80s FWC Keystone canvas sidewall question

[Philos64]

The sidewall on the Keystone I just bought is really near the end of its lifespan. One of the windows has ripped out, and the only thing in place is the screen, and it's slowly coming loose from the vinyl.







There are actually three layers on the siding. The outer is vinyl. There is a quarter inch foam core, and the interior is ripstop nylon.

For the window, the outermost layer is the screen, then a totally yellowed clear plastic window, and then a vinyl window cover for the innermost layer.

I figure to get a year or more usage out of the sidewall I can hand-sew the screen with vinyl strips on each side, and then cut and hem the clear window and interior vinyl cover and attach velcro to both and to the sidewall. Does this sound feasible? Is there a better solution to limp along for a while until I get used to the camper and how I want to set it up?

Thanks for any suggestions...

Jeff
Laramie, WY

 

[kerry]

Sounds feasible to me. Keep us posted on the work so we can see how its done. I've got some sections on a window on my Northstar TS1000 where the vinyl window has ripped off the zipper. I suppose I should glue a little additional strip of vinyl on the window with HH-66 and then resew to the zipper.

 

[LuckyDan]

That seems like a reasonable approach as long as the main canvas is still supple enough. The longer you can get use out of the original the better IMO. A replacement canvas is $900-$1100 for the canvas alone.