On Tue, 11 Apr 1995, Jon Van Wyk wrote:

> What's the best way to protect the canvas in a Westy top from the rain? 
> Pack it up and go home?  Does it need to be kept dry?  I'm told it
> shouldn't be put away wet.  Got my first camping trip planned for the
> weekend after Easter.  Rain could be in the offing.  Any advice would be
> appreciated.  Thanx!
> 
> Jon  \/an   Seattle, WA
>     \/\/yk  (jvanwyk@halcyon.com)

We have camped ours in the rain and put it away wet - so long as you get 
it dry soon, everything seems to be fine. We have seen some that have 
been put away wet and left that way long enough for mildew to really get 
hod of it and it looked pretty well trashed. 
Good luck
-Jack