AnswerID: 219562 Submitted: Saturday, Feb 03, 2007 at 22:58
Member - Peter L (VIC)
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Hi Ed,
I also have a Coleman Camper - not the most up to date conveyance on the market, but great to go away occassionally with three kids. We do not use it a lot but it is easy to tow, sleeps 6 and has everything we need for a cheap
camping holiday
A couple of years ago, I took it to
Southern Cross Canvas in Bayswater Vic. thinking that I would need to have the canvas replaced. At the time I though that the felt-like feel of the canvas meant that it was perished. The guy at
Southern Cross thought different. Instead they suggested just re-stitch and reseal seams, and replace one panel and it has been great. From memory it cost me just a couple of hundred dollars
My rationale has been that we will get little or nothing if we want to sell it, it does the job we need it to do every so often and as long as I have a spot to store it out of the way, I'll keep it.
After getting caught in a tropical downpoor in
Queensland, I copied the locals and bought a large silver tarp that now goes over the whole van and, with the use of an extra 4 poles gives us a large side awning. It is so easy to put up that we now do it as a matter of course therefore it does not matter if the canvas on the van is not at its peak condition.
I'll be interested to hear how you go.
Cheers,
Peter
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