STIRLING SERIES
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1.
The first thing to do when you come to camp is to pick a nice piece of flat ground and unhitch your trailer.
When choosing a spot to set up your camper, start with a flat area with no overhanging trees. Birds and bats occupying
trees can defecate leaving droppings on your camper that can damage paint and canvas. Trees sap and branches can also
stain and damage the canvas. Ensure you are not camping in an area prone to flooding or with bad drainage. If camping off
grid ensure you have 5 metres of clear space around your camp site.
SETTING UP YOUR CAMPER
LOADING YOUR CAMPER
CHOOSING A SPOT TO SET UP
It is important to load your camper correctly and distribute weight evenly to achieve a suitable ball load balance. Optimising
ball weight between 9 and 11% will reduce sway. It is recommended to keep a ball weight scale with your camping accesso-
ries as load balance will change with useage.
WARNING: BALL LOADING (DOWNWARD LOAD ON TOW HITCH) MUST NOT EXCEED 300KG OR THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
LOAD BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OR TOW BAR RATING, WHICH EVER IS THE LOWEST.
Set the handbrake
Lower the jockey wheel to take the
weight of the trailer
Disconnect your trailer plug & any
other elec. connections to the trailer