Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

[jjk454ss]

Anyone gave a good way to keep the awning on my Kodiak Canvas tent from pooling water? I was just going to make some sort of farm to prop up the middle, but I'm look g for ideas.

[bulldogdiver]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

The vestibule from Kodiak has an adjustable crossbar that keeps the awning taut that I would use even if I wasn't going to put up the vestibule. I think you could make a crossbar out of an adjustable paint pole by drilling holes in it so it fits over the tips of your tent poles.

[spinyeel]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

Just drop one or both awning poles a little.

[jjk454ss]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

I'll have to check out the crossbar idea. As far as lowering one or both poles, then they don't seem to stay steady. Maybe I'll try it with more guy lines

[bulldogdiver]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

The crossbar in the vestibule kit from Kodiak has the ends that fit over the tent poles flattened to allow more room for the grommets for the awning, the awning for the vesibule and the guylines to fit on top of the crossbar so you may need to flatten the ends of the adjustable paint pole. With the crossbar installed, you could then lower one of the tent poles if you were still having a ponding problem.

[jjk454ss]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

The crossbar in the vestibule kit from Kodiak has the ends that fit over the tent poles flattened to allow more room for the grommets for the awning, the awning for the vesibule and the guylines to fit on top of the crossbar so you may need to flatten the ends of the adjustable paint pole. With the crossbar installed, you could then lower one of the tent poles if you were still having a ponding problem.

Thanks, I'll have to find a picture to understand I think.

[MacGyver]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

The awning on the Kodiaks is the only problem I see on an otherwise great tent. Not too well thought out. If you don't have or don't want to buy adjustable poles, I'd recommend angling at least one of the poles in towards the tent. That should drop the height enough to allow water to run off. To keep the bottom of the pole from kicking out, just dig a small hole to set it in. Also, from the picture you posted, it appears your guylines could be tighter. That will also help keep water from pooling.

[James.]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

I'm just knid of brainstorming here but I was actually thinking that if you put an eyelet in the middle of one of the sides to act as a drain. Then tie a guyline to it to make sure it stays a low point and idealy give the water something to run down and away from the tent.

[dukesangel]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

The awning on the Kodiaks is the only problem I see on an otherwise great tent. Not too well thought out. If you don't have or don't want to buy adjustable poles, I'd recommend angling at least one of the poles in towards the tent. That should drop the height enough to allow water to run off. To keep the bottom of the pole from kicking out, just dig a small hole to set it in. Also, from the picture you posted, it appears your guylines could be tighter. That will also help keep water from pooling.

I agree. Tighten up your lines. On ours the water pools for a second and then just runs off the end. We do tend to angle the awning down a little when we set up. You can also just put a stick or something in the center to lift it a little to let water run off.

[jjk454ss]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

Thanks for all the ideas/help.

[wiiawiwb]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

You can also pitch the awning so it slops in the direction you want the water to go:

[coloradowalt]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

I really like these tents, they are on my list to purchase one day. I don't know if its nostalgia or what, but canvas tents just scream "camping" to me.

[jjk454ss]

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I really like mine. I'm finally getting to use it again. Leaving next Tuesday for 2 weeks

[BluegrassLady]

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I feel your pain on the awning letting rain pool. My first time out this summer we got 5 inches of rain in two days. Letting one side down lower than the other didn't really solve the problem. When the canvas got really wet it would stretch a bit from what I observed even when I reset the poles to make the awning more tight. The rain would pour out once it got too full but not ideal by any means.

[jjk454ss]

Re: Kodiak Canvas Awning pooling water

That's the issue I have, it stretches in the middle to pool the water. That's why I thought some sort of frame that would hold it higher in te center.