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Offline jwb

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Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« on: November 16, 2016, 06:29:49 AM »
Hello All,
Just wondering on pros & cons for choosing "the" colour of canvas
Thanks in advance :)

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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2016, 07:51:58 AM »
When I bought ours years ago they said Blue, Red or Green is good for the sides as they give privacy at night when the internal lights are on.

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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2016, 09:34:50 AM »
pick what you like.. like anything lighter colours get dirtier and hard to clean
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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2016, 09:55:50 AM »
Ours is camel coloured... can't see even shadows through it at night so I think may be more about quality of canvass than colour.  Lighter colours are not so hot in summer or when camped out in the sun...
Ours also has a little red dust around some of the seams but generally very clean for spending most of it's life travelling across desert country.  Whatever takes your fancy I guess.
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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2016, 10:10:38 AM »
Ours is camel coloured... can't see even shadows through it at night so I think may be more about quality of canvass than colour. 
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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2016, 11:53:31 AM »
Get the same colour as red dirt, because once that stuff is on the canvas it doesn't come off.
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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2016, 05:20:40 PM »
We have proven a few times that March flies like blue canvas campers. I would rule out blue. Either that or our mates with the blue camper are filthy buggers.

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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2016, 05:56:07 PM »
It's true about the March flies,went down the swampy plains river on air beds & they were attracted to the blue air beds. 
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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2016, 08:19:46 PM »
Khaki......same colour as KK's. A good neutral colour and about the best for not showing dirt.
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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2016, 06:04:35 AM »
Ours is a combo grey and red (well reddish)

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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2016, 07:02:20 AM »
Our Sturt has red/brown and green panels on the walls, and a darkish creme (still a fairly light shade) on the roof.

I reckon that's a good combo, as the dark walls don't show dirt/marks very much, and the lighter coloured roof is a bit cooler in the direct sun.
All of the canvas is pretty heavy so light transmission isn't really a factor.

That said, in the summer, the heat coming through the roof gets me out of bed before the brightness worries me.
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Re: Canvas colour choice for a soft floor ct?
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2016, 09:06:27 AM »
Get the same colour as red dirt, because once that stuff is on the canvas it doesn't come off.
I was going to say Camouflage that way you won't see any dirt on it  ;D ;D

Be aware the darker the colour the hotter they get but as Symon says they do get dirty.
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