Trayon stability and setup off the vehicle

I had a Trayon for 2 years and we set it up off the van many times. I had four stainless steel cables and I attached each one to a corner of the trayon and then secured them using a large tent peg centred underneath the Trayon. I also had an annexe and wound down the legs so that the annex was touching the ground. Then I would attach those cables. One thing I would recommend to you. When you are setting up the Trayon on its legs unlatch all the roof catches so that the roof can move freely before you wind down the legs. Or up for that matter. You will able then to see when the van is level by making sure that the roof is aligned squarely. As for water, I purchased a guage from Camec. It is battery operated and is easy to install. I also had 10mtr extension lead to connect to the Anderson plug on my Hilux. I did not have a battery in the Trayon. Hopes that helps. Any other questions please ask.
Cheers Jack

We are another very happy owner of a Trayon camper. We have had ours for two years now. We selected the Trayon after looking at all the other traytop offerings and considering factors such as weight, ruggedness, features, Australian content, and support/warranty. There is a lot of misinformation around on some of the well advertised tray-top campers on offer.

We have have the Trayon off the back of the ute plenty of times - just need to make sure that you lower the legs and attached the four wire ropes. You need a have a reasonably flat area otherwise the weight does not get distributed properly on the four legs. We have slept in the camper while off the vehicle and its been fine.

Have you tried emailing the people at Trayon? Their email address is "Trayon Campers [mail@trayon.com]". They have been extremely helpfull with us and could probably send you a latest copy on the manual. Also check out their website "Trayon.com".

Also if you are near Shepparaton (Victoria) you could call in to Shep 4wd who are a dealer for Trayon and have a couple of units there. Wayne is very helpful. Or if you are near the Sunshine Coast just call in at the Trayon factory.

Good luck with your camper, and hopefully you will have many memorable trips with it.

Geoff

Hi Escaping,

Yes, I did have a problem with a rear broken spring on a recent Simpson Desert trip. However Ironman were fantastic in replacing the spring and re-imbusing me for the cost incured in making temporary repairs. All good now.

If you like I could scan my copy of the manual and shoot it to you - just send me an email address and I could do this next week.

Both the BT50 and Trayon have been great - can't want take both out again. Am hoping to head up the High Country (Vic) for a few days in the next week or so.

Cheers,

Geoff