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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ynot on March 17, 2013, 11:01:17 AM
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Hi,
We haven't had a soft floor for many years now and on our old one we could keep the annex roof attached but i wasn't sure if i should.
Well we have got rid of the jayco and gone soft (so to speak) and i am again wondering what to do with the roof when packing.
Any suggestions?
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I do. I fold it back over the main roof & pack it away as one unit.
Heap easier than taking it on & off.
Cheers, Mike.
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We throw ours over the top and have some rope at each corner there ready to tie it down so the wind doesn't it pick it up. We did buy a taller cover so it was easier to close up.
We don't have the extra roof over the top like they make these days. Mate has to fold his camper up and then throw the annex on top.
Rossco
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I undo the zip a bit to relieve pressure at the corner and then fold it back over
GG
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I took mine off and put my tarp over the whole lot. Tarp helps to keep the sleeping area cool and covers the kitchen more than the annex did. I use the spreader bars n poles from the annex for the tarp.
Cheers
Strvy
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Yep just fold it back and have a couple of bits of rope to tie it down when windy. Old man does the same with his.
Also comes in handy when you dont want to put it up for over nighters. Just leave it tied, provided it was calm.
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I have an austrack camper and I've left mine on since I brought it and just fold it back over the main tent then fold it up normally and never had any problems
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Thanks all, I thought it wouldn't be a problem but just wanted to confirm.
It would be a bugger putting it off and on continually unless you were travelling and wanted no annex for quick overnighters.
Cheers
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Yep
Cheers
Frank
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Yep same for us heaps easier.
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I have an austrack camper and I've left mine on since I brought it and just fold it back over the main tent then fold it up normally and never had any problems
Hey faulky, did your Austrack come with the annex roof already fitted to the main tent? I'm just unpacking my new one to make sure everything is there and can't see the annex roof separate (I can't fold the whole thing out yet as its not on the trailer)
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When we had the Track-About we put the awning on once and was still their when we handed it over to the new owners.
Used the rope on each corner too! Tied it down instead of setting it up for overnight stops.
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Out of interest, our (a Sar Major) has the annex perminantly sewn to the tent so it can't be removed.
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We pack up ours separately......
Its a bit like intermission at the fights.
We find it gives both of us a chance to get our breath back and think up some new names to call each other.
Once the annex is stowed away, ding ding..... round two.....
I don't know why, but whilst packing up i get in the sh!t deeper than a gay blokes #*^& does.
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I do!
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How does leaving the annex on go if you have a tropical roof?
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I put the new camper up today in the drive way to check out all the bits are there (two extra spreader bars!!) and put the tropical roof on and the annex up.
Packing up i dropped the two outside arches on the tropical roof so it laid flat and then pulled the roof over.
Worked well but i will put some ropes on the corner as well. We just have the standard width trailer so it wasnt too bad.
Thanks all for the replies
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Yep it stays on
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I left mine on; it justice setup and pack up that much easier. So often I've talked to folks who have no awning setup because "we couldn't be bothered putting the bl^^€dy thing on" whereas I just pulled out three poles and five ropes and pegs and it was done.
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Yep a lot easier and no hassles :cheers:
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When I had my Camel soft floor the cover would not zip up if I did this.
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We leave ours o - just makes it soooooo much easier.
We are also toying with the idea of leaving the annex end walls on. Just unzip them from the side, leave them velocro'd at the top and then flip them on the annex and the follow normal pack up from there.
Not sure if there will be the room to do it but we'll give it a burl
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Nick I was thinking the same with my GIC but then thought everytime u setup the awning overnight u gotta either do the annex or nothing at all. For me I thought a little cumbersome.
Cheers
Frank
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Ours comes off. It is very easy to take off and as we have a tropical roof I'm not sure how it would go staying on.
(It's not so easy to put on though!!)
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We leave ours on, just fold it back over the roof. We only put the annex up if we are staying 2+ nights (and then sometimes only 3+ nights, depending on what we are doing during the day). I keep a couple of occy straps to hold the corners down if we don't put the annex up.
Mal
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We do, sometimes. Depends on if we need it straight away at the next stop/trip. If yes, it stays on. If it's not going anywhere for a bit, or we don't know what the next stop/trip is, then it comes off and is folded up, and sits atop the folded-down tent under the cover..
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Yep left on the trackie full time , just use the longer main annex pole to help flip it off the roof. For the amount of time it takes to set up we wouldn't be without it!
:cheers:
Disco teddy.
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I found I could also leave on the kitchen end wall but packing it was then a bit harder. Not too tough, but not easy peasy.
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We've left ours on, but the weight of it becomes a bit much for wifey, so in future we'll be unzipping it separately.
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We currently take ours on and off....but this Easter when we pack up from Cobram, I might try this idea of leaving it on. I have a lot of stuff on top of our tent when it is packed up, solar panel, walls, ground sheets and bedding inside the tent etc. anyway I'll give ths new idea a run!
Chris
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We used to, but we started doing more 1 or 2 night camps instead of 3 - 4 nights so we now dont put the roof on at all. If we put it on we usually leave it on, but then if we are only doing a 1 nighter, we usually zip it off and pack it away.
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We leave ours on and on our last trip also left our storm cover on too which ours is a sort of tent fly material made it a little bit heavier but still managable and then it was there for next set up I think we will stick with doing this. The other things that we have under the trailer cover are our waffle mats for under tent floor, the side walls, ladder, our 2 chairs and still on bed the drifta table and back rest even with bedding on can still fit cover on over the top.
We've left ours on, but the weight of it becomes a bit much for wifey, so in future we'll be unzipping it separately.
Depends what sort it is I guess but I am not very tall I use one of the awning poles to help lift it over and we usually do ok this way. :cheers:
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Hey Nick, I would love to her how you go with the annex sides on. I have thought about the same thing but haven't tried it. Steve
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Hey faulky, did your Austrack come with the annex roof already fitted to the main tent? I'm just unpacking my new one to make sure everything is there and can't see the annex roof separate (I can't fold the whole thing out yet as its not on the trailer)
Yep pretty sure mine did.
Chriso
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Hey faulky, did your Austrack come with the annex roof already fitted to the main tent? I'm just unpacking my new one to make sure everything is there and can't see the annex roof separate (I can't fold the whole thing out yet as its not on the trailer)
Hey grafy82
Um I. Think from memory it came separate and i had to put the annex on the first time I used it then pulled it it of then from then on I left it on . Then I brought the roof cover that goes over the main tent and the annex .
I have since brought the extra annex aswell but have only used it once and there is heaps of room with them both set up .
I see your from Townsville if you like to come have a look at the camper set up drop me a line and we can organise for you to come have a look .
Cheers faulky
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I do. I fold it back over the main roof & pack it away as one unit.
Heap easier than taking it on & off.
Cheers, Mike.
X2. Mine came with it attached (by zip and Velcro), and I've never taken it off. Its too easy to leave it on.
Cheers
Grant
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We have a annex front and back. We fold over the hoops onto the bed then with the annexes folds to match the main roof pull the front and back annexes over the trailer. Also have just put a sun roof on and folds up easily with the main roof area. We have found that if it is packed up neatly without a lot of creases it still sits flat enough to fit under the transit cover with extras on top.
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All I can say is thanks for this thread because we tried this in Dubbo and left the annexe roof and solar blanket on and it worked a treat and cut down setup time by a fair bit!
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Yep, ours has been zipped & velcro'd on as long as we've had our camper (4yrs). Nil issues so far.
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Just goes to show, i felt a bit silly when i first posted this thread but the response has been amazing and it looks like a few others have got some value too!
Thanks all
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Just goes to show, i felt a bit silly when i first posted this thread but the response has been amazing and it looks like a few others have got some value too!
Thanks all
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I dont think there are too many silly questions epsecially if your camper is new to you, I read posts all the time that have info in them that is useful to me and so many great ideas on here
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I zipped the annexe roof on my Tracky the day i bought it....... and have never unzipped it, just fold it back over the tent when packing up........ no trouble. :cheers: