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Just realized my buddy's 'waterproof' tent story from the Grand Canyon trip was actually a gear fail

We were setting up camp at the Bright Angel site and he kept bragging about his new $300 tent, saying 'this thing could handle a monsoon, trust me.' Woke up at 3 AM to a light drizzle and his sleeping bag was already soaked through a seam above the door. Has anyone else had a brand new piece of gear fail on its first real use like that?
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jenny_jackson
Sounds like @kelly.keith and your buddy both got some bad luck.
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kelly.keith
My brand new hiking boots fell apart halfway up Mount Washington last spring.
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