Rubber bumper ends

Here's an easy solution I found. It works very well, doesn't cost much and takes no special modifications on your bumper.

I went to Wall Mart and pick up a bunch of small (the very small) bungie cords. I wrapped one around the bumper inside the front-to-back frame. I then attached two, one on top and one on the bottom to the bungie cord and wrapped around the end of the bumper keeping the cap from ever coming off.

On my previous camper, I lost 3 of those end-camps while traveling. I finally got smart and started doing this. I've never lost another one. The only problem, every year, I need to replace the bungies because they do loose their stretchiness after exposure to heat, sun, rain, and cold. But this works very nice, no modifications, and doesn't cost but a couple dollars for the bungies. Here's about the best photo I could find. Hope this makes sense.

If you use the black bungies, you'll never see them, and put the clips on the side you can't see from behind.

Back when we had a 4" bumper to cap, I replaced the standard caps with a pair of these insect resistant caps. As well as keeping bees, etc, from nesting in the bumper, they stay in place very well and have to be squeezed to release them.

I bought "locking" bumper caps.....basically you put them on and then push in on them and they kinda wedge themselves into place.

I made pins from stainless steel wire.

I drilled 1/4" holes through top and bottom and dropped a rod (cut to the length + 1" through the hole.

Also you can drill a hole and pop rivet a chain to the bumper and then to front top of the cap.

here's what I bought....cheap and easy.

Locking Bumper Cap

DutchmenSport wrote:
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Regarding the cargo carrier in your pix.

a little ot but do the sides of your cargo carrier come down in a position that you could load stuff flat on it too?

And WHERE did you buy it! Tks.

I quit using the caps and just used a piece of metal coat hanger inserted through a hole on the top and bottom.

I keep my end caps on my work bench. Got tired of replacing them over the years; don't know if folks take them or they fall off, but I don't store anything in my bumper so I really don't need them.

rockhillmanor wrote:

DutchmenSport wrote:
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Regarding the cargo carrier in your pix.

a little ot but do the sides of your cargo carrier come down in a position that you could load stuff flat on it too?

And WHERE did you buy it! Tks.

The cage separates from the carrier very easy with just a few screws enabling the carrier to be flat. The carrier and the cage are sold separate, and actually there this a 3rd part, a hinged cage lid. That part was out of stock when I purchased, so just settled on the carrier and cage. The top would have been nice, but really not necessary.

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I added the 2x4 braces at each of the carrier to fit over my bumper. My trailer came with a factory installed hitch, but when I tried using it, the cage was so wobbly, I decided to pull out my old 4 inch square sewer bumper attachment hitch that everyone says "DON'T USE". With my bumper re-inforced by the factory, I could put the receiver on the top of the bumper, leaving "just" enough room to slip those 2x4's under the carrier and on top of the bumper, thus, completely eliminating the rocking back and forth. It works like a champ. I figure if there ever was too much stress at any point (side to side), the 2x4's would break first. But there's never been a hint of problem doing it this way. I painted the 2x4 with black Rustolium (oil based) paint to match the carrier. It works great. But I only use it for carrying hoses, my sewer hoses and water hoses, and occasionally a wet rug.

The good thing is, it wasn't "that" expensive! and works great!