Ah, a presistent memory of my childhood spent on camping vacations in an old
canvas tent:

"Don't touch the tent!"

It always seemed to rain when we camped...one of the many reasons my mother
won't ever consider camping again.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 13, 2006 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [WetWesties] waterproofing (was RE: RAISED ROOF hard tops
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com

My poptop canvas has never leaked on me (and I've camped in some fierce
rain and wind)... of course, I sleep downstairs, so the canvas doesn't get
touched while wet. Once you *touch* wet canvas, you'll get a drip that
won't stop until the canvas has completely dried out.

Now, the next time you are sleeping upstairs, and it's raining real hard
outside, and you think of this email... don't blame me if you just *have*
to reach out and see if I'm right. I distinctly told you not to touch it!!!

Happy Friday the 13th, and Dry Camping To All!

Tim

At 05:37 AM 10/13/2006 -0700, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
>--- Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > How do you keep water from seeping through the canvas or the canvas
> seams in
> > strong rain and wind?   How have others dealt with that?
>
>With the 3 different pop-top Westies that I have owned (over 20 years), I
>have NEVER had rain come
>in through the canvas or seams.  When wet, the canvas swells and becomes
>damp, but never any
>leakage.  M
>
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