I posted in another thread that this weekend was the maiden voyage for our 8 man Kifaru tipi, I did quite a bit of research before buying one and it is perfect for what I need in Montana. My concern is I am doing a caribou hunt in AK north side of the brooks range, we will be up there over labor day weekend, a ton of people recommend tipi's for alaska hunting but when we had a nasty hail/rain/lightning storm roll in on us in the high country we rode it out in the tipi and there was water coming into the shelter in little 1" streams. We were set up on as even of ground as we could find at 9000+ ft but the small contour changes in the ground make it impossible to get a perftect seal around the entire tipi. How will this work if we get 3 solid days of rain in Alaska? We are doing a fly in DIY and I dont want to make a mistake by bringing the tipi. We all have waterproof sleeping bag covers and dry bags for our gear but there must be a different approach to this or am I doing something wrong? Has anyone ever had material sewn to the base of the tipi to act as a sod cloth? I thought about a tarp type base to lay down? possibly dig a small trench around the perimiter but alot of the moisture sheds down the tipi right to the base. Im not convinced that it is the norm to just be ok with water entering your shelter but I read tons of other forums of people saying they wont bring anything to alaska except a floorless shelter. What to you guys do or what has your experience been with tipi's in a real downpour?