Dumb question about truck camper tie downs
OK, so looking at all types of truck camper pictures, both on and off trucks I have noticed that most all truck campers are "tied" down to truck with the same type frame mounted system from various ma...
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These instructions are from Torklift
"RECOMMENDED TRUCK CAMPER
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
When securing any heavy load (especially a camper) in your truck bed, your
front tiedown points should pull the load forward as much as possible. Some
camper anchor points may differ with different manufacturers, as well as the
camper jack mounting locations. Your TorkLift tiedown inserts have offset
triangular brackets to increase the angle of pull. These are designed to be
used in the front facing forward, and the rear facing rearward but can be
used in either front or rear. These recommendations are to be considered
and followed as a basic rule of thumb. Obviously there will be some applications
where this may not be possible. At a minimum, if opposite pull of
both front and rear tiedowns cannot be achieved for whatever reason, you
should have at least a forward pull at the front or rear location.
If your camper does not come with rubber bumpers on the front lower portion
of the camper, installing rubber bumpers (TorkLift has Rubber Bumpers
available P/N
A7001) or using a block of wood such as a 2 x 4 in the bed will prevent the
camper from damaging the front bulkhead of the truck bed.
Minor movement (or settling) can occur in some incidental harsh driving conditions
(on or off road). A rubber bed mat is not a requirement to maintain
the lifetime warranty on a Torklift system, but a strong reccommendation
simply as a safety precaution to protect the truck bed, the bottom of the
camper and to give the camper additional support."
"RECOMMENDED TRUCK CAMPER
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
When securing any heavy load (especially a camper) in your truck bed, your
front tiedown points should pull the load forward as much as possible. Some
camper anchor points may differ with different manufacturers, as well as the
camper jack mounting locations. Your TorkLift tiedown inserts have offset
triangular brackets to increase the angle of pull. These are designed to be
used in the front facing forward, and the rear facing rearward but can be
used in either front or rear. These recommendations are to be considered
and followed as a basic rule of thumb. Obviously there will be some applications
where this may not be possible. At a minimum, if opposite pull of
both front and rear tiedowns cannot be achieved for whatever reason, you
should have at least a forward pull at the front or rear location.
If your camper does not come with rubber bumpers on the front lower portion
of the camper, installing rubber bumpers (TorkLift has Rubber Bumpers
available P/N
A7001) or using a block of wood such as a 2 x 4 in the bed will prevent the
camper from damaging the front bulkhead of the truck bed.
Minor movement (or settling) can occur in some incidental harsh driving conditions
(on or off road). A rubber bed mat is not a requirement to maintain
the lifetime warranty on a Torklift system, but a strong reccommendation
simply as a safety precaution to protect the truck bed, the bottom of the
camper and to give the camper additional support."
