advice on buying a project popup
As winter and the holidays approach I am looking for a good project popup to restore and use in the Spring. I see them going really cheap with either canvas or lifting cable issues. I'd like s...
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manualman wrote:
I'm not so sure that a "one piece roof" is automatically a good thing. The Colemans in particular had a lot of problems with their solid ABS plastic sagging and cracking.
The old school aluminum roofs are more fragile and are totally dependent on good caulk maintenance, but if you DO that good maintenance they are the better choice. With the one piece roofs, you are a helpless bystander. There is nothing you can do to improve your odds of success. Either it holds up or it cracks. Aluminum is better for the diligent owner. One piece is better for the sort of guy who needs a mechanic to change the air filter on his car....
Decide for yourself which sort you are.
Having had 2 pop-ups with that old style I have to disagree. As much as the Colemans had their roof issues, split roofs sucked.
And I'm the guy that's not afraid to rebuilds the valve bodies on my transmissions. I just like things to be simple and lower maintenance. ;)
