[MR] Canvas treatment

[Tom Rettie & Heather Bryden]

On Jun 18, 2005, at 1:49 PM, Sean D. Sorrentino wrote:

> mostly mildew is cured by fresh air, dryness, and
> sunshine, so go to a lot of sunny events, or at least
> set it up periodically on a sunny weekend. just don't
> expect your canvas to survive sitting in a damp corner
> of your garage to be trotted out once a year for
> Pennsic.

If you're like us and can't set it up to dry thoroughly (we live in a 
townhouse), the next best thing is to get a good dehumidifier and drape 
it out until it is bone dry. Store it folded, not stuffed, in a dry 
place. Beware of mice, they will love to nest in the canvas. I built a 
chest that doubles as a knockdown hiding place for our cooler at 
Pennsic (http://www.his.com/~tom/sca/projects/hutch.html) that works 
pretty well.

I also came up with a gizmo for storing the tent poles that keeps them 
out of the way:

http://www.his.com/~tom/sca/polerack.html

Regards,

Fin


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