This last week I used a MSR dragontail tent that belongs to the project that I work for (I do field research). I used it 3 nights and never received huge amounts of rain but on the 2 afternoons that it drizzled, it seamed that as much moisture worked its way into the tent as fell outside, it just took longer to sit on the wall and permeate slowly, before pooling on the floor. Now I don't see a huge amount of uproar on the internet so I assume that mine must be a one-off case, because no one would buy a tent like this and not return it. My two hypotheses are: 1) upon close inspection the tent has been stored damp and there is some mildew/mold in some areas but I don't think it explains the total leakage, 2) Inside the tent bag there is a tag that says "SAMPLE"- does anyone know of MSR using different materials for sample products? doing something silly like reversing the breathable wall material (it seamed like the material was trying to pull water from outside into the tent) or any other reasons to explain my situation?
Thanks for any input