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• Re: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:15:27 -0400
  ...canvas up by itself and then put the poles in on top separately. A lot less work and it helps compress the fabric to...
• Re: What's your after market canvas recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:13:19 -0400
  ...of the above-noted genuine one (thinner fabric, etc.) it is the best budget-priced canvas out there. For less than the price of...
• poptop canvas installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:02:15 -0500
  ...2) The Sunbrella fabric of the canvas I got from TBD is really nice and sturdy. It'll be nice to see how it...
• Re: water repellant for canvas
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 20 Jun 1995 13:32:28 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Aqualon is a 2 ply textured polyester duck fabric, coated with a PVC resin. Unlike laminated vinyl, > Aqualon won't separate, crack or peel...
• Van tent $1400?? whats this guy smoking?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 09:01:49 -0400
  ...The canvas is excellents as well as the floor. All tent poles are there as well as stakes. E-mail or call with questions...
• Re: Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 21:58:37 EDT
  Debra, A great fix for any fabric is stuff called "Seam Grip". It is a liquid rubber that makes an awesome bond on anything...
• pop top underside flocking color question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:15:16 -0800
  ...I am considering just using a nice gray trunk carpet and gluing it to the flocking, getting some nice gray fabric and making up...
• Re: Canvas Replacement
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:31:22 -0500
  ...made (GoWesty/CIP1) canvas, this is because they are totally different fabrics. The U.S. made product is more of a functional replacement rather...
• Re: What's your after market canvas recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:49:14 -0400
  ...of the > above-noted genuine one (thinner fabric, etc.) it is the best budget-priced > canvas out there. For less than the price of...
• Re: 1990 VW Westfalia located in rocky mountain west needs interior/exterior work, including canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Gmail
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 14:00:19 -0700
  ...Not in Grand Junction but probably the one best automotive, Vanagon engine conversion and fabrication shops around and Mike is definitely one of the...
• Re: Child Cot Fabrication
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:12:53 EDT
  ...Not sure how the canvas would translate ad far as appropriate width to reach the pole. But the canvas seems the least of it...
• Re: Poptop window/screen replacements?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:22:47 -0500
  ...And as I mentioned, the application I have in mind (Millies van) has the same problem with the canvas window. Yrs, d
• Re: [WetWesties] Poptop Tent Material; Breathability Means ....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:22:34 -0500
  ...There it sun rots and deteriorates the window screen > > material, and the canvas. The acrylic becomes brittle. There are better > boat top fabrics than...
• Mouse in the house!
  Historical mailing list - Al Symmetric
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 13:02:07 -0700
  ...The pop-top canvas has several large holes in it and the urine smell is overwhelming. There were three nests. two accessed through the...
• Fwd: Re: How to sew screen in poptop canvas? The Fixx
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:42:29 -0500
  ...Thanks Jonce >Hi Jim, >If you're bent on sewing, there are curved (almost C shaped) canvas >needles or "Sail" needles for this purpose...
• Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 04:24:07 -0800
  ...Look for it in fabrics, then mesh. Hopefully your zipper is in good shape! Julianna 541-231-4383 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Ophelia) 1988...
• Re: color change at inside poptop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:06:10 -0700
  ...An option is to line the roof with boat hull liner fabric. It comes in a range of colours. I know of two vanagon...
• Re: Poptop window/screen replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:54:08 -0700
  ...Later, my poptop failed--fabric failure along the bottom edge, so I replaced the whole canvas. This setup uses velcro on the vertical parts...
• Re: Screen replacement success Jonce Fancher products
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 23:23:38 -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: Screen on pop top canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 24 May 2000 22:07:53 -0400
  ...I wonder if whomsoever makes the 3-window variety pop-top canvas (Ron, is that you?) could be convinced to make one with the...
• Re: Pop-top canvas replacement.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:26:49 -0400
  ...manufacturer's cotton canvas (which costs a bit more than our aftermarket canvas) is a somewhat course textured material, which, while good quality, does...
• Re: Replacing pop top bug screen
  Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 10:40:37 -0300
  ...Yeah! I know I can by a > new canvas, but my canvas is nice and clean. All I > need is the bug screen and...
• URL for camping fabrics, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:20:39 -0700
  ...This includes things like gortex-type fabrics, fleeces, canvases, nylons, mesh, etc. Also, they have a large selection of insulation, hardware, accessories, zippers, threads...
• Re: 8 inch gash
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:04:46 -0500
  ...I have an 8 inch cut in my tent >canvas and I still do not know how to mend it nice enough that it...
• Re: Screen replacement success Jonce Fancher products
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 20:32:30 -0400
  ...situation to use the strong fabric glue he provides and attach velcro to the screen and the existing canvas. > On Jul 5, 2015, at...
• Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:54:00 -0400
  > Isn't _Sunbrella_ a polyester fabric? > Nylon (acrylic) gets eaten up by the > sun (UV), > while polyester is pretty > sturdy to UV. Sunbrella is...
• Re: dry rot on pop top
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:58:33 -0700
  ...There was a recent post (on this list IIRC) of a "How NOT to..." video on replacing the canvas. Hopefully it will point out...
• Re: curtain plans
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 13:53:23 -0800
  ...When Karen redid the stock Westy curtains she lined them with reflective ironing board fabric and additional snaps for light reduction and privacy improvements...
• Fw: need tighter mosquito net in canvas
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:10:30 -0600
  ...from people living in North Carolina/Georgia? Hermann, Try a local fabric store. That's where I got my "no-see-um" mesh for...
• Tents 'n Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:41:08 -0700
  ...Tough canvas. Goes up in 10 minutes. Sets up outside the sliding door for extra room and the entire thing can be stowed in...
• Re: Pop top issue
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:09:44 -0700
  ...That and Rust Check spray (different application) Maybe test spray lube on spare fabric similar to canvas? See what kind of stain it leaves...
• Re: 3 window tent screen measurement request
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:14:10 -0500
  ...Great canvas can still be crap if installed wrong, But I have seen bad canvas installed well. Good luck with what ever you determine...
• Poptop Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:56:18 -0700
  ...I starting replacing my poptop canvas at about 4:00 today and stopped when it got dark out. Probably another hour tomorrow unless something...
• Re: VW factory tent repair
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:52:01 -0400
  A good weld fabrication shop could do most anything you can dream up. Jonce >David >I brazed mine the old fashion way. They are...
• Re: Pop-top inside 'velvet' - anyone replace?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:10:15 -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...
• FS, Interior parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Creasy
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:59:10 -0500
  ...Beige coarse fabric. Cushion covers for wayback pad and upstairs bed. Original poptop canvas, no rips or holes or mildew. Beige. Flannel sheet set...
• re ev poptop raincover
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 00:15:21 -0700
  ...I was thinking >about attaching velcro pads between the inside lip of the poptop and the >canvas tent. From this I was thinking about...
• Re: Poptop Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:54:08 -0500
  ...I starting replacing my poptop canvas at about 4:00 today and stopped when it got dark out. Probably another hour tomorrow unless something...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 22:05:27 -0800
  ...You will have fabric rubbing on your knuckles, another thing in favour for the stock cotton pop top. Sunbrella is a bit harder on...
• Re: Canvas Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:44:46 -0800
  ...made > (GoWesty/CIP1) > canvas, this is because they are totally different fabrics. The U.S. made > product is more of a functional replacement rather...
• Re: Swivel Seat - FInally
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:57:53 -0400
  ...You'll need to buy new seals, canvas, fabric/vinyl paint if you want it look really nice and struts if you want to...
• Re: Poptop window/screen replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:15:23 -0600
  ...ask Jonce if he could sew >> his existing screens to enough fabric to sew a zipper to, and make >> that fit as a replacement...
• Re: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:32:37 -0600
  ...canvas up by itself and > then put the poles in on top separately. A lot less work and it helps > compress the fabric to...
• Re: Screen on pop top canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Wed, 24 May 2000 18:15:07 -0400
  ...Another option would be to use fiberglass screen door fabric to sew on a patch ovre the afflicted area. Still yet another option is...
• Re: Poptop Tent Material; Breathability Means ....
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:49:12 -0400
  ...An OEM German poptop canvas will generally outlast your need for it. Consider that your original canvas poptop tent probably lasted, what, 20 or...
• Re: '73 Westy Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 96 11:26:29 PDT
  ...The other seats were covered with gold canvas-like material. Curtains were a tan, yellow and gold plaid fabric. I have seen other Westys...
• Anybody have info on the German Factory Awning?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 11:01:44 -0500
  ...the van's roof; It's HUGE; The awning fabric is rubberized "something" - canvas? and is a greyish tan colour (was pretty dark when...
• Re-padding seats: HOW TO
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 07:06:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Mine had several holes where the springs had poked through, so I patched them from the inside with pieces of canvas fabric. Draw your...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:41:01 -0400
  ...You can see my article on the various fabric options and canvas choices at <http://www.busdepot.com/details/canvas/> . Ron Salmon The Bus...
• Re: Propex update
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:06:30 -0700
  Just a thought; A couple of us with heaters of various types, have fabricated/installed a polypropeline blanket thermal barrier that snaps onto the...
• Re: Shore Power Portable A/C
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:36:08 -0400
  ...A water resistant piece of fabric is pinned to the zipper area of the poptop canvas opening with a square cutout that snugs around...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:54:11 -0700
  ...of these, poptop canvas is not one of them. > You can see my article on the various fabric options and canvas choices at > <http...
• Re: Poptop Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:24:22 -0700
  ...This video shows the canvas I installed. It is the higher end one that busdepot sells and also on gowesty's site($499). It...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:59:16 -0500
  ...marine, Canvas, High Temps, UV etc, Etc. C-ya Jonce >Today there was a thread on what to use to attach one fabric to...
• Re: swamp coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 11:22:45 -0300
  ...It was simply heavy coarse canvas, several layers. You soak them overnight, then fill and hang in the breeze. Get one made, use part...
• FS: '84 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - Fred D. dyen
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 02:03:01 -0900
  ...Rack system - will accomodate 5 standard bicycles, 1 tandem bicycle, Yakama basket - all installed will allow top to be popped Canoe rack - fabricated high...
• Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 13:00:20 -0400
  ...The one I had on my 70 and 71 Westys was basically a canvas cot strung between two U-shaped metal rods. One rod...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:41:27 -0400
  ...of these, poptop canvas is not one of them. >> You can see my article on the various fabric options and canvas choices at >> <http...
• Re: Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Little Bear
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 23:59:47 -0500
  ...Yet the fabric and isulation used is somewhat exotic as far as price and performance comepared to the needs that I face. If it...
• Re: What is the smallest Air Conditoner
  Historical mailing list - Jason Simpson
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:38:36 -0700
  ...Is that because you had the top popped, and was losing too > much cold through the canvas? That, in addition to the larger airspace...