A buddy told me my tent was set up wrong for years and he was right

We were camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains and he pointed out I never pulled the rainfly taut enough. He said, 'If it's flapping, it's not working,' and showed me how to really crank the tensioners. I tried it that night and the wind noise dropped by half. Anyone else have a simple tip that fixed a gear habit?

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betty_wells20d agoMost Upvoted

My rainfly works fine loose, it just flaps a little.

tessa_murray20d ago

Yeah, that flapping drives me nuts too.

hill.margaret20d ago

Lol, that flapping is literally the sound of it not working right. A loose fly lets wind get under it and buffet the tent body, which is super annoying. Tightening it up makes everything quieter and more stable.