From: V SCHWARTZ (vsaws@optonline.net)
Date: Wed Nov 23 2005 - 06:28:21 PST
I saw an article on a miltary news link last summer that said the
military was finihed with canvas and would no longer support or replace
canvas items such as tarps and cargo covers for vehicles so it seems that
we had best get used to dealing with items made of vinyl from now on. and
canvas has been relegated to the scrap heap. just my two cents vinnySent:
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] 3/4 ton trailer COVER
> Quoting Sonny Heath <sonny@defuniak.com>:
>
>> I believe the vinyl will dry, get stiff, crack, etc. It mat very well
>> outlast canvas, I won't say but its not everlasting,
>>
>> Sonny
>>
>>
> I bought a M105 with a nice vinyl top on it. After a couple of years the
> thread rotted and it came apart at the front seam. I have no idea how
> long it had been on the trailer before i got it. I had another NOS gen
> trailer top that was vinyl with Cotton webbing for straps. They went
> first then the thread rotted and it came apart at the seams also. I am
> guessing that it had been in storage a long time before I bought it (I
> got it on ebay). Still vinyl will last longer than canvas.
>
>
> Mike
> Tishomingo, Mississippi
>
>
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