Wall-mount TV in small travel trailer ?

myredracer wrote:
You might consider using a TV with a built-in DVD player which is what I used in the one in the photo. The one we had was a Sharp Acquos but I don't think they are producing it now. It had excellent picture quality. FWIW, also consider a Wineguard Wingman to pull in more OTA signals.

I am sorry but as I.T. worker for 15 years ago, DVDs disc are outdated IMO. I have a small WDTV Live USB media player that connect on HDMI port. This device is not bigger than a pack of cigarette (I don't smoke, but it's for reference) then I have a small 500 GB USB portable hard drive (2.5 inch, self powered, no power-pack), which is about same size as the media player and on the drive I have over 200 DVD (images rip of my own DVD, no downscale image quality). So what do you want more? 200 movies in the size of a pack of cigarettes! ;)

I have 5x LED/LCD/Plasma TVs at home and I have WD-TV Live devices on all my TVs and they are all networked using WiFi. I have a media server PC in my basement where my 800 DVDs are ripped (6+ TB hard drive space). I also have about 100 Blu-Ray rips. I still have the 800 original DVD inside large Rubbermaid bin inside my exterior shed...

myredracer wrote:
vlopdapp, can you resize the photo? That's the largest one I've ever seen, lol! When you post a pic, just set the size to say 200x200, or 250x250 to suit. You may need to experiment and it's not always the same depending on the size of the original photo.

Well I can't. Because it's actually a URL on a stock photo from Amazon and I can't resize it. I'm gonna save a local copy, resize et re-host on Photobucket. :B

BTW I don't find the picture is huge on my 27 inch iMac! LOL :W

This site appears to have a glitch at the moment and I can't edit a post. Here is how I mounted a TV on the end wall of a previous TT. You could easily install an articulating mount on the sidewall of your fridge and be able to rotate the TV to view from the dinette or bunks.

You might consider using a TV with a built-in DVD player which is what I used in the one in the photo. The one we had was a Sharp Acquos but I don't think they are producing it now. It had excellent picture quality. FWIW, also consider a Wineguard Wingman to pull in more OTA signals.

This site appears to have a glitch at the moment and I can't edit a post. Here is how I mounted a TV on the end wall of a previous TT. You could easily install an articulating mount on the sidewall of the fridge and be able to rotate the TV to view from the dinette or bunks.

You might consider using a TV with a built-in DVD player which is what I used in the one in the photo. The one we had was a Sharp Acquos but I don't think they are producing it now. It had excellent picture quality. FWIW, also consider a Wineguard Wingman to pull in more OTA signals.

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vlopdapp, can you resize the photo? That's the largest one I've ever seen, lol! When you post a pic, just set the size to say 200x200, or 250x250 to suit. You may need to experiment and it's not always the same depending on the size of the original photo.

Well IMO the TV-Shelf stand for "put the damn TV on the countertop and shut the f** up" LOL :-)

I didn't think it's a wall-mount TV shelf. My father-in-law own a 2013 Sportsmen 19FB and he just put the TV on the countertop and he stow the TV back in the box after each travel... not very good IMO. That's why I want a permanent wall-mount solution!

Other solution is maybe to use a computer monitor swivel stand than screw on the desk and then screw it on the countertop surface?



This one is a "clamp style" mount, but I certainly can cut the clamp and screw it directly to the countertop...

I see on the floor plan that KZ has a "Closet/TV shelf". I don't know anything about the Sportsmen line. Does KZ mean you should be using a TV that sits on a horizontal surface or they mount to a wall surface. On our KZ, in the bedroom they have a sheet metal backer plate behind the luan plywood (common method) and it is marked with a sticker on the wall.

I would try sending KZ an email. I've done that a few times and it may take a day or two for a response or longer this time of year. Perhaps your dealer may know? They aren't always a wealth of info. tho.

KZ's website doesn't say if the framing is aluminum or wood, but I'm assuming wood. If there is no backer plate, you can't secure the mount just to the luan plywood and need to secure to a couple of studs as above. The weight of a TV plus a mount can be around 20 lbs and it needs to be well-secured. How is the end wall of the bunks constructed? If just one layer of luan, you *might* be able to mount a piece of 1x4 solid wood the entire width of the bunk wall (either side) then put in some screws through the luan into the 1x1 corner pieces to re-inforce the luan.

To find exterior wall studs, look for staple holes in the luan, try a stud finder (may or may not work) and/or try tapping on the wall with a hammer (carefully). Wall cavities are typically 1" thick plus 1/8" for the luan. I would drill small pilot holes using a bit with some tape wrapped around it for a guide.

There are articulating mounts with a locking T-handle on the botto like the Mor/Ryde makes which is excellent. You may find a non-locking one will work if you tighten up the joints. Our KZ comes from the factory without a locking type. You can always install velcro strips to secure it for travelling.

Looking at Vlopdapp's photo, maybe you could use a vertical piece of wood that rests on the shelf to take vertical load and then if possible, secure the top to a rafter. If you can secure it to the shelf surface, you could avoid having to attach the vertical piece to a rafter. Another possibility might be to run a vertical piece of wood (1x4?) down inside the cabinet towards the bottom and secure it well inside. The top is very likely just held on with some screws from underneath the shelf surface and you could remove it to cut a slot for the 1x4. The 1x4 could then just rise up out of the cabinet enough for the mount.

Another possibility would be to mount the TV on the end wall of the upper kitchen cabinet. You'd need to extend co-ax over there. You can run wires in a ceiling cavity and I've done it a number of times now.

In my Sportsmen the outlets for TV (antenna + power) are located above a small countertop surface (over a closet), so I'll install a solid wood piece around 4 inch wide that goes from the countertop surface to near the roof. I'm gonna glue piece on wall, screw it to the luan panel and then use metal L-brakets screwed on the countertop surface. I do a quick schema in MS-PAINT...

What do you think about this idea?

I have mounted mine in the cupboard's door above the sink. The wood was thin so I added another later behind it. Simple vesa mount without swivel or extend. Ends up right in front of the u-dinette.

I used a mount like Roy's first pic above, but I screwed it right into the stud in the wall (I lucked out there was a stud where I wanted it). If there had not been a stud there, I would have gone with a backer board and spanned 2 studs, I don't think I would have trusted molly bolts and the thin lauan walls to hold it.