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Is the fly metal or plastic? You can try rubbing bar soap on it to lube the zipper and keep it from sticking in the future. Wax will also work.

No, I don't mean a fly, like a zipper, I mean the outer rain fly. Its nylon with some type of coating that keeps it waterproof, this coating degrades and gets sticky, i guess. The tent itself is just plain nylon, no coating, no sticky. I never knew this was a thing. I honestly thought that a tent stored in a closet would last forever.

I have one that did this too. I figured maybe it was from storing it in a room that got too hot. The solution ifound was a new tent, but I did keep the old one. Just couldn't throw out the old one when it seemed fixable.

I have 3 Eureka tents that I brought in the 90s and they are still in good shape. I wash them in laundary soap in a big galvanized tub and seal seal them once in a while. My large dome is about 10' dia and 6' height, brought in tbe early 90s and used it a hunderd times, its our family camping tent. My 2 person backpacking Sunrise tent, used it to hike the AT and many other hiking and island camping trips, and my ultralight 1 person tent, used for motorcycle camping. The Eureka tents were a little pricey at the tine but they have held up well after 30-35 years of use.

Putting them away even slightly wet can start this process. I also never bothered to fix this. Sucks, but I wasn't about to trust a resealed tent on a hike-in weekend.

Thats prefect for moped camping, I like to get everything inside of a backpack, stash tbe bike, hike out to find a secluded site to set up in.

Thats a North face 4 season tent not some shitty walmart thing.

I have a pabst blue ribbon tent also that works just fine. Not waterproof by any means but something to pass out in

I might actually try this:

"SOFT OR STICKY TENT FABRIC PU COATINGS. Here is the only possible treatment for this problem of old age softening of PU coatings. Carefully separate fabric layers if they have 'blocked' together. It may not be possible to do this without some coating damage. Set your domestic iron on cotton, non-steam. With a piece of clean photocopy paper (80gsm or heavier) always between the iron and the fabric, work carefully over all the fabric. Keep moving to avoid excessive heating. Ironing will harden the coating and drive out moisture. If parts of the coating are damaged or missing (hold the fabric up to the light to see this most easily) it is possible to smear Seamgrip® over these areas. If they are extensive this may not be practical. Whether you Seamgrip or not, finish by spraying the coated face of the fabric with a silicon or Teflon based water repellent. Your specialist outdoor store will have a suitable product. As you should always do, store the tent unrolled, coated sides out to minimise self contact."

found on the web, worth a try maybe. Right now, it is soaking in warm water and liquid dish detergent, as per the web, but its sticking to itself quite badly. If it weren't for the virus I would bring it to a laundromat.

I may just roll this thing up into a big gummy ball and kick it over the fence.

I've slept in a hammock numerous times and i never liked it. It's also barely a substitute for a tent.

Mine was a Sierra designs also. Had another pretty nice ll bean tent and I was climbing out and tripped and ripped the zipper. When I left the campground I tossed it in the dumpster and never got a nice tent again.

Those look compact. For sure.

Foam pads kill my back and I’m usually cold on cold ground. Winter or mountains.

I haven’t used a hammock below 45*F. But my butt did get chilly. I put my leather riding gear on the bottom and sleep on that. Helps a lot.

Not trying to hijack this thread too hard. Wanted the OP to consider it though.

Tents definitely have their place. I’ve woke up to boots full of slugs with the hammock setup. Could be worse critters in other places.

Yeah I had a really expensive tent do this, bummer city, couldn't figure out how to fix it so I ended up throwing it away. Always figured it was from storing it slightly damp.

My wife and I have been using this shitty Walmart tent for like 10 years, someone gave it to us. It don't leak at all, it's really easy to set up... I keep saying I'm going to get a new one but this one won't frickin die.

Sounds like a mess.