Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: Anyone have an REI Taj-3 tent? Check your rainfly...
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ducks |
Our Taj 3 is older than yours and it kept me and the little bear cub dry in an all night rain in July at the Baker Lake campground. I remember laying there when the storm hit thinking “I should have tested this out before the trip and I hope it keeps us dry”. Luckily it did. I’m not sure if it’s always felt different, but I did think the fly definitely feels different to the touch than the MSR Elixir tent I use for solo trips. Sorry you found out that way and hopefully it didn’t ruin the trip. |
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SouthernKevlar |
I have also had laminates delaminate, some just due to age and some due to storage in a damp basement. Live and learn. I always make it a point to set up the chosen tent (I have too many, but that new one would sure fill a particular niche...) and check it out before a trip unless I used it last week for another trip. A good gear check saves a lot of hassle in the long run. |
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scat |
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amhacker22 |
Huh. |
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nojobro |
It was 12 years old. I've had other tents far longer than that with no leaking issues. It felt slightly tacky; dunno if that's the degraded feeling or how it felt when it still worked... |
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Tomcat |
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timatkn |
amhacker22: "Uh ok… it didn’t work after the 1st trip so you took it on two more? Geez…was thinking the same thing, but now you are rubbing salt in the wound :) I get it Scat…trying to make it work out…but it does sound funny too. T |
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amhacker22 |
Too bad he’s not here to chime in on this. It would have made for some interesting discussion. |
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timatkn |
Bring it back to exchange as I liked the tent... the customer service person exchanged it then said I owed $50...I was a little taken a back...why? "You bought it on sale and it is $50 more now" I replied I am pretty sure that is not how an "exchange" works but they insisted. I wasn't in the mood to put up a fight and the tent failed so I just got my money back and moved on... I know that the customer service person was wrong, that isn't their policy...but now flash forward 15 years...it all worked out. I used that money for a Big Agnes and moved on. No hard feelings REI...you did me a favor :) T |