How to Maintain Canvas Resort Tents Properly?

Canvas resort tents are great for outdoor use as they are pretty durable. When glamping or indulging in outdoor recreation, luxury resort tents can be considered. A wide variety of canvas fabrics including vinyl canvas, acrylic canvas and cotton canvas is used for making these tents. Each of these fabrics has its own merits and demerits. The cotton canvas tents absorb dampness but are usually made of waterproof fabrics which can prevent the moisture from getting inside but the trapped moisture may give rise to mold and mildew which will be difficult to overcome. Vinyl canvas is also waterproof and it won't require any extra treatment especially if it is kept in perfect condition without any sign of wear and tear. However, it can't breathe like traditional canvas materials and are therefore not so worthy for use in resort tents unless they have perfect ventilation.

Canvas resort tents - A great choice for Outdoor Recreation
Canvas tents have many advantageous features that make them a good choice over polyester tents. Their resilient features and usability in all four seasons, are primary reasons why several buyers choose canvas for their outdoor living.

Modern Canvas Resort Tents also have a few other advantages:
• Since they are heavier and have more lasting value, canvas tents are considered best for glamping trips or outdoor recreational activities.

• They can be built in the style of a luxury cabin tent, which includes options for strong and straight tent walls. In fact, there will be multiple rooms to keep moving inside.

• These resort tents always stand with more head room, so that users don't have to continuously bend down.

• Canvas tents can cope well with the harsh weather condition in winter.

• Unlike polyester tents, they can breathe on their own and can be effective in all the seasons.

• If you select canvas resort tents, they won't get damaged and be replaced so soon.

The two notable demerits of tents are their heavy cost and additional weight, which prevents them from getting transported easily.

Even if they are expensive and weigh more than polyester tents, but they still don't feel as heavy as their earlier versions.

Due to their bulkiness, you can't expect to pack them as easily as nylon or polyester canvas tents.

Why Maintain Your Canvas Resort Tent?
It is true that the best quality tent is not completely waterproof. Due to lack of proper maintenance and care, the sewing holes in the tent may get larger than the fabric itself and give rise to the problem of leakage. So, the every tent user will have to maintain them regularly and make keep these sewing holes small and resistant to water.

The canvas resort tents mostly do not require any special care and treatment after buying. But their users are recommended to follow certain things to make sure they keep dry and pleasantly occupied with their dream of glamping.

However, you have to do regular weatherproofing of the canvas tents in order to get decades long reliable performance.

Tips for Proper Maintenance of Canvas Resort Tents:
• You have to clean the tent at the glampsite before looking to pack it up.

• Try to remove dirt, dust and minor spots from the tent using a soft broom or brush. Don't treat the roughly.

• Hose the canvas tent down with clean and cold water, if necessary.

• Treat it with hot water to remove hard stains and bird droppings. It will help the canvas weave to soak water and relax.

• Scrub it lightly with an old toothbrush to remove bird droppings perfectly.

• Never treat it with bleach, soaps and detergents as they can ultimately affect the coloring and the waterproofing of the tent.

• Avoid using high pressure spray nozzles as they can have an unhealthy impact on the canvas (coloring and waterproofing).

• Be sure that the canvas tent is dry before wrapping it up.

• If ever you have to pack up a damp or wet tent, leave it to dry thoroughly and get aired properly within 1-2 days time.

• Never keep the canvas wet as it would lead to growth of mold and mildew.

• When there is the first sign of mildew or mold on canvas, spray water on it and wash it down properly before it sneaks into the fabric.

Additionally, you should not store the canvas resort tent on concrete floors or shelves. It would persuade insect and mold infestation, and create the risk of a damaging acidic effect.