Conqueror Compact trip AL to ME

[XJBANKER]

should you apply the beeswax before you shrink the material or after?

 

[R_Lefebvre]

The big tarp/rain flys that come with those tents, are they simple squares of material, or are they cut with a profile? ie: Not the 2" rim around the edges, I mean the main body, is is sewn up like a circus tent, or just a plain square of material?

 

[WMac]

The big tarp/rain flys that come with those tents, are they simple squares of material, or are they cut with a profile? ie: Not the 2" rim around the edges, I mean the main body, is is sewn up like a circus tent, or just a plain square of material?

I can only speak to my Conquest. The large rain fly It more like a Circus tent. They are custom cut panels stitched together.

 

[Hilldweller]

I can only speak to my Conquest. The large rain fly It more like a Circus tent. They are custom cut panels stitched together.

Same for the Compact; custom fit to the tent contours.

 

[XJBANKER]

So I got some Canvak canvas sealer and some bees wax with orange oil. Any particualr way I should apply these? I ws thinking using the Canvak first and then going over all of the seems with the bees wax. Any suggestions?

 

[Hilldweller]

So I got some Canvak canvas sealer and some bees wax with orange oil. Any particualr way I should apply these? I ws thinking using the Canvak first and then going over all of the seems with the bees wax. Any suggestions?

Sounds like a plan to me.


BTW, here's a good shot of the tarp as deployed for heavy rain.

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

I have to say, that I am not sure about how you go about applying seam sealer to the tent.
We have never had an issue with leaks on ours.

Are you setting the thing out at the beginning of the season, giving it a good soaking and letting it dry in the sun? (seasoning the tent?)

I would feel leary about the first item you show, as I use it to condition antique furniture, but not sure I would ever use it on my tent.

???

Dendy

 

[Honu]

have not used the canvak but have thought of it ?

the other stuff I would not use though ! ?

seam stuff I have seen is in a bottle that has a dobber or little foamy thing on it and you roll it on the seams like those instant shoe shine bottles or you use a small brush

ditto the get the tent wet and dry then wet and dry say 3x if you can set it up in your yard use a hose with a spray attachment thingy and get it all wet let it dry do it again and again
basically you are kinda washing jeans in a way making the fibers swell and relax which makes them softer in a sense to expand quicker when it rains

the canvak though I have heard is good stuff ? I just have yet to get it ? on the South African site I think is where I read some people use it after they have the tent for a few years to rejuvenate the tent and since all of us conqueror owners know are tents are a few years old this was my reasoning for wanting to try the stuff

 

[XJBANKER]

I am only getting small leaks on some of the seams, that is why i got the Canvak and thought that I would put it over the whole thing. Figured it couldnt hurt. I think that i am going to pass on the bees wax/orange oil

 

[mountainclimber8]

I'd stay away from the orange oil stuff. Who knows what that solvent will do to other materials in the fabric.

A simple stick of beeswax, rubbed on the seam, fills in the holes. It melts and fills in perfectly in the sun. Doesn't migrate away either or cause other problems.

If you find you have a leak you can do a quick application to the culprit seam and you're all set.

The canvas on these Conqueror tents is really quite nice.

 

[Hilldweller]

I have to say, that I am not sure about how you go about applying seam sealer to the tent.
We have never had an issue with leaks on ours.

Dendy

The straight-down rain isn't a problem; it's the sideways wind-driven rain that looks for ways in.

We've seen our share in the past year. :Wow1: