Got my upholstery thread, heavy duty sewing machine needles and Velcro today while at Jo Ann's.
For thread I got 3 spools (150 yds each) of darker khaki for the canvas and 2 spools of off white to stitch on the twill tape. I also picked up Vecro for the top of the tent wall corners and lower edges of the roof corners so they can attach to the easy up's frame. The original roof has Velcro and it should work well for keeping my canvas on my frame.
This evening I was reading emails from 1 of the Yahoo SCA encampment groups and there was talk about waterproofing tents. Someone posted a link for NikWax and after checking out their site I decided to purchase 2 - 500 ml bottles of Nikwax Tent and Gear Solar Proof instead of the waterproofing stuff at Academy. My thought was, considering the price, the extra solarproofing was worth the extra money. Hopefully while it's making my tent last longer it's also keeping the rays out of my tent, thus keeping it cooler.
5 spools of thread @ 2.49 11.98
1 yd ex wide Velcro 10.58
Sewing machine needles 5.28
1,000 ml Nikwax 28.93
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Post Script: The Nikwax was a complete waste of money. It was of absolutely no value.
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