How to stay dry camping in a rain storm?
When shopping for a tent, make sure it comes with a full fly (none of this Sierra Designs Sirius half-fly deal). The fly should be able to be staked out from the body of the tent itself, in order to give you vestibules on the outside to stow your wet boots/shoes. After getting the tent, make sure you set it up when you get home, and practice setting it up so you can set it up quickly, nothing worse then getting to camp and having to set up your tent in the pouring rain and having it get soaked. Some tents have flys that you can leave attached to the tent body, so it can be set up all at once (REI Quarter Dome 2 & 3). After you can set the tent up fairly quickly, I would give the tent a once over with either Nikwax Tent and Gear Proof ($19.50 REI.com) or another water proofing, to help keep the DWR (durable water repellant) up to snuff. Finally, I would go along all the seams of the tent with Seam Grip Seam Sealer ($7.25 REI.com). This will help reinforce the seams and prevent water fro
