Sar Major Canvas Goods

Campermax Camper Trailer

Instructions

(To download a printable version click here)

  • TOWING
    1. Ensure that you have a 50mm tow ball on your vehicle and that the trailer is coupled to it correctly
    2. Check that the trailerlights are working correctly
    3. Check that the all legs are in the up position and fastened securely (bolt should screw through hole in leg)
    4. Remove jockey wheel and store in trailer or vehicle
    5. Make sure that "Road Cover" is on and fastened securely with the 8 straps
  • CAMPER ERECTING
    1. Choose a flat dry area and clear any twigs or sharp stones
    2. Move trailer to desired position keeping in mind position of door and prevailing weather if any
    3. Level trailer using jockey wheel, drop rear legs down and tighten
    4. Unclip "Road Cover" straps and remove cover (Pic 1)
    5. Pull canvas off the top of the trailer until hoops want to lift up
    6. While one person raises first hoop slightly, another pulls on canvas to raise camper and swing all the hoops out (Pic 2)
    7. Now peg the floor out, making sure that it is pegged out square with no wrinkles in the floor (if awning will not be used then peg awning guy ropes at the same time as the far side floor pegs
    8. If using awning, drag awning off camper roof to allow next step to tension roof fully
    9. Next go inside the camper, close door (this will ensure that door is not distorted while tensioning which may make zip harder to use) extend the last hoop out as far as it goes. Tighten thumb screws (Pic 3)
    10. Camper is now erected, awning can be erected now and walls added if needed

  • AWNING ERECTION (if needed)
    1. Awning should already be off camper roof (step 8 above)
    2. Peg down springs approximately 3 metres from camper (see Diag 1)
    3. Insert upright poles into eyelets and adjust poles to profile of camper
    4. Tension guy ropes as needed (Pic 4) tension guy rope on opposite side of camper to stop front window wall being distorted by pull of awning

  • ANNEXE ERECTION (if needed)
    1. Slide draught skirt into rope track on rear of trailer and fasten to camper with touch tape
    2. Insert two small poles into brackets on trailer (above rear tailgate)
    3. Insert two upright poles along camper wall and extend to profile of camper
    4. Add spreader bars in between poles (ensure that thumbscrew is pointing away from canvas)
    5. Zip on walls. Peg corners in the following order A, D, B and the C, then peg down all other rings (see Diag 1)
    6. Retension all poles and spreaders (Pic 5)
  • DISMANTLING
    1. Reverse the erection instructions
    2. Make sure you slide the rear draught skirt out of the track before folding canvas onto camper
    3. Fold up as neatly as possible when hoops are being lowered (Note only the 4th hoop is loosened and pushed in, other 3 hoops are left fully extended as they are
    4. Fit "Road Cover" to folded canvas with label at the rear of the trailer. Fasten 8 straps and pull tight
    5. Slide rear legs up and bolt securely (make sure that bolt screws into hole at bottom of leg)
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