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Hi Angie,

Nobody on here is acting as judge and jury and nobody wants to hang, draw and quarter and you are perfectly correct that it was yours to do as you wish.

If everybody agreed with everything posted there would be no point in a forum.

Keep posting!!!

John

Hi Angie.

Firstly I really hope that your last line was another tongue in cheak comment.

Secondly I hope you realised that at my comment and most of the others were also tongue in cheak.

Obviously your tent to do with as you wish. I think most of the posters were reading and not believing what you did though because they are held in such estime here, if not in Holland.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep posting.

Love You, bob

Quote: Originally posted by AngelicMinx on 06/8/2011

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If I thought my post was going to have me hung drawn and quartered then I would have said nothing but lesson learned.. no more posting for me

Angie

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But you did know...you said you expected a few eggs thrown at you in your first post, I think? Anyway, I don't actually think anyone here has been rude or offensive. If you think you've been attacked unfairly on the forum then the best option is to report it, rather than flounce off in a huff tbh.

Dont stop posting as thats what the forum is for, I can see where the others are coming from with their comments as it appears cabanons are rather popular here but as you say you arent in the uk,  I daresay its the rarer bits like the canopy that people are upset about because they are wanting those bits themselves.

Theres nothing more annoying than finding someone has chucked away something you wanted.

We also threw away an old frame tent a few years ago after advertising it locally and getting no response, we needed the space in the shed so it had to go one way or another. Canvas is much more popular now of course.

When was this tent weathered or when did it last get wet?

Angelic says it was weathered but then says it has only been used twice in the dry and once in light rain, I would think it was very dry and I am not surprised it leaked

My 2000 cabanon athena leaked a little last year  when it was used in the rain for the first time in nine years but a few soakings and dryings the seams tightened up and the leaks dried up  

Quote: Originally posted by BoltonLoyal on 16/8/2011

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My Conway voyager has started to leak ( i bought it 2 years ago and have only just used it :( ), mainly from the zip seams ans also it seems to be quite wet on the underside of the awning.

The canvas on the main trailer are was also really damp on the fabric although not actually dripping in. I've stripped the sleeping area from it's poles along with the awning. I'm going to take it to a place near me called Tent Valeting Services to see what they suggest.

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Yes, the canvas will feel damp or even wet on the inside if it's been cold or wet outside. Cotton tents are not immune to condensation you know!

If the zip seams in the roof of the awning are dripping chances are you've not got the outside baffles flat and pegged down well at the ends, or the elasticated shock cording that keeps them tight has perished.

And of course if you've not used it in two years it's likely it would need reweathered anyway. If it leaked on the first shower don't worry, if it leaks every time it rains thereafter there's a problem. You've not been cleaning it by any chance? No? Then it may just need reproofed...reproofing treatments need renewed every five years which is why it's best not to start using them at all if possible. In my opinion anyway!

See what TVS says on the day of course. But chances are there's nothing much wrong, unless the canvas has got damaged.TVS are the best but they're also not cheap, has to be said.

Hi Ade (Campcarrington),

You have got me fascinated. Where the heck do you store all those tents? You must have a big garage or something. Your tents and the associated poles etc are not exactly small for any one of them. We have a problem storing our one and only Cabanon (Biscaya 320) in a dry storage space.

By the way, I have never understood why people have so many tents. Do explain please! We have only ever had one tent at a time and can't see why we would ever need more (unless it was a pop up for an overnight stop on our way down France).

I like the way you have made the most of your "find" shows a lot of ingenuity. Happy Camping!

Quote: Originally posted by raf48 on 28/8/2011

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Never gave this much thought till I read up on breathable fabric jackets, but if the fabric is fully wet outside, then it can't breath, so you will get condensation inside. The good bit though, is that unlike nylon tents, as the fabric dries, it also wicks away the condensation again. Magics.

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Hi princealbert,

So you obviously know me then ??? so you have me at a disadvantage. ( not any longer)

I will be working ??? at the Beac tonight doing  a charity gig for the Little Angels, but you probably know that already ???

OK just sussed who you are.  It was a campsite review that gave it away. (fish and chips) and yes they are pretty good.