Lifespan:
The lifespan of your tent is very dependent upon camping conditions. Air
pollution, ultraviolet radiation, natural dirt (bird droppings, sand, salt water) and
domestic dirt (cooking stains, soda, wine, sun cream) limit the lifespan of your
cotton canvas tent.
- Lightweight canvas last 15 to 40 weeks.
- Middle-weight cotton canvas 20 to 40 weeks
- Heavy-weight canvas 40 to 60 weeks of outdoor usage.
Zippers:
Zippers sometime have to endure extreme tension caused by wind, badly
erected, pressures caused by people or object leaning into the tent.
Tip:
- Close all zippers before erecting the tent.
- Handle the zippers with care.
- To protect the zippers treat them with silicones once in a while.
- Verify zippers before using, no insurance on zippers after use.
Fungus and stains:
Due to insufficient ventilations fungus can affect the canvas. It is important to
store your tent dry so no fungus or other stains can appear. When you have to
temporarily store the tent wet be sure to remove the mud and dirt from the
bottom of the tent put your tent back out to dry ASAP.
Tip:
- Store your tent 100% dry.
- When dealing with fungus use a soft brush or sponge and a lot of fresh water.
Only use specialised tent cleaning product to remove difficult stains. Other
chemical products can cause the cotton to leak. We suggest you have your tent
re-impregnated after washing it.
Leaking:
Cotton can, when new, let some air through and leak around the seams. After the
canvas has been wet once this will no longer happen because of the cotton
expanding. Very light stains can appear on a wet tent, this causes no problems.
Mainly because of ultraviolet radiation working in on the tent this layer will wear
down no longer making the tent waterproof.
Tip:
- To preserve your tents water resistance and prolong its lifespan, the outside
should be regularly treated with a sealant (good spay can sealants on the market)
www.belltent.co.uk
07830 355993
Copyright © 2009 Bell Tent UK
