Hi,
I bought a refurbished tent from Eureka (Sunriver 2). It was an excellent price (haven't got it yet, so not able to comment). However, I was reading the comments on this company and their warehouse and the opinion was that Eureka will back up their products not being defective, but that they may not entirely test them. (Some people bought tents, the rain fly didn't work and they sent out a new one, but waited to receive the old one. I live in NM and am taking this tent east (not thru hiking). We have not really had any rain for something like 100 days, so I can't really test it in the rain.
Does the hose provide a valid test? Sounds silly as I have seen this many times, but don't know if it similar enough to rain. Or should I just bring a tarp, waterproof, etc. (plan to car camp with it first). Thanks.