Securing your sky dish tripod ?

[Rabfaetheblae]

Hello newbie here.

Just bought myself my first caravan and ive purchased a triax sattelite dish and tripod(GF refuses to miss corrie) has anyone had problems with the dish blowing over? im thinking i would have to attach somthing to the legs and then peg them to the ground.

I would like to hear anyones input intop this.

Regards

Rab.

 

[Dustydog]

Hi Rab

Yes it will blow ove rif not secured.

Each of the 3 legs has a peg hole. Then I cross brace the bottom of each leg with two 8" screwpegs ( or similar). Then using 3 more pegs under the arms between the centre and each leg I attach elasticated string. This has withstood high gales on many ocassions with no trouble.

Cheers

Dustydog

 

[Rod_5041370]

I use one of those spiral ground anchors that people tie their dogs to.

Screw it centrally beneath the dish and tie down to it.

My tripod also has provision for pegs at the end of each leg.

This is for a Triax 88cm dish.

 

[Frank_374237154]

I used a 66cm Maxview dish on a Maxview Tripod.These come with simple groundsheet pegs which push through pre-drilled holes in the legs of the tripod.

The pegs proved totally inadequate at a number of sites,finally blowing over twice at Pembrey and breaking the LNB.

My solution was to enlarge the holes to accept Screwpegs,which can be screwed into and out of the ground with a drill and attachment and offer much greater resistance to pulling out.

Never had a problem again.

 

[Ray R]

Two large pegs knocked in one either side of the tripod and one of the large thick bungee cords you can buy off a lot of market stalls for 99p hooked on the pegs and stretched over the top of the tripod, never been blown over or moved yet.

Hope this helps.

 

[DeliDave]

Saw one at Anitas touring park near Banbury with one tripod leg inside the awning and pinned down for a measure of security.I know someone determined would go into the awning but every little helps

 

[mistermac]

I attach my dish to the top of my rotary airer....

I put three pegs in the bottom to hold it down.... et voila!

Tres superb!

Mac

 

[Rabfaetheblae]

Thanks for the ideas,

The other thing i was going to ask was does everyone put there dish etc in the caravan when they.. say go out for the day or goaway for an evening meal?

 

[Dustydog]

Hi Rab

Once set up my dish remains in position for the duration of the holiday.

Cheers

Dustydog

 

[Rod_5041370]

I'm with Dustydog on this, mine stays in situ. from arrival to departure.

 

[cooky1]

If it is possible I set my dish up inside the awning so it never blows over and is possibly a bit less likley to get nicked/damaged etc.

If I can't get it set up in the awning I leave it outside all holiday.

Graeme.

 

[Steve L]

All I have is a cheapo Lidl dish kit that cost me

 

[Rod_5041370]

I've permanently installed a 300 watt inverter in the bed locker and wired this to a double socket alongside the TV.

This powers the LCD TV, digibox and micro stereo system. So this is completely independant of EHU.

The caravan battery is charged from a roof mounted 80 watt solar panel.

 

[WatsonJohnG]

I have double surface mounted 13 amp socket box near to the Tv and it plugs into the existing van 13 amp socket on the other side of the van via a long out of sight lead

Alongside the existing socket is a 12V cigar type and I can plug the inverter into that and connect the extension sockets via the inverter

They were doing the unplug to mow at Blackpool CC site last year

Also on the C & CC rally in Brittany someone is always tripping out the 230V so I use the inverter then

Its also useful to set up the Sky roof dish and box without hooking up to the mains and then if trees etc are in the way you can easily move pitch

 

[Rabfaetheblae]

Hi John

Is it a dual lnb you have on your dish,i understand the only thing you cant do with a single is record one channel while you watch another...

 

[Dustydog]

Hi Rab

We take the Sky + box away with us but at the moment only use a single lnb. Someone else on here, sorry I can't remember who this early, uses a quad lnb, double will do, and the latest double core cable between dish and box. So he gets full sky + now. I intend doing this mod but just haven't had the time.

Cheers

Dustydog

 

[Steve L]

I've got a 4 port LNB reciever on my dish. I currently use two of the ports for sky plus. I'm considering using another port to run our freeview box that came with the Lidl kit with a tv in the awning, as I'm the one who takes the dog on his dawn patrol and the others don't appreciate the tele on at 5-30am.

For me it's the best part of the day, watching the sun rise.

Steve L.

 

[Rabfaetheblae]

Im a wee bit annoyed now for 2 reasons,

i bought a single sat exterior water proof socket for the caravan and allso bought a sat ariel 12v cbe socket to replace the ariel/12v cbe socket, but i dont no how i could wire it up if i get a double cable ,because i dont think there is such a thing as a double cbe sat socket...

Rab

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