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Subject:Re: canvas or acrylic poptop tent
From:Malcolm Stebbins
Date:Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:07:32 -0300

I went with the canvas 3 window poptop tent (from BusDepot) and I
am VERY satisfied.  I posted the long and detailed procedure that I
used to replace the old canvas.  Try:  http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-
bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0005C&L=vanagon&P=R18734  May 2000 under
this email address.  I just did a "PopTop" search of the archives (just
since January 2000) and in 45 seconds I got 1,018 hits!  Good luck.
M

> I need a new poptop tent. Now do I go with canvas or acrylic. My
> regular tent (the one I set up on the ground) is acrylic, and hardly
> anybody would use a canvas tent nowadays. Are the canvas poptop tents
> for enthusiasts committed to keep their westy in original shape, but
> practical people go with acrylic? Are acrylic poptops worth the extra
> money? Anybody with good/bad experiences with the aftermarket poptop
> tents from the bus depot, go westy, etc? How do they fit?
>
> (I am surprised I didn't find this topic in the archives)
>  Joachim
>
> '85 Westfalia