<span class="highlight">Stone</span> Guards? Trapeze style from car to camper/caravan

Last year I posted about making a horizontal stone guard and testing it out on our Kimberley trip GRR/Tanami. As on our previous camper I made an upright one that lent forward made from shade cloth, but on our birdsville trip the rear of the Hilux had little paint left on the rear tailgate.

With a change of vehicle and camper (new hilux/jayco eagle outback) and our Kimberley trip planned I did not want the same stone damage so set about making a universal trapeze stone guard.

I made the brackets that fit to the A frame adjustable and just bolt on, no drilling or welding. They clear brake wires and water pipes/wires and the steel bar at the rear of the car that the shock cord attaches to. They bolt down under the tow ball/tregg hitch with a length of canvas on to fill the gap where it fits to the car. The trapeze is made out of truck mesh with the shock cord running through in pockets and the rear is attached to the A frame via two small D shackles, so it is easily removed when the roads turn to mud.

So on our 10,000km trip from Adelaide,gregory np,grr,cape leveque,tanami and the gawler rangers the stone guard held up to everything that was thrown at it and no tears or rips. Damage to the rear of the car was reduced to a couple of small chips, even the A frame had very little damage as the trapeze goes under that. Since then we have done many small trips and it has proved a great investment saver.

A friend has asked me to make him one up and got me thinking would there be a call for this type of stone guard or do most people have there own solutions.

I am not technical enough to post photo's but can email some if anyone is interested.

Thanks.

Christian.