While I admit a rainfly would be nice, to avoid having to travel with wet canvas (and dry it out
when you get home), it's not a necessity. Here on the raincoast, we've camped in some pretty
major downpours and never had a problem. I recall our first weekend trip in our Westy in '96
when it rained so hard the "new" road to Strathcona Park washed out. Our original canvas
has a small tear which has been patched, and this is the only part which will drip a bit during
heavy rain. I put a cup on the ledge to catch the drips.
On longer trips where you might be travelling for weeks without a chance to dry things out, a
rainfly would be nice to have though. Even without rain, there is significant moisture buildup
just from sleeping, so drying the canvas after camping is always a good idea...

On 2 Feb 2008 at 19:39, Matthew Snook <matt@SNOOKSBAND.COM> wrote:

> Should a Westy popup tent not get wet?
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Runberg
> Subject: Poptop rainfly
>
> After the drenching we got @ Everybus last year, and the fact we have a
> third member of the family now, I've been thinking about making a tent
> fly...

Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA