Days prior to this summer's trip I found my 3 - 4 year old Big Agness SL Seedhouse 2 tacky to the touch. I suspected the waterproof coating was deteriorating. I gave Big Agness a call for their thoughts and was told to return the tent. Yesterday, I received a new tent. Thank you, Big Agness!

On a similiar note, because I found the problem so late, I took my small non-free standing, one-man backpacking tent instead. It rained long and hard on this year's trip. Thus, it would have been nicer to have a larger tent. Many of the campsites had signs of flowing water or pooling. The non-free standing features made this tent so much more difficult to find suitable campsites. Every morning I also had lots of condensation on the fly. Bottom line, bigger is better in rainy weather.