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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rod Camping on July 12, 2011, 12:42:36 PM
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Did anyone use one on the trip to the Cape?
Do you need a stone guard on your trailer if you have one?
I ask these questions as I am thinking seriously about getting for my Lifestyle Extenda.
heers Rod.... 8) :cheers:
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Do you need a stone guard on your trailer if you have one?
Some do, some don't. The reality is that some OEM stone guards are completely ineffectual. The new Complete Campsite, for example, looks to have a really good stone guard and rock protection. The mesh is loose, the guard is wide and deep and forward and the under components are painted in that thick black stone deflecting paint.
Other factors include the ride height of your tug, tyres and guards to prevent stones coming back onto the camper, then bouncing into your rear window. I replaced my suspension and fitted BFG ATs, very next trip I stripped the paint off the front of my camper. The tyres pickd up more rocks, and the vehicle mud flaps were now 50mm higher and so provided less protection.
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I have the Stone Stomper and highly recommend it. I also have the original camper stone protector still on there as it serves other purposes as well, but if it didn't have one the SS would mean that you wouldn't need one.
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Albeit a great idea, but I have seen them after a few thousand Ks of dirt road travel and they have been torn to bits from the constant bashing of stones thrown at them.
Even the standard stone guards fitted to most campers are no match for the dirt road tracks of the outback, but the advantage of the standard stone guards have is the replacement cost of the shade cloth on them, we have replaced the cloth on our stone guard numerous times.
IMO, a good stone guard of the type Bigjules is refering too with added flaps under it, a rear window guard and lengthen your mud flaps are your best option.
Baz.
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Albeit a great idea, but I have seen them after a few thousand Ks of dirt road travel and they have been torn to bits from the constant bashing of stones thrown at them.
Are you talking about the Stone Stomper here or talking about shade cloth being used as a stone guard on the camper?
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Both, but not the Stone Stomper specificly, being that there are other brands of that style of guard, we were going to go with this type of stone guard, but after seing a few torn to bits and weighing the cost of replacing the material afterwards, we stuck with the standard guard, also a lot of the places we go are not friendly to these type of guards, where clearence under the camper are needed, the last thing you want given there price, is to rip one of these off.
Just reporting on what we have seen in our travels.
Baz.
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also a lot of the places we go are not friendly to these type of guards, where clearance under the camper are needed, the last thing you want given there price, is to rip one of these off.
Just reporting on what we have seen in our travels.
Baz.
That's exactly what I wanted to know I think I will stick with the original stone guard on my trailer and install some window protection.
Cheers Rod.... 8) :cheers:
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We have a piece of rubber (old conveyor belt - that fell off the back of truck) that goes across the back of the prado (sorry no photos availble at the moment), which combined with the stone guard on the KK does a good job of keeping the rocks down. It takes about two minutes to put on and off. When we went to the cap last year we left the rubber mud flap on for all the of the development road bits, and just took it off for the telegraph track.
For the times that you need the extra ground clearance chances are you are not going to be travelling all that fast and therefore dont need a stoneguard hagning under your vehicle.
I also have a piece of 3mm clear flexible plastic sheeting from clark rubber, cost me about $20, that has been cut to the same shape as the rear window. This gets taped to the back window, is soft and therefore absorbs any impact from rocks, I can see through it and the rear wiper works on it.
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Well my Stonestomper hasn't been damaged at all by the rocks & stones, the only damage has been due to rubbing on the retracted jockey wheel. Christian, the Stonestomper bloke, accepted my invitation to call in to my place when he was up this way, had a look at my particular problem and is putting a vinyl gusset where the jockey wheel sits, to protect the Stonestomper.
I'm currently waiting on a replacement Stomper, the first one was damaged in a prang and on top of that, I've modified the front of the camper, so want a different fitment.
I highly recommend them, because of their effectiveness couped with excellent customer service. :cup: