LRCC

Warming the canvass will make it stretch. The only trouble is that it will shrink as it cools and if you still have the original material, it tends to crack and split as it cools and tightens. I would drill extra holes in the stays so that the material doesn't get tight. Cold weather camping will do that too.

Ian

Cheers for that Ian, so drilling the extra holes on mine isn't a problem but more of a solution.

Thanks all.
I have just started drilling extra holes in the stands.

Ian wrote:Warming the canvass will make it stretch. The only trouble is that it will shrink as it cools and if you still have the original material, it tends to crack and split as it cools and tightens. I would drill extra holes in the stays so that the material doesn't get tight. Cold weather camping will do that too.

Ian

Ian, do you mean ANY cold weather camping will cause it to become brittle? May need to change it earlier than I had hoped if that's the case as we're primarily cold campers!

Its not really the cold that makes the canvass brittle, just age. Cold temperatures will cause the canvass to shrink and brittle canvass will certainly crack. At some point, I'll have to replace the canvass on my Dormie - it is an absolute pain to do which I found out whilst helping TeriAnn Wakeman replace the canvass on her Dormie a year or so ago.

Hope you have that roof up today? Should be hot enough today. My later roof has three positions to allow for winter and summer use.

Had mine up yesterday and even got it on the original holes