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Re: Pop-top Canvas
Historical mailing list - John Reddick
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:14:28 -0500
I agree the side windows are awesome, especially when the weather is warm.
Re: leaking in the rain
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:17:39 +0000
Joy, I did not have that occur when I added the struts, but my canvas is fairly new and i was meticulous about tightening...
Re: pop top canvas question
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:19:47 -0800
...I was wondering how many of us still have our original canvas. > I’m still using mine and it seems fine. > > I do look...
Re: Screen replacement success Jonce Fancher products
Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
Sun, 5 Jul 2015 20:13:23 -0400
...I just installed, ok my girlfriend installed, the replacement screen for my original 85 canvas. Strangely my original ver 30 year old canvas is...
Re: Powering a 110V A/C
Historical mailing list - Oxroad
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 02:17:46 EDT
...If you're not familiar with it, the Dormobile has a canvas pop-top that is hinged on the driver's side of the...
Re: EV/Vanagon Poptop Raincover(?)
Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano/WA
Mon, 1 Sep 1997 23:24:18 -0400
...Anyways, my experience is the canvas does soak through in what I would call a moderate amount of rain. Its just a "water repellant...
Re: Canvas Replacement
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:26:47 -0500
Ok, i have installed 10 canvas in a row... most from GoWesty, some from CIP1.com and 2 from Busdepot. Verdict (cotton version): All...
new Westy canvas
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:07:54 -0700
I got my new 3 window canvas today from the Bus Depot. They said it was a made to order item and would take...
Re: Poptop Canvas Rails?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:35:16 -0700
...posted a week ago about needing the rails that hold the > canvas on a > poptop. Let me know if you still need them. I...
Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:19:12 -0400
...Only use a cotton canvas. I installed a Sunbrella canvas for a customer a few years ago and I swore never to do that...
Re: Canvas replacement 1990 Westy
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Thu, 14 May 2015 21:00:05 -0400
...to the list and looking for guidance. > > Just ordered a replacement canvas from The Bus Depot and need to find a > qualified installer within...
Westfaila tent piece needed ! Help !
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 05:27:30 -0400
...a Westfalia tent, tent is blue top, orange sides, canvas, red and blue stripped canvas front flap, grey vynale floor. I need just one...
Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:12:21 -0500
...my bride (the seamstress) is planning to do this when our canvas > needs replacing. She has already purchased the fabric and is awaiting the...
Re: pop-top (closing)
Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 18:47:31 EST
...Bend your knees to lower the poptop the rest of the way making sure that none of the canvas gets pinched in the mechanism...
Re: Sunbrella Pop Top Canvas
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 2 Jan 2012 17:22:04 +0000
...Sunbrella Pop Top Canvas > Does anyone know of a woman who makes replacement sunbrella canvas in > custom colors? I have lost her name and...
Pop Top Canvas Replacement & Paint;
Historical mailing list - John C...
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:07:01 -0700
Hi All, Thought I'd like to share a 3 window canvas replacement job I just did. The tops really needed painting, and also...
New Westfalia Canvas for sale on eBay WOW!
Historical mailing list - Charles Fladger
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 18:54:13 PDT
...If anyone is looking for a NEW Pop-Top Canvas for their Vanagon Westfalia, I have one for sale on eBay. It fits 1980...
Worst Thing done to my Westy....So Far!
Historical mailing list - Trenholme, Phil
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:49:49 -0700
...on my very first camping trip I went to open the canvas window in the Pop Top ( and being slightly inebriated ) I thought for...
Re: Canvas replacement comments & video
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:41:56 -0700
...matching new philips driver for the tiny screws that hold the canvas to the roof. Even small wear on the tip of an old...
Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
Historical mailing list - Marco
Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:59:00 -0700
...Bus Depot Canvas Questions Getting ready to order new canvas for the Starwagen (25 year old original getting in bad shape) and debating about...
Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:28:58 -0500
Chris S said, >> Do yourself a favor and get the best 3-window canvas Bus Depot has to offer. I have seen some cheap...
Re: poptop raise assist
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:21:09 -0500
...When the canvas billows out it does so at the very rear, too, and you'll need to stuff it back in with something...
Re: pop top
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 20:25:43 -0500
...Our '82 has the original canvas, and doesn't leak a drop. Wassup? That big blue diaper-cover thing looked kinda nice for long...
Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:29:04 -0600
...This was my third canvas replacement, two previous ones were Bays with the staples and plastic strips, those are a lot worse, but then...
Re: poptop canvas installation
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 12:54:38 -0500
> On the other hand, they argue that Sunbrella has no give in the fabric, while > cotton does, making the cotton canvas easier to install...
WTB: a few items...
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:11:21 -0500
...skylight assembly including all hardware</DIV> <DIV>-poptop canvas wood frame from poptop connection of canvas not body connection</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV...
76 pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list
Thu Jun 1 20:00:02 PDT 1995
Hi all, I am going to check out a 76 camper on Friday, and the owner tells me that the canvas is gone from...
*NEW* Westfalia Pop-Top Canvas For Sale 80-91
Historical mailing list - Charles Fladger
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:53:59 PDT
...If anyone is in need of a NEW Pop-Top Canvas for their Vanagon Westfalia, I have one for sale on eBay. It fits...
Re: Child cot?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Sep 1995 15:41:44 -0400
I have a spare canvas in purrfect order if someone wants one for a 70 westy sam
Re: WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:00:03 -0500
...WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy I'm in Sherman, Tx, 1 hour N of Dallas. I'd be willing to drive to...
Re: New Canvas Top
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:24:34 -0500
...Jonce >Does anyone on the list know of a supplier for the vinyl tape stapled >through on the poptop to secure the canvas? > >TIA
Re: How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:30:08 -0500
...Re: [VANAGON] How to sew screen in poptop canvas? I had said '90-'91 for removable screen but could well be '89 on.� I...
Re: Pop top canvas repair
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:37:08 -0500
...1) Tear Mender Glue (Latex Adhesive) Just take a pc of Cotton Cloth same as the canvas and glue it on. Dries fast and...
Re: Clean Duct Tape Residue? (pop to canvas repair)
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:49:49 -0700
...Looks decent, and holds well. >> >> Jon >> >> On Sat, 30 Aug 2008, neil N wrote: >> >> > Hi all. >> > >> > I want to nurse my pop top canvas...
Re: relabeled Trooper
Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
Wed, 15 May 1996 16:50:57 -0400 (EDT)
> The regular VW (Army) Jeep 'Iltis' has a removeable canvas top and 4 canvas > doors w/ plastic windows. Should be easily distinguishable from the...
1990 VW Westfalia located in rocky mountain west needs interior/exterior work, including canvas.
Historical mailing list - Mike May
Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:01:21 +0000
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Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:56:46 -0500
Has anyone sewn one up out of ripstop nylon? Just wondering, Jim
Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:14:10 -0700
...bear will follow his nose wherever it leads and if the canvas is >where it smells like food he's gonna get up there...
Re: New Poptop rubber seal and canvas installer needed - Vancouver
Historical mailing list - John
Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:14:31 GMT
...Dawn, owner of PLF from whom I bought my canvas from, says she has gotten a lot better over the years at it, but...
Re: Westy insulated blanket for pop top canvas for winter camping
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 5 Aug 2005 10:57:15 -0700
...Westy insulated blanket for pop top canvas for winter camping Hello Fellow Volks Folks, On the internet I have seen pictures of an insulated...
Re: poptop info ...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 May 1996 11:56:21 -0500
...I was in the market for some canvas for my '71 Westy a couple of weeks ago and tried to call this guy's...
Re: Screen replacement success Jonce Fancher products
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 5 Jul 2015 20:32:30 -0400
...I just installed, ok my girlfriend installed, the replacement > screen for my original 85 canvas. Strangely my original ver 30 year old > canvas is...
Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 5 Mar 2013 23:09:20 -0800
...wrote: >> >> >>> Will removing the upper bed make canvas replacement, top still >>> installed, any easier? >>> >>> My canvas has the staples. >> >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> 65 kb image...
Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:37:44 -0700
...canvases if you have > > > > > made them before and are confident of the fit. > > > > > > > > I haven't made this specific type of poptop canvas before...
Pop top replacement for '87 Westy in Chicago
Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:57:27 -0500
...Before I can go camping, I will need to replace the canvas pop top. I have already purchased the replacement canvas, I just need...
Vanagon as canvas.
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:50:53 +0000
Don't recall seeing this posted; my apologies if it's a repost. http://m.imgur.com/gallery/4S2zN
Re: Tight Canvas??
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:17:47 -0700
> > "I am very pleased with it and would pick that replacement > canvas again. It is a darker gray--maybe the original was very > faded...
Westy Waterproofing Question - Anyone Try Nikwax?
Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
Mon, 15 May 2000 23:05:23 -0400
Have any Westy owners on the list tried treating their canvas tops with Nikwax Cotton Proof? I've used Nixwax products on leather boots...
Re: The Skylighguy's replacement pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Fri, 4 Jul 2003 20:39:43 -0400
I bought a 3 window canvas replacement from the Bus Depot about a year ago for my 76. I was VERY pleased with it...
Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:42:34 -0500
...Black Bears vs Westy Canvas? We normally just slide our tray full of goodies and sweets under Mike Miller's van a night and...
Westy Pop-Top Canvas Install
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sat, 5 Aug 2006 14:40:52 -0700
Did the installation of a new pop-top canvas this afternoon. Many comments in the archives about doing this but not much detailed how...
Pop-Top Mold Gone W/ No Scrubbing!
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Sat, 12 Jul 2003 22:36:53 -0400
...Since I was replacing the canvas, I pulled the entire top, in hopes of trying again, but fully expecting to dye the fuzz - even...
Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:22:19 -0500
...If you are pondering replacing your canvas this spring, now is actually the time to do it. Don't wait until the weather warms...
Re: Westy Waterproofing Question - Anyone Try Nikwax?
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Tue, 16 May 2000 08:30:41 -0700
At 11:05 PM -0400 5/15/00, Todd Guttman wrote: >Have any Westy owners on the list tried treating their canvas tops >with...
Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:35:18 -0500
...Black Bears vs Westy Canvas? > I'm enjoying the black bear thread....think I missed the first one. I'd hate to get the...
Re: Pop too install 81 with staples
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 4 Oct 2014 10:00:02 -0700
...It's an 81 with staples.Anyone know how much canvas to fold over at the top. I do t want to have to...
poptop components for sale (skylight, upper bed, hardware, etc)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 May 1999 18:26:16 EDT
i just sold the pop up roof and canvas off my '84 parts westy to a kid who forgot he had his top popped...
Re: looking for ASI replacement pop top canvas
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:35:41 -0700
...looking for ASI replacement pop top canvas > > > The van i just bought has several holes in it. It is an 81 vanagon. > > > Any sources...
Re: pop up camper
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 22 May 2006 15:44:24 -0400
...I call it a floptop 'cause after you pull the vinyl cover, you flop each side out which pulls the canvas up and the...
Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:23:21 -0400
My wife JoAnn is kind enough to do the cursing for me. Geo/ATL