2012 Landmark San Antonio Frame Flexing
Hey you all,any owners of Landmarks having a problem with frame flexing along the bottom of the bedroom and front wall by the front storage compartments? T-Trucker
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being a certified high pressure welder, i look at some of these frames on 40,000 to 100,000$ campers, at camper shows and just about throw up when i see what there sitting on. When i inquire with the salesmen about the horribly inadequate frame he reassures me that its an incredibly strong frame until i tell him i am a welder by trade and he quickly changes the subject or laughs it off. Its unfortunate but now a days i have yet to see a single camper frame made from box structural tubing. Rather these flimsy 10" x 1/8" thick web ibeam frames with welds that look like they've been done by my siberian husky.
Until we find another camper that actually comes out with a quality built frame will keep our triple E topaz luxury touring edition. Canadian made quality, 10" x 2" x 3/16" structural rectangular tubing, with 2"x2"x1/8" crossmembers, a heavier camper yes, but in my opinion if your into the bigger units then you have to pay to play buy the bigger trucks. This "half ton towable"******is a bunch of BS, basically what there saying is, we've comprimised the structural integrity of this camper so you can still just barely pull it with your half ton, now give me 40G. I can tell when i pull our Topaz that its a strong frame because she dosent flex or creek when going over bumps or backing up into a camping spot. Structural tubing has far more torsional stability, the only way to be equivilent would require atleast 10" x 1/4" thick web'd ibeam. Again being a welder by trade, the current state of these new campers is appauling. People look at me funny at camper shows when i crawl underneath first rather than walking in the door to see the cool interiors...
Until we find another camper that actually comes out with a quality built frame will keep our triple E topaz luxury touring edition. Canadian made quality, 10" x 2" x 3/16" structural rectangular tubing, with 2"x2"x1/8" crossmembers, a heavier camper yes, but in my opinion if your into the bigger units then you have to pay to play buy the bigger trucks. This "half ton towable"******is a bunch of BS, basically what there saying is, we've comprimised the structural integrity of this camper so you can still just barely pull it with your half ton, now give me 40G. I can tell when i pull our Topaz that its a strong frame because she dosent flex or creek when going over bumps or backing up into a camping spot. Structural tubing has far more torsional stability, the only way to be equivilent would require atleast 10" x 1/4" thick web'd ibeam. Again being a welder by trade, the current state of these new campers is appauling. People look at me funny at camper shows when i crawl underneath first rather than walking in the door to see the cool interiors...
