Channel: Swedwoods

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Description: I was wondering how the Polish lavvu would perform in a rainstorm of almost 70 mph winds so drove down south. Ive only done rainstorms of this magnitude in a 700 dollar Hilleberg tent before and I must say Im very surprised. It was SO nice! A modern tent can hold up but the way it looks and sounds make you think sometimes maybe its gonna rip appart. Up in the mountains I always used ear plugs or else I could not sleep. Inside the Lavvu on the other hand it was so much calmer and silent. I got the feeling it could easily take 3 times the amount of wind without the need for additional guy lines.The triangular shape makes it ideal. The wind doesn't get a hold on it. And just look at those images there when I got inside the tent after dark. At that point the tent had been off and on in rain for 5 hours during the day. Look at the wet exterior and the dry canvas of the inside walls. Amazing. Not one drop of water penetrated the tent.That is something to ponder for all who plan to treat their canvas with chemicals etc, making it permanently heavier or taking away the cotton fibre ability to swell in contact with water, thus sealing the water out. I have not done anything to my Lavvu. But you have to take it out one time and get it wet after you buy it, then let it dry, and the next time it will perform 100%. Its like a form of natural waterproofing I think. Its just my personal theory so I'm open to critique if others know better. Thats what I love with this tent, it is dynamic. Like a living thing. When I set it up it was 2.9 Kg. The next day when I carried it out the weight was 3.8 Kg. So almost 1 Kg of moisture and water in the fabric. And in previous attempts I noticed that if you leave it up for a couple hours in the wind it dries up very fast. Only some moisture left in the fabric closest to the ground. I went in with double carinthia bags just to be safe but this really was a glamping trip. This should be nice for the ASMR audience so use headphones when looking at this, and hope you feel like you where there. Also a warning if you cook inside a closed space like this...you have to have a damper so the flame get small to be safe and not making the air toxic. Especially dangerous when it is not blowing outside. Thanks!