Ramp door patio DIY. Whose done it?
So although I basically don’t even have time to replace the batteries and get everything up to snuff on the new camper, already thinking about making the back into a patio on our new to us Torque XLT ...
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I haven't seen any pictures lately, but plenty of people have posted pics here over the years. It's not a hard job.
If you can, go visit a few local dealers and pretend you're kicking tires. Take a look at how the cables are anchored.
I've also seen people fab braces out of jack stands, but that looks pretty iffy to me.
As far as the fence goes, as long as you don't have dogs or little kids, you should be OK.
As I type this though, I just remembered a friend in our group whose cables broke while he was standing on his ramp. He had his infant granddaughter in his arms at the time and had to tuck and roll to protect her. It was insane to see. This was on a bluff overlooking the beach, and he was lucky he didn't have one of the spots where his ramp cantilevered over the bluff.
Be careful and go ahead and over-engineer it.
If you can, go visit a few local dealers and pretend you're kicking tires. Take a look at how the cables are anchored.
I've also seen people fab braces out of jack stands, but that looks pretty iffy to me.
As far as the fence goes, as long as you don't have dogs or little kids, you should be OK.
As I type this though, I just remembered a friend in our group whose cables broke while he was standing on his ramp. He had his infant granddaughter in his arms at the time and had to tuck and roll to protect her. It was insane to see. This was on a bluff overlooking the beach, and he was lucky he didn't have one of the spots where his ramp cantilevered over the bluff.
Be careful and go ahead and over-engineer it.
