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Topic: Penning Pathfinder canvas `slippage`

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stevenoble

05/8/2017 at 10:04am
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I've recently bought a Pathfinder 2004 model (having had a Conway Cruiser about 10 years ago then having a caravan these past few years).

I'm currently away in Devon enjoying the rain but have an issue. It seems that the weight of the awning is dragging the canvass of the main camper over. It has pulled it out of the Velcro channel. I now have completely slack canvas on the door side and no chance of getting the canvas back into the channel on the other side.

Is this a problem anyone else has suffered with. Although new to this model, I've put plenty of awnings up, previous folding campers and frame tents. I really don't think I've done anything particularly stupid, but I'm open to that possibility!

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05/8/2017 at 12:11pm
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The only thing that I can think of is that when pitching up, after we unfold, we do sometimes jiggle the canvas (ours is actually acrylic version) so that the roof is central over the internal poles - with folding up the sides when packing away, it sometimes goes a little skewing - but I'm a bit OCD about these things.

Or are you saying that this has only happened over the period you have pitched for this holiday? When you setup it was all fine? No I've not experienced this and can't remember reading about it from someone else.
Not sure but could you bring down all the internal poles by one notch, possibly then pull the canvas back across, reattach the velcro, and then put the internal poles back up a notch? Rather than having to completely tale down and pitch everything from scratch again?

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Thanks for your reply.

Yes, as you suggest part way through your message, all was well at the start, then over a week it has slipped. I'd not had it happen on the Conway Cruiser so was quite surprised.

This morning I've unzipped the awning, dropped the camper poles, moved th canvas and basically started again. I've also adjusted the awning poles to be slightly higher but closer to the camper hoping this makes a difference. I'll see how it goes this time.

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Good luck

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