Attention all Wolf Creek 850 Owners

Just because you can doesn't mean you should have to fix/redesign the camper tie down points in the first place. Some people aren't handy nor have the tools and knowledge to design a solution. If you do a quick search on wind load calculations you'll find that it is a force to be reckoned with. Any high profile vehicle is subject to these extreme side forces in high winds hence the road restrictions at times for these vehicles on high wind days. I'm not saying these points need to be strong enough to flip a truck but what's the point in using heavy plate steel thru bolted with 4 large bolts when it's only connected to a small piece of plywood secured to nothing. Adjusting tie downs properly is important but the camper can shift from road vibrations, wind, washboard road, etc. and at some point your spring load tie down can reach its maximum runout and become a very rigid connection if you haven't readjusted them so the attachment point should be able to handle that. And all of these these load are dynamic loads, not static. Picture going down hill in a tight turn getting hit with a high side wind gust pushing in the leaning direction and then you have to make a panic stop. I have no idea what the load would calculate out to be but based on pucker factor I'd say very high. This is not the norm scenario but it can and does happen and the equipment needs to be designed for many situations.

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