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Repairing a Canvas Tent

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Date: 08/29/2006 Topics: Readers Request > Repair | Repair > Miscellaneous  
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Is there anyway to repair a pop-up tent with a torn canvas doorway? Thanks in advance.

patsAZ from Morristown, AZ
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Post By nancyla13 AT ameritech.net (Guest Post) (04/14/2008)
Repairing a Canvas three seater swing. The tear is on back just above the seat. Is there to fix this or do I throw it?

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Post By (Guest Post) (03/04/2007)
we bought a 1980 something pop up and it had a very large tear on one end of the canvas, i sew so i just took my sewing machine out and took a piece of denium and did a quick zigzag over the tear and then place the fabric over both sides of the tear and zigzag it over the tear and got some stuff from camping world to make if water proof that was over three years ago and still holding good!! Good luck

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Post By BARBARA. (Guest Post) (09/01/2006)
I WORKED AT A CANVAS SHOP FOR 15 YEARS AND IF YOU COULD FIND ONE TO DO IT WILL BE COSTLY. REPAIRS ON TENTS IS LABOR COSTLY. WHAT I WOULD DO IS BUY SOME CANVAS THAT CLOSLY MATCHES AND CONTACT GLUE. BE SURE TO MAKE THE PATCH A COUPLE OF INCHES BIGGER ON ALL 4 SIDES OF THE TEAR, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS AND, THEN DO THE SAME ON THE OTHER SIDE, THIS IS IMPORTANT, AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO FOR A LONG WHILE. FOR BURN HOLES FROM ASH GO TO THE CANVAS SHOP AND GET THE PEEL AND STICK CANVAS THAT YOU USE TO PUT ON SAIL LETTERS WITH, AND PUT A PATCH BIGGER ON BOTH SIDES.GOOD LUCK BARBARA

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Post by TxSavr (53) | (08/30/2006)
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Oops! Now that I read your post again, it looks like you were just talking about a canvas tent and not pop up tenting. In that case, I would definitely check to see if there might be any canvas repair shops in your area. They may even be able to tell you how to make the repair yourself.

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Post by TxSavr (53) | (08/30/2006)
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patAZ, we have owned three pop up campers and our first was a 1982 Palomino with some canvas "issues". I think it all depends on how badly the canvas is torn. On our Palomino, we had a small tear near the door and I was able to sew it together with a very heavy thread. I then rubbed beeswax over the repair to seal it. This seemed to work for us, but then again it wasn't a large rip. You can also try to take it to a canvas shop for repair. As a last resort (and if you're willing to spend the money) new canvas for a pop up usually runs around $900. A good company that sells new canvas is Bearcreek Canvas. (www.bearcrrekcanvas.com.) Also, check out these sites for lots of good info regarding pop ups: www.popupportal.com and www.popupexplorer.com.

Good luck!

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