I find that depending how I pitch my tarp is what really controls whether or not it will leak. If the tarp is pitched with a flat-type roof and it rains really hard (and it's left like that) it may leak but I would never leave it pitched like that in a hard rain. If you slant the walls of a tarp there is not much rain that can get through it. I have had mine in torrential rains (for days and days) and it has "never" leaked...Hope this helps...Happy Trekking...sabre11004....

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