Fear not – there is no need to buy another tent if you discover yours has a leak. First check the seams – a quick basting with seam sealer will sort them out. If the fabric needs treatment then it’s a ...

"Over a long period of time through storage that seam sealer, or that tape, can perish, it cracks, it goes cloudy, and it can flake off." That doesn't mean your tent is a goner, he says.