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• Re: New pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 00:55:25 -0700
  ...canvas Anybody had good or bad luck with aftermarket pop top canvas? I would like to update to the 3 window and gray fabric...
• water repellant for canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 1995 12:33:53 -0700
  ...Switch to Aqualon (R) Keeps Campers Dry If it seems like your canvas tent camper doesn't repel rain very well, you may be...
• Re: How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:25:23 -0500
  Hi Jim, If you're bent on sewing, there are curved (almost C shaped) canvas needles or "Sail" needles for this purpose. I took...
• Re: rainfly
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 12:19:39 -0800
  ...a downpour and keep the canvas dry? Then, what are you going to do with all that wet fabric? How wet are you going...
• "Permanent" poptop insulation
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:42:26 -0900
  ...with a white fabric on the interior. This controls 95% of the radiant heat that would go through the canvas. The stuff is really...
• Re: CrewCab CanvasTarp!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 07:17:53 -0700
  ...canvas top made for one of my crewcabs, so I hope to get photos of the >framework so I can have a frame fabricated...
• Re: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 10:17:17 -0700
  Chinese cotton canvas - This is a brand new entry to the market. It was offered to me about six months ago. But after comparing...
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:56:09 -0700
  ...Screw in the rest of the top of the canvas, taking up slack in the fabric. My canvas has several inches of slack at...
• Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:21:30 -0600
  ...crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Tom, is that 46" fabric wide enough for the top canvas? Because >>>> if it is, >>>> what about the stripey material...
• Re: Canvas Replacement ?? OEM Quality ?? Three Window??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 14:25:55 -0400
  >> Bus Boys, WCM, RMMW, JC Whitney, myself, and just about everyone else ship the >> identical canvas from the same factory, which is the only...
• Re: Replacing pop top bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:14:56 -0700
  ...on the edges? A good quality fabric adhesive will help hold the Velcro strip to the old canvas. But I get the feeling you...
• Re: Scotch Guard Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 23 May 2000 11:37:20 -0700
  ...manual specifically says *not* to use Scotch-Guard on the tent fabric. They don't say why. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws...
• Re: Pop-top inside 'velvet' - anyone replace?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:25:17 -0800
  ...layer of > fabric over the old stuff? > I want to tackle this before or with the spring project of replacing the > canvas. > > Dahn > 'Betty...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:45:55 -0700
  ...My issues are that the fabric is thin and the side zippers are weak. I thought of replacing the side zippers with velcro or...
• Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:52:26 -0500
  ...Study the fabric enough to realize that the fabric needs to stretch more in circumference than in vertical height and use this to your...
• Best top fabric for a wet climate
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 6 May 2012 18:21:31 -0700
  Hi folks, the canvas is completely rotted in my '84, and here in the NW we can count on rain on most camping trips...
• Re: canvas or acrylic poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 07:25:53 -0400
  ...is a modern fabric they are putting on that will hold up in the sun better than the standard canvas. And you can see...
• Re: Pop-top inside 'velvet' - anyone replace?
  Historical mailing list - Boucheron
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:30:31 -0500
  ...layer of fabric over the old stuff? > I want to tackle this before or with the spring project of replacing the canvas. > > Dahn > 'Betty...
• Re: Old canvas anyone??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Mon, 2 May 2005 00:49:28 EDT
  Heres my secret Wallmart has Iron on patches in the fabric section that match perfectly! (at least tan) I used multiple patches and applied...
• 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: Mold on canvas, what to use to clean
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:15:34 -0700
  ...I think, the >>> fabric of the canvas would be compromised, weakened with the Chlorox >>> method. >>> There must be a better way. >>> Thanks for any...
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:41:22 -0700
  ...Screw in the rest of the top of the canvas, taking up slack in the >> fabric. My canvas has several inches of slack at...
• Westy Hatch Screen
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:12:45 -0600
  ...By the way, they make canvas luggage carriers for GoWesty which go on the Eurovans. They are accustomed to fabricating special orders and have...
• 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...
• Re: New owners requesting advise on replacing canvas poptop
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:22:17 -0400
  ...the canvas in stock cotton or Sunbrella. The latter adds about $60 to the price. It is a fade-resistant synthetic fabric often used...
• Re: Go Westy 3 window tent for sale
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:21:39 -0600
  And don't you have to trim off the excess fabric cause not all are the same? On Mar 26, 2011 4:18 PM...
• Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:06:36 -0700
  ...crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> Tom, is that 46" fabric wide enough for the top canvas? Because > >>>> if it is, > >>>> what about the stripey material...
• Re: Go-Westy wasserstopper - initial impressions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:58:35 -0800
  ...water proofing and UV protecting canvas treatment in the market that I've seen called 303 High Tech Fabric Guard > http://www.303-products...
• Re: Recommendation for Popup Tent. 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:57:49 -0400
  ...We also have a new Bus Depot brand canvas that I highly recommend. This product was born of my frustration with every aftermarket canvas...
• Re: Assorted Westy (1991) questions
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 26 May 1998 20:13:23 -0700
  ...water proofing the canvas poptop got at the >factory? I think mine may need a new application. ---------- Regular "Scotchgard Fabric Protector" from 3M works...
• Re: New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 20:53:33 -0500
  ...that hold the canvas to the fiberglass pop- top. I thought about just putting three screws in each side of the top then fastening...
• Re: New Owner ... Pop Top Question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:55:01 -0400
  ...darker, and the fabric maybe just a tad lighter-weight. But they're surprisingly close - much closer than any aftermarket canvas that has been...
• Re: Mould (mold?) on canvas WATCH OUT!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:17:15 -0600
  ...growing on your canvas & are better encouraged by cotton because it is organic itself unlike sunbrella which is an acrylic fabric. You will find...
• Re: Go-Westy wasserstopper - initial impressions
  Historical mailing list - Trevor
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:47:43 -0800
  ...water proofing and UV protecting canvas treatment in the market that I've seen called 303 High Tech Fabric Guard http://www.303-products...
• New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:17:49 -0800
  Just finished installing a new three window canvas from GoWesty. Boy what a job! Some comments. I thought this would be pretty straitforward job...
• Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:05:11 -0800
  ...layer of fabric over the old stuff?� I want to tackle this before or with the spring project of replacing the canvas. Dahn 'Betty...
• two questions
  Historical mailing list - Araujo, Alex
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 08:20:27 -0400
  ...I >thought about having the cover made out of tent fabric (more >lightweight), but thought the canvas would stand up better over the long...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:19:54 -0800
  ...The temptation is there to keep using the canvas I have, but better to do now than later, in the "heat of the night...
• Poptop Tent Material; Breathability Means ....
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:50:42 -0800
  ...through, whereas most fabrics are like radishes. The stuff doesn't fade or stain to a noticeable degree, unlike canvas. It is stiffer than...
• Looking at replacing some stuff on my 89 Westy....
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:07:53 -0800
  ...m thinking about doing the propane tank, frig update, pop top fabric and a 2" hitch receiver, maybe an awning...has anyone made these...
• Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:13:27 -0400
  ...There are plenty of Tent and awning fabrics pending your applications. Sunbrella I would never use. Just to rigid. The furniture version of sunbrella...
• Re: Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 08:56:46 -0700
  ...I didn't see the Starbucks van (or yours), but in answer to your canvas problem, if the canvas ripped because it was dry...
• Re: need tighter mosquito net in canvas
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:44:13 -0800
  http://www.justmakeit.com/fabrics/utility/noseeum.html $6.50/m @ JustMakeIt. And those are $CDN, so nearly free for you... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Unrau eunrau...
• Re: "Permanent" poptop insulation
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:52:11 -0500
  ...with a white fabric on the >interior. This controls 95% of the radiant heat that would go >through the canvas. The stuff is really...
• 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: New pop top canvas care?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 23 May 2011 15:31:25 -0400
  ...least 5 years, possibly much longer as it is an acrylic fabric like Sunbrella? For cleaning/maintaining/retreating later on use: > > http://www.sunbrella...
• Re: pop top tent tightening kludge
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:58:39 -0700
  ...afternoon my friend and I tightened the > fabric of his pop top. It > was a replacement canvas (Bus Depot I think), with 3 > windows...
• Re: color change at inside poptop
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:08:05 -0700
  ...I take the poptop to my local marine canvas/upholstery guy and he installs the hull liner. Looks very nice. Adds some insulation and...
• pop top tent tightening kludge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:15:18 -0700
  ...Yesterday afternoon my friend and I tightened the fabric of his pop top. It was a replacement canvas (Bus Depot I think), with 3...
• Re: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 23:45:08 -0400
  ...canvas (including Van-Caf�, GoWesty, AA Best, Vanagain, etc.). The product quality is good, although it looks nothing like stock (more rough textured fabric...
• Re: Westy Hatch Screen
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 13:24:09 -0700
  ...By the way, > they make canvas luggage carriers for GoWesty which go on the Eurovans. They > are accustomed to fabricating special orders and have...
• Replacing pop top bug screen the manly way.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 21:09:26 EDT
  ...screen to the zipper down into the canvas seams. Get a seam ripper from the fabric store, makes the job much easier. On ours...
• Re: Westy Tent Poles - roll yer own
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 13:47:44 +0000
  ...Bigtop tent I own, I finally got up the > > gumption to fabricate a set. As it turns out, this was extremely > > Would it be...
• Re: New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Bess's Buddies
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:03:22 -0800
  ...About 6 hours in uncomfortable positions with an electric staple gun, but were very happy with the new canvas that we had gotten from...
• VW-Sunroof Cover - Vinyl or Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Mon, 18 Sep 95 10:43:04 PDT
  ...tfab@netcom.com (thom fitzpatrick) I'd like to get the 'net opinion on the advantages of vinyl vs canvass sunroof covers. I need...
• Re: pop top
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:55:14 -0500
  ...The fibers are absorbent, and swell significantly when exposed to water, thus making the fabric occlusive. Sure, the fabric gets moist to the touch...
• Re: Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/ insul...
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 19:48:40 EDT
  ...tech fabric is used it could be stored rolled up in the channel under the pop top outer edge. next to the canvas. Doug
• Re: EV/Vanagon Poptop Raincover(?)
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:36:25 -0400
  Repellancy can be much improved a lot if you spray two cans of Scotchgard (silicone fabric spray) on it at the start of the...
• Re: poptop info ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 11:56:21 -0500
  ...canvas tops had the plastic beading at the bottom. (Early bays had it as a separate piece; mine's sewed to the fabric.) His...
• Re: Awning track?
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:13:59 -1000
  ...The edge that slides in has a cord, about like a clothes line, sewn into the canvas. you could fabricate one of these it...