> 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?
that reminds me I want to replace the canvas with that marine canvas the
boaters use sunbrella
http://www.sunbrella.com/na/en/marine.pl
someone about 6mths ago PM'd me a small shop that made high quality
sunbrella 3 window replacement
for a price better than most of the on line contenders, can you post that
link/phone# again

apparently you dont have to worry about  rot when this gets wet & folded
they claim you can go few weeks
damp ...