Jayco bed fly help

[Swogjb]

G'day fellow campers,

Need some help with the Jayco bed flys.
We have just set up the Hawk with bed flys for the first time up in Mildura.
No worries......... 3 upright poles per bed fly....
What is the fourth pole per end for. It has a little hook on one end and a hole in the other end.
Some kind of spreader...... But stuffed if I can work out how or where it goes.
Any help appreciated.


Glenn

[Black Diamond]

Sounds like something thats come out on the new models. Interested to hear on this one. Can you take any pics?

Cheers BD

[oldblade]

sorry no help our old swan only had 2 poles

[Swogjb]

I can take pics......but I don't know how to get them on to here straight from the iPhone.
I normally use the pc at home to post pics

[mcbadger2]

does it fit over the top of the left or right hand pole and reach across to the other far side and loop around (if that makes sense)
to act as a spreader and keep the fly from blowing onto the bed end??

[Burnsy]

It is a central spreader.  the little hook hooks over a cleat that is screwed into the centre of the roof end just below the sail track and the other end (an eye) goes over the top of the centre pole.  If you have no cleat on your roof go back to Jayco and ask for them.

I have never used ours and have used the cleats below the front end flys straps to hold it down when on the road (straps run through them) instead of what they are meant for.

[Swogjb]

It is a central spreader.  the little hook hooks over a cleat that is screwed into the centre of the roof end just below the sail track and the other end (an eye) goes over the top of the centre pole.  If you have no cleat on your roof go back to Jayco and ask for them.

I have never used ours and have used the cleats below the front end flys straps to hold it down when on the road (straps run through them) instead of what they are meant for.

Thanks mate.... That makes sense
Ill have a captain cook in the morning.

[oldblade]

I can take pics......but I don't know how to get them on to here straight from the iPhone.
I normally use the pc at home to post pics

use photobucket

There's an app for that

[Swogjb]

It is a central spreader.  the little hook hooks over a cleat that is screwed into the centre of the roof end just below the sail track and the other end (an eye) goes over the top of the centre pole.  If you have no cleat on your roof go back to Jayco and ask for them.

I have never used ours and have used the cleats below the front end flys straps to hold it down when on the road (straps run through them) instead of what they are meant for.

Thanks Burnsy

Got the job sorted out

[Swogjb]

Any tips for getting the bed flys back into the bag?.
I tried it at home and did find them a bit of a PITA to get back into the bag.
Any tips mint help for tomorrow mornings pack up.

Glenn

[Burnsy]

Wind the camper down and as you do flip the end flys over onto the roof so they are out of the way.  Fold all your canvases in and wind the camper right down, then flip the end flys back over.  With two people (one on each outer corner), flip the shade cloth sections neatly over onto the top then grab your poles and hold them along the outer edge.  Roll the fly from outer edge back towards the van tightly and evenly together with the poles now being inside the role (they are like the carboard roll in a handtowel roll and give you something to roll the fly onto).  When you reach the top, tie each end off using the ties within the bag and then zip it up.  We have never had a problem doing it this way as long as we make sure we roll evenly and first fold the shadecloth sides onto the top surface evenly.

Cheers,
Burnsy

[Swogjb]

Wind the camper down and as you do flip the end flys over onto the roof so they are out of the way.  Fold all your canvases in and wind the camper right down, then flip the end flys back over.  With two people (one on each outer corner), flip the shade cloth sections neatly over onto the top then grab your poles and hold them along the outer edge.  Roll the fly from outer edge back towards the van tightly and evenly together with the poles now being inside the role (they are like the carboard roll in a handtowel roll and give you something to roll the fly onto).  When you reach the top, tie each end off using the ties within the bag and then zip it up.  We have never had a problem doing it this way as long as we make sure we roll evenly and first fold the shadecloth sides onto the top surface evenly.

Cheers,
Burnsy

Thanks Burnsy your  instructions for the bed flys worked a treat.
Much easier than trying to get them back into the bags with the camper half up.