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Quote: Originally posted by kinza123 on 02/05/2005

And should we have the weight of the cabin on the legs, as it was still on the wheels (we have purpose made plates for the legs to stop them sinking, the former owner was a welder and made them).

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The weight of the trailer should be carried by the wheels. The corner steadies are just to steady the trailer, to stop it rocking.

I`ve had two TTs, and my advice is not to peg down the cabin fully at first..get the four corner pegs down, straighten it then go back and do the rest.

And you should always close every zip before you peg out, otherwise they won`t close at the end.

We had the Galaxy prior to our current unit.  Make sure the trailer is level front to rear by use of the jockey wheel - the corner steadies are just that to steady the trailer. Make sure the beds are level by adjusting the legs on them.

Peg only the four corners down (loosely) on the bedroom unit and it will look very lopsided at this point. We then zipped the awning on and threw it back over the roof - then build the frame of the main living area and pull the awning over it.  Then build the front frame and again pull the awning over this.  Any pegging I did up to this point was simply to ensure the wind did not catch the awning and it was only loose. There was always some tweaking to be done on the poles but after a few times you will get to know roughly how far to pull them out.  We never used to fit the kitchen area frame until we were reasonably happy with the rest of the frame setup.

Finally peg out - I always did the trailer unit first starting at the rear and followed by the two sides.  I then moved to the front and pegged the doorway after that working my way back.  This made sure everything was level-ish and taut.  Even after 18 months and as so-called experts with it we still found times when we needed to tweak things.

Don't worry about looking like you may not know what you are doing because there are plenty of us who look like that and are arguing with our other-halves at the same time.  We've all been there.

Quote: Originally posted by kinza123 on 02/05/2005

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Oh thank you for all this help, we're learning all the time, as well as having a laugh!
I didn't mention the arguing with the other-half at the same time - how did you know?

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The first time I set up my Galaxy it seemed fine, evrything level and well pegged down. I thought from then on it could only get better but it didn't. I put it up in the garden and adjusted all the poles to perfection, went camping the next weekend and the ground was uneven, the beds not level and a six inch gap at the front even though the poles were adjusted all the way in.

I now know that its not the time spent but how good the ground is where ites being put.

Darren.

I know this reply is late but its good to see we are all having the same problem.

 I agree with mike+jen we do ours practically the same, its easy to get the beds level using the adjustable legs under the bed boards(we spent two nights rolling out of bed until i discovered them!! Honest!) I also have a small spirit level to make sure level front to back and the beds are level, In the instruction book it says to put poles up to the middle hole on the main trailer poles ie front and rear and the side ones that hold the inner beds up,try to make sure that the awning goes up square to the main trailer(or it looks odd) and that the roof canvas is tight to stop puddles forming.Hope this helps you and any one else with the galaxy.

Mike+judi 

The more you do it the better you get...  So hubby says anyway.

We had a frame tent before our FC and always pegged out the corners first and adjusted it from there. My parents had a Raclet TT and did theirs the same way.

Well its never easy getting an awning up to look dead right, dead level, or dead straight. But it will get easier the more you try.  The wife and I bought a Trigano 575 LX late last summer and have just erected the awning for the second time using a little triangular spirit level gizmo which help ensure the unit was straight and true front to back and side to side. With that sorted out, the awning went up heaps easier.

OH just a quick hello to Mkie & Jen and to say hope your Trigano is doing you al well.