Damn, Ron, you don't have every possible BD catalog item on your own personal van? Stephen Mobile On Feb 14, 2018, at 5:30 PM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote: >> I was wondering how many of us still have our original canvas. I’m still using >> mine and it seems fine. >> >> I do look forward someday to the three window version but I’ll keep using my >> original as long as I can. >> >> I’m amazed it is still so good after three decades of use. >> Anyone else using the original? > > > I am still using the original on my '87 and the only flaw is a minor rip in the mosquito screen. I'll admit I'm jealous of my friends with their 3-window canvases when we go camping in August and a cross-breeze would be nice, but not jealous enough to replace it just for that. :-) > > This is why I'm a fan of cotton canvas rather than synthetics. It costs less, breathes better, is easier to install, and given its proven longevity I don't see much reason to bother with anything else. If I get another 30 years on the next one when the time comes, it will probably outlast the van and might even outlast me! > > Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com |
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