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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I experimented with several solutions until I built a set of frame-mounted tie-downs. They made a huge difference offroad. Before the camper would tend to move around - as it was bounced around it would tend to land in a slightly different position - in essence it would walk around in the load bed.
This is what I have now - my bed is too short to have the rear tiedowns pulling backwards, so both pull forwards - pulling the camper down and against the front of the load bed. It is now much more secure offroad:
I recommend tiedowns with some form of spring in them - you don't want them loose so the camper can snatch at them and do damage, or so tight that the tension causes damage. With sprung tiedowns you have some play for when the truck frame twists, without the tiedowns being completely loose.
Steve.
This is what I have now - my bed is too short to have the rear tiedowns pulling backwards, so both pull forwards - pulling the camper down and against the front of the load bed. It is now much more secure offroad:
I recommend tiedowns with some form of spring in them - you don't want them loose so the camper can snatch at them and do damage, or so tight that the tension causes damage. With sprung tiedowns you have some play for when the truck frame twists, without the tiedowns being completely loose.
Steve.
