since we got the camper restored the roof has not gone down very well. It wasn’t perfect before but was better (first viewing of it I shut my finger between roof and rusty gutter). Last year we took old canvas out. With no canvas goes up and down like a dream. New canvas and we have same problems. All gas struts are new. Given it’s fine without canvas is just the way it is with canvas in as such a tight fit? It is a full length roof but not the super king so not got the extra flip out but. I did wonder if maybe I had bars canvas goes on in wrong order - maybe they have a specific order which I have done wrong? Camper stored at a garage a drive away so can’t really justify an essential drive to it currently to see which I have. Any thoughts appreciated. Would love to fix it if possible as always know it will take three people to pull roof down and gently fold canvas in to ensure i can close it fully.
One thing that helps with billowing canvas is to open a door to avoid pressure build up as a poptop comes down. If your bus now has fewer holes in the bodywork and less porous canvas ... thats the problem...
Surprising how much of a difference this makes isn’t it? I have to proper pull ours down if all the doors are shut. With a door open it’s a doddle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Think door is often open, but will try that once lockdown ends. Any other thoughts? Anyone else got issues with full length roof?. Could someone send a picture of the three metal poles that shows which bit they connect to at both ends (is inner top or bottom? Is it same both ends?
Perhaps put some pics of yours up for fellow Viking owners to spot the mistakes? New bellows will need training so you must carefully fold down just how you want it from the first time or they get bad habits. Eventually it'll fold itself up the way you trained it. The last similar roof (Devon) that I replaced the struts on the lady owner had to hang on the handles like a gymnast to get it back down.
