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20/4/2008 at 12:15pm
Location: Scotland.
Outfit: Conway Camargue Lots of Vangos. .
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Yes, the canvas will have shrunk a bit, alas. You'll need to rewet it, stretch it out again and allow to dry in place. You don't have to do it today of course. Dry it out today to avoid the dreaded mould and do the rewetting thing next weekend if you have more time.
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20/4/2008 at 12:25pm
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As above but if you put it up on a breezy day that will help to gently stretch the canvas naturally
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20/4/2008 at 12:49pm
Location: Herefordshire
Outfit: pennine pathfinder 2003
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Stretch it as much you can now. Ours was like that after Brecon in 2004. I cried. But as prophesied by himself it was fine the next day.
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20/4/2008 at 2:00pm
Location: Herefordshire
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An inch ???? ours didn't even reach the door !! let alone the velcrose.
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05/5/2008 at 6:20pm
Location: greenock scotland
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our TT did that after our first trip. we got caught in torrential downpours and galeforce winds at Arrochar nearly 3 years ago and the next time we put it up it had shrunk at the kitchen side. all we did was soaked a towel and placed it behind a pole where it had shrunk and the moisture from the towel went onto the canvas so when it had dried it was ok again.
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