I would just like to concur with what Conrad said.
My Poptop seal, bought from one of the well known east coast venders,
did the same thing.
All in all I'd say the seal I got was about a B- in quality.
Of course YMMV, etc...
Just my experiance.
Rod.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Conrad Klahn" <conradk@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: poptop seal - quality?

> Hi,
>
> I will have to throw my 2 pennies in. We use our camper quite a bit -
> the top goes up and down after every shower to make sure the top
> stays fresh. (It doesn't rain all that often here.) Kids like to play
> in it like a tree house. etc. So it gets used.
>
> I was disappointed to find that after 2.5 years, the seal "pipe"
> began to separate from the seal. In other words, |o became | o. I
> tried black adhesive, but that didn't last very long. I just don't
> think the design stands up to rigorous use. I also think that had I
> been very cautious about how I keep the tent tucked in when putting
> the top down, would have helped.
>