JimK-NY wrote:
HadEnough wrote:
I’ve had a lot of bad experiences with my truck camper and its frame mounts. The mounts, the truck bed frame, all tear apart all the time for me.
Do some people more permanently just bolt truck campers to the frame the way the bed is. using doublers and backing plates, instead of the whole weak link (in my experience) of standard frame mounts and fast guns? My frame mounts last about a year of full timing typically before they shred apart.
Or: would a more permanent bolting down to the frame cause some other problem I’m not aware of?
I am not sure why you are having problems. I have had no issues with years of use for my truck frame or mounts. Mine are Torqlift frame brackets. They are very well engineered, heavy 3/8" steel and well made. Fastguns are spring loaded and are designed to give and flex with heavy bumps and stresses. Perhaps you are greatly overtightening the fastguns. For the same reason, it would not make sense to weld or permanently attach the truck camper. The whole idea is to allow some give to avoid any damage of the truck or mounts. If you do not want a removeable truck camper, then there are different options including the example you gave.
EarthRoamer is another option made for serious off road use. Don't plan on getting one without spending serious money.
https://earthroamer.com/
Yeah, I’ve had this discussion on here a million times. It doesn’t matter it it’s Torklift of anyone. The design is bad. They are cantilevered with a flat bar assist and this cantilever takes the whole load once the Flat bar welds part from the rest of the Torklift frame mounts.
It’s just how it is. Happens continuously. It’s not a good design and had nothing to do with the size of the steel tubing they use. It’s bad geometry that concentrates the entire load into tiny areas, breaking the welds all the time.
Just not a good system for heavy users, despite the overwhelming number of people on here who love them.
I’m more interested in real, actual mounting this time. Not just sliding it in the back and kinda holding it in place with springs and bolt on frame mounts. I want to mount it TO the frame.
