John,
I haven't had the soft top up for over 12 months but had to put it up on this occasion. It was a tight fit to lock down!
Luckily not flooding where we are which is 1,000 km south but just getting the tail end of the rain now for a week, Around Sydney and 1500km north up to northern Australia and 500km inland they have had major flooding. I was planning on doing my annual migration north to the warmer climates on 1 April. I think it will be a wet drive in my camper.