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#195190 - 05/02/16 07:52 AM Re: new tent - use waterproof/uv protection or not? [Re: myownlilwrld]
bluefish member Registered: 06/05/13 Posts: 680	No. Don't store it wet, wash and treat it after it begins to leak, hopefully some years from now. _________________________ Charlie
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Re: new tent - use waterproof/uv protection or not?	aimless	05/02/16 05:24 PM
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