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Subject Topic: HELP Has my canvas shrunk? Post Reply Post New Topic
Persondjwebb
20/4/2008 at 11:06am
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Pennine Pathfinder 2005.
Packed up yesterday in a downpour, had been raining all night. When we got home briefly opened up unit to drain out the little bit of standing water inside.
Now I've tried to put it up this morning to fully dry and I'm having great trouble getting the canvas to reach.
Had to lift bed ends to get it round the corners, but it still doesn't reach the 'velcro rails'
Will it stretch as it dries or just get worse?
Though of fully soaking it again but won't get dry before need to pack again

Any Tips?


PersonValk_scot
20/4/2008 at 12:15pm
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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.


Personromany
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


PersonJan P
20/4/2008 at 12:49pm
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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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Persondjwebb
20/4/2008 at 1:02pm
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Its really weird. As romany suggested, as its dried out the slack has come back in the canvas.

This is the start of our 3rd season and the first time we've packed up REALLY wet. panicked when the canvas was an inch short either side.

Just need to get it away now before it rains again.
Thanks all.


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PersonJan P
20/4/2008 at 2:00pm
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An inch ???? ours didn't even reach the door !! let alone the velcrose.

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Personfuntime campers
05/5/2008 at 6:20pm
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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.


Personkazzaboobers
05/5/2008 at 7:55pm
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Gosh - i really hadnt realised that happened - ours was brand new and has never been wet - so when we put it up this weekend it looked really loose.  In a way we were hoping for rain!!! but not for today yest so it would do its thing and then have time to dry!!! But we had perfect weather all weekend!!!

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