Camper tie down recommendations
We bought a 97 Jayco Sportster 8D (~1450 lbs on the sticker) and I pick it up tonight. I have 03 Chevy 2500 CCLB duramax 4x4 with the fifth wheel rails still in the bed. I need recommendations for ...
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I used stake pocket tiedowns and ratchet straps to get mine home, about 120 miles.
The ratchet straps wouldn't go short enough to attach to the tiedown points on the camper, so I threw them right up over the roof like I was strapping a crate down to a flatbed.
I drove VERY carefully all the way home, making sure not to put myself into any situation where there may be abrupt maneuvering, so I never really tested if the straps would hold.
The straps did make some rub marks on one side of the camper, so you may want to figure something out for that.
After that I put Torklift frame-mounted tiedowns on the front.
The ratchet straps wouldn't go short enough to attach to the tiedown points on the camper, so I threw them right up over the roof like I was strapping a crate down to a flatbed.
I drove VERY carefully all the way home, making sure not to put myself into any situation where there may be abrupt maneuvering, so I never really tested if the straps would hold.
The straps did make some rub marks on one side of the camper, so you may want to figure something out for that.
After that I put Torklift frame-mounted tiedowns on the front.
