My top has velcro and zipper.  Don�t think I have ever even checked to see
if the zippers work.

jimt

On 5/20/05 1:21 PM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
wrote:

> Aw, man. I have this lovely wife who enjoys camping but is very
> susceptible to cool weather. Hates anything below tepid. So Job One
> around here is keeping her happy. Happy wife, happy life, as they say.
> 
> Anyhoo, I just went to close the poptop and discovered that the zipper
> which closes the canvas over the front opening is toasted. About three
> inches of toast. 12'' up one side. The tape has separated from the coil.
> There's nothing to sew to, nothing to do except, I guess, pull the
> canvas and have a new zipper installed by a tent maker. Or get new
> canvas, which totally frosts my pumpkin because this canvas is just fine.
> 
> Maybe there is some kludge that will let me close the canvas w/o using a
> zipper . . .
> 
> Comments, sympathetic laughter, all appreciated.
> 
> --
> 
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> KG6RCR
> 
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