once upon a time there was a vendor offering a cover that went over the pop
top in the popped position.  it was made of a pretty heavy duty canvas (a
marine grade that i see on many boats).  it looked like a great way to stay
dry in the wet.

anyone remember?  no i haven't looked at the archives, but i hear that they
are great (ok, i have the jawbone of an ass).

At 01:01 PM 3/3/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi Robert,
>
>I picked up a couple of cans of some spray-on water repellant treatment that
>you should be able to find at any decent outdoors store or even your local
>k/wal-mart in the sporting goods section near the tents.  There are several
>different brands available, just make sure you check the label to verify
>that it is safe to use on canvas.  It took two cans to cover the full
>pop-top canvas with two coats.  I think I paid about $5-7 a can.  There was
>a slight discoloration and smell that disappeared once the canvas had a
>chance to dry and air out.  I haven't really had a chance to test it out
>properly yet since I haven't been camping in the rain since I put it on, but
>I don't expect any problems since the stuff is made to restore water
>repellancy to items such as tents.  The canvas seemed to soak this stuff
>right up and it didn't seem to change the "feel" of the canvas at all.
>
>Steve
>
>89 Westy
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>> Of Robert W. Kelly
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 9:27 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: pop top
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone, I have a cust. (and would like to do it to my camper)
>> that asked what to use on the canvas to treat it. Water repellent,
>> sealer ? Is there a product that is  recomended. Thank you
>> Bob K. RWK Enterprises (ADC Automotive Placerville Ca.)
>>