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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We don't have access to the "blueprints" for any of these campers, so even if we had an engineer with the expertise to look at those drawings and say, "Yeah, you can attach here and not rip the camper apart," there is nothing for that engineer to look at.
That's what it would take: An engineer. The plans/drawings/blueprints for the camper.
Without those things the only truly "safe" thing to conclude is that the camper should be secured at the provided tiedown points, and ONLY the provided tiedown points. In fact that is probably part of the documentation that comes with any new camper.
Most likely, the camper is designed around those tiedown points.
Attach anywhere but the provided tiedown points, you're on your own. Rip the camper apart, not "our" (the manufacturer's) problem.
That's what it would take: An engineer. The plans/drawings/blueprints for the camper.
Without those things the only truly "safe" thing to conclude is that the camper should be secured at the provided tiedown points, and ONLY the provided tiedown points. In fact that is probably part of the documentation that comes with any new camper.
Most likely, the camper is designed around those tiedown points.
Attach anywhere but the provided tiedown points, you're on your own. Rip the camper apart, not "our" (the manufacturer's) problem.
