I just retired and bought a new toy hauler. My first trip is to NM for a 3 week long hunting trip. We will be dry camping where we hunt. I have a ton of questions. First one is securing my atv in the toy hauler. I figured I would set parking break, and turn off gas. How many ratchet straps are required to secure it from moving around during travel, 2-4? Also when packing the kitchen cabinets, is there any thing special I need to do to keep them from sliding around and possibly knocking the cabinet doors open and falling on the floor. Have lots more questions but will save them for next time. Thanks for any help for this first timer.Lee

Can't help with the tie down straps - that is DH job!!! :)But what I have done in the kitchen is to line each shelf with the rubber non-slip liner. I place as much as I can on one shelf - leaving little room for things to shift...then I use a spring loaded curtain rod across the front to keep everything in! As a matter of fact I use lots of those spring loaded rods throughout the TH!

We do the same as Leo and Kathy. I also use squares of that nonslip shelf liner between my plates and bowls. Our kitchen is mid so not a lot gets bumped around My cabinets have never popped open in any of the five rigs we've owned. Yours should either. If you keep your supplies light, as opposed to cast iron skillets, the cabinets shouldn't pop open.

schl44 wrote:I just retired and bought a new toy hauler. My first trip is to NM for a 3 week long hunting trip. We will be dry camping where we hunt. I have a ton of questions. 1 ~ First one is securing my atv in the toy hauler. I figured I would set parking break, and turn off gas. How many ratchet straps are required to secure it from moving around during travel, 2-4? 2 ~ Also when packing the kitchen cabinets, is there any thing special I need to do to keep them from sliding around and possibly knocking the cabinet doors open and falling on the floor. Have lots more questions but will save them for next time. Thanks for any help for this first timer.Lee1 ~ One .2 ~ Paper plates .

I turn off gas, run it out of gas and use 4 tie downs per vehicle.DW does all the stocking of kitchen related stuff, anything heavy stays as low as possible.I can only remember a cabinet door popping open one time, replaced the friction catch.

In '06 I got a Keystone Raptor which might be similar to your Rapture. I was in Alaska at the time and relocating to NM. Coming down the Alcan I thought I had my Harley and 4wheeler safely secured with straps. The Harley got lose and did a lot of damage to the interior walls. The 4wheeler was tied down well enough (strap at each corner) it didn't get lose. Granted you might not be going over the Alcan, but since that trip in '07 even when using front wheel stands on motocycles, nothing travels without straps on each corner. I know you are going to hear from folks that this is needless but I'd rather be safe than sorry, and not have any damage.BTW since moving to NM I've made 4 more trips over the Alacan. Now that I'm more careful there has been no more damage from vehicles in the garage.

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BobWanderer
Explorer
Jun 22, 2013
I turn off gas, run it out of gas and use 4 tie downs per vehicle.
DW does all the stocking of kitchen related stuff, anything heavy stays as low as possible.
I can only remember a cabinet door popping open one time, replaced the friction catch.
Red_
Explorer
Jun 22, 2013
schl44 wrote:

I just retired and bought a new toy hauler.

My first trip is to NM for a 3 week long hunting trip.
We will be dry camping where we hunt.
I have a ton of questions.

1 ~ First one is securing my atv in the toy hauler.
I figured I would set parking break, and turn off gas.
How many ratchet straps are required to secure it
from moving around during travel, 2-4?

2 ~ Also when packing the kitchen cabinets,
is there any thing special I need to do
to keep them from sliding around
and possibly knocking the cabinet doors open
and falling on the floor.

Have lots more questions but will save them for next time.

Thanks for any help for this first timer.

Lee

1 ~ One .

2 ~ Paper plates .
ReneeG
Explorer
Jun 22, 2013
We do the same as Leo and Kathy. I also use squares of that nonslip shelf liner between my plates and bowls. Our kitchen is mid so not a lot gets bumped around My cabinets have never popped open in any of the five rigs we've owned. Yours should either. If you keep your supplies light, as opposed to cast iron skillets, the cabinets shouldn't pop open.
Poppy___Nana
Explorer
Jun 22, 2013
Can't help with the tie down straps - that is DH job!!! :)

But what I have done in the kitchen is to line each shelf with the rubber non-slip liner. I place as much as I can on one shelf - leaving little room for things to shift...then I use a spring loaded curtain rod across the front to keep everything in! As a matter of fact I use lots of those spring loaded rods throughout the TH!

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