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anotherbluebus · Post by **anotherbluebus** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:33 pm

I really don't need to take this on, but couldn't pass it by. The PO of our '69 bus called about the vintage (it pains me to call something vintage when I know for a fact it was made after I was born) car-top tent that has been in his family since new. He tempted me with photos of it on our blue bus a couple of summers ago at Timothy Lake. Then he played the nostalgia card by scanning and sending a couple of pics of the same tent on 2 different split window buses his parents owned. How could I pass?? It's a "Camp-o-tel" that was purchased at Sears. The canvas has been replaced a couple of times. The cushions are original and pretty disgusting. Nearly every piece of hardware has been repaired or replaced with something that wasn't quite the same. Still, it does work. The ends are going to be a bit of a challenge. One is mostly intact. The other is missing, with a couple of yards of red striped outdoor coated PVC fabric intended as replacement.

Anyone know someone or place that can/will sew some circus awning tent ends?

anotherbluebus · Post by **anotherbluebus** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:36 pm

Here's one of the photos he sent.

Post by **Amskeptic** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:27 am

anotherbluebus wrote:Here's one of the photos he sent.
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That is a very nice picture, not to mention, a way cool tent.
Colin

vdubyah73 · Post by **vdubyah73** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:10 am

a boat canvas shop can make repairs.

vistacruzer · Post by **vistacruzer** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:10 am

I see something i want to make a copy of. Can i check it out?

tristessa · Post by **tristessa** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:22 am

I don't know of anyplace that for sure does that kind of stuff, but if I were to start looking .. maybe get ahold of Waagmeester Canvas on NE Alberta. They might do that kind of work, but if they don't at least they might know of someplace in the area that *does*.

anotherbluebus · Post by **anotherbluebus** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:58 pm

vistacruzer wrote:I see something i want to make a copy of. Can i check it out?

thanks all for the suggestions. Vista, sure you can come check it out. PM me and we'll set it up.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:21 am

There is a boat-sail shop on NE Alberta, not sure of the name. Unless it's a Thai restaurant now...

Gypsie · Post by **Gypsie** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:51 am

any upholstery shop should be able to help you as well.

tristessa · Post by **tristessa** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:02 pm

hambone wrote:There is a boat-sail shop on NE Alberta, not sure of the name.

You know how I can tell you didn't read my post..?

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