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Camper equipment
Machine-assisted source-grounded glossary draft

Portion of a Single Cab or Double Cab tilt assembly

Camper equipment
Machine-assisted source-grounded glossary draft

A fabric cover for the roof of a camper van

Camper equipment
Machine-assisted source-grounded glossary draft

Canvas attached to 2 metal poles at each end with hooks at each end of the poles

VW Bus and camper parts

The flexible fabric enclosure between a raised camper roof and the fixed vehicle roof. Depending on the design, it may include screened or closable openings; it is an enclosure, not a roof support or fall-protection device.

Vanagon Dictionary editorial reference
Bus terminology

A model of bus that had a flat load bed with no fixed roof over the rear half of the vehicle. Optional canvas tents were available to cover the rear flat bed area. (See Single-cab and Double-cab .)

Original Vanagon Dictionary; author uncredited
Camper equipment
Machine-assisted source-grounded glossary draft

A camper roof section that lifts above the body, usually with a flexible fabric enclosure when raised, adding standing room while keeping a lower profile when closed. Gerry’s 1998 camper-conversion discussion contrasts pop-top layouts with the fixed high-roof Adventurewagen conversion; they are different body configurations, not interchangeable names. Roof design and interior details vary by builder and model year.

Gerry community context

Related mailing-list messages and current discussions from Gerry. These are community context for the dictionary term.

  • Westy pop top canvas

    Historical mailing list · Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:20:39 -0700

    On my canvas top of my 84 Westy, the screen is cracking and the zipper on the canvas flap is broken. So, I need...

  • Waterproofing Canvas A No-No

    Historical mailing list · Wed, 30 Nov 1994 06:12:10 -0500

    Someone here on the list explained last summer how spraying on water repellents on the canvass is a real no no and will make...

  • Re: Waterproofing Canvas A No-No

    Historical mailing list · Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:08:32 PDT

    >Someone here on the list explained last summer how spraying on water >repellents on the canvass is a real no no and will make...

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