn't anticipate that the tent would actually leak.

It didn't leak, condensation formed.

Gosia wrote: »

Thank you though, Dave Brooker for your very helpful pointers. Why, a hotel stay - can't say that ever crossed my mind!

I'm here to help.