Custom truck camper tie down mounts?
I wanted to ask if anyone has employed any "custom" mounting points to secure their truck camper to the bed of their truck? Of the 2 typical options, Happijac and the Torklift frame mounts I feel l...
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Most truck campers here in Europe are held down inside the box.
But:
- they are smaller and lighter (like your FWC example)
- the campers are designed for this type of application - the anchor points may need to be in a different location for this approach to work
- the tiedown anchors are usually bolted to the frame through the truck bed floor, the floor sheetmetal is not strong enough
- you need to be able to access the space between camper and truck bed in order to set the tiedown straps. For many (most? all?) bigger campers, this will be impossible. It always means some gymnastics.
It would not work for our Northstar Arrow. The front wells are somewhat accessible as the camper has no basement and there are access doors on both sides from inside the camper. The rear anchor points would be inaccessible, and on the side with the bathroom there is no useful space between camper and bed sides.
But:
- they are smaller and lighter (like your FWC example)
- the campers are designed for this type of application - the anchor points may need to be in a different location for this approach to work
- the tiedown anchors are usually bolted to the frame through the truck bed floor, the floor sheetmetal is not strong enough
- you need to be able to access the space between camper and truck bed in order to set the tiedown straps. For many (most? all?) bigger campers, this will be impossible. It always means some gymnastics.
It would not work for our Northstar Arrow. The front wells are somewhat accessible as the camper has no basement and there are access doors on both sides from inside the camper. The rear anchor points would be inaccessible, and on the side with the bathroom there is no useful space between camper and bed sides.
