Victory, I think the original defect, if there was one, was the way the frame was attached to the plywood side sections. The attachment was with self tapping screws. When the side was flexing over the plywood base the camper was setting, on these screws flexed fracturing the aluminum frame. I know the camper is supposed to be designed to flex, but some of the places we took it on our long trip this summer were very rough, perhaps to rough for a camper of this size.
Grip, I think that is a very good suggestion. Do you have a photo of your solution. I'm going to look at ways to keep the camper better aligned on the plywood table base.