How Do You Repair Pop Up Trailer Canvas?
Canvas is a tough fabric, but the canvas on a pop-up camping trailer spends a lot of time in the elements and absorbs plenty of wear and tear. Rips, holes and even rot along the corners or in the walls of a pop-up trailer are inevitable. One might think the solution is sewing the canvas back together, but simply stitching the hole up ruins the water-resistant properties of canvas. To repair your pop-up trailer’s canvas, you need to patch it. Measure the dimensions of the hole or tear in the canvas with your tape measure. If the damage is the result of rot or a burn, trim away the rotten or burnt fabric before taking this measurement. Cut out identical pieces of canvas from a roll of fabric or trim your canvas patches from a patching kit to sized to cover the hole or tear, with an extra margin of one or two inches in all directions around the damage. Go inside the pop-up trailer, coat one side of one of your patches with the canvas adhesive from the patching kit, and stick the patch ont
