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by emjan » April 2nd, 2014, 9:01 pm
TLC60S, I think a huge amount of the canvas sag issue is due to the weight of the awning which is zippered on to the main body of the tent & that tends to pull the tent body towards that side. We've tried tying it down on the opposite side & raising the centre bow but to no avail. It's almost as though the canvas has stretched & sagged. We have to push the section above the doors upwards to get the zippers closed. It's never been great but has got worse with time. Cub has been fantastic & offered to do the work under warranty, which expired Feb, so we'll see what they have to say when we get to Sydney early June. They've been a great company to deal with & very receptive to suggestions we've made to improve design. The pull out kitchen is phenomenal as well as the storage space. Improvements we've suggested include higher placement of power fitments inside, better connections from the water tank, lighting on the opposite side of the camper - there's a 12V plug but nothing on which to hang a light, solar wiring as standard, under-bed batteries to be on a slide draw which can be accessed from outside, finishing of metal edges of frame in storage edges under the bed (cut my hands a few times), better design of the extended deluxe awning where it attaches to the front of the Supavan....snap closures straight on to velcro don't last long & should really be on canvas, better quality guy ropes which we've mostly had to replace as they've worn because they're too narrow gauge rope.
It might sound like we're having a whinge but we're not. The Cub Supavan has been a little ripper & we've loved living in it the past 10 months. It's been incredibly comfortable & user friendly but as with anything when you're living in it for a while, you can see where improvements can be made, & we fully understand that the first few of this model made were really prototypes for the ones that followed. We've looked at the "Camper Trailer of the Year" awards & wonder how Cub was ignored, they're such fantastic CT's.
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